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Fall
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MedallionA leading Germangovernment officialwith ties to the Cal-houn Honors Collegecelebrated the Upstatesinternational businessclimate and ClemsonUniversitys role inpromoting the regionseconomy at an Oct. 2
luncheon for politicaland business leadersand Clemson Universityfaculty and students.
Harald Leibrecht, amember of the Ger-man Parliament andthe German ForeignOffices Coordinator forTransatlantic Coopera-tion, called the Upstate
Honors hosts German M.P.
an impressive exampleof our strong German-American partnershipand described Greenvilleas a leading example ofclose transatlantic busi-ness relations.
Leibrecht previouslymet withHonorsstudents in
the DixonGlobal Pol-icy Scholarsprogramduring theirMay 2012
visit to Berlin. In hisrole as Coordinator forTransatlantic Coopera-tion, Leibrecht promotesdialogue betweenGermany and the U.S.Greenville was his firststop on a tour of theSoutheast.
During his two-dayvisit to the Upstate,
Leibrecht led businessclasses, met with Honorsstudents and presenteda public lecture on theinteractions betweenGermany and the U.S.
Leibrechtwith studentFreddy Paige
Visiting historian of Civil War, Civil Rightsteaches Honors seminar, gives public lecture
Yale historian andauthor Dr. David Blightled Dr. Michael LeMa-
hieus Honors seminarin October before givinga public lecture entitledAmericas Oracle? CiviWar Memory, Past andPresent. Blight, authorof seminal works aboutthe Civil War includingRace and Reunion: TheCivil War in AmericanMemory, lectured on thcentennial commemoration of the Civil Warduring the 1960s civilrights movement.
RIGHT Blight speaks to a capacity
audience at the Strom Thurmond Institute.
BELOW LeMahieus Honors reshman
seminar students meet with Blight todiscuss Blights book American Oracle:
The Civil War in the Civil Rights Era.
Leibrecht meetswith Honors students
From the Directors DeskCollaboration is at the core
of the Calhoun Honors College.We work closely with many departments and
programs to give Honors students the best possible
educational opportunities. Id like to update you
on a few recent initiatives.
Over the past three years, weve strengthened
our partnership with Clemson Housing to build
a thriving living-learning community in Holmes
Hall. We jointly hire and train resident assistants,making sure they serve the needs of our students
on every level. Our unique residential curriculum
focuses on enhancing the residents academic,
cultural, intellectual and professional knowledge
and skills. We also co-designed the new Honors
Academic Activities Center, a dedicated space for
Honors courses, workshops, and programs. The
Honors Center is open 24/7 to all Honors stu-
dents to study, or just to relax.
One of the most popular recent programs is
Thoughts Worth Thinking, a TED Talks-style
lecture series we coordinate with the Pearce Cen-
ter for Professional Communication. Each month
a top Clemson professor or community leader en-
gages students in a discussion on critical issues. (See
page 3 for more details.)
This year, weve partnered with the Clemson
English Department and the Pearce Center to
launch a pilot Writing Fellows Program. Under
this initiative, Clemson undergraduates help their
fellow students learn to write more clearly and ef-
fectively. This semester, ten Writing Fellows have
been placed in five Honors seminars; the Fellows
meet with each student at least once to review the
first draft of each major paper.So far, the reviews have been positive. Whether
their writing skills are adequate or excellent, Hon-
ors students understand that the better they write,
the more successful theyll be. The Writing Fellows
also are happy, knowing they are improving their
own writing, polishing their teaching skills, and
helping their fellow students.
We are always on the lookout for new ways to
work together with Clemsons talented staff, fac-
ulty, and students. Well keep you posted as we go
forward.
Bill Lasser, Ph.D.Director, Calhoun Honors College
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Summer StoriesHonors students learning, work and service dont stop during the summer. Hundreds found
meaningful internships, work and volunteer opportunities around the world. The Honors Collegeawarded more than $80,000 in Educational Enrichment Travel Grants to work and serve inSingapore, Tanzania, Chile, Germany and Japan, to name only a few. The newest Honors studentsbegan their Clemson careers through EUREKA!, the Honors Colleges summer undergraduateresearch program that pairs incoming students with top faculty for mentored research. Below arephotos from only a few of these two programs.
ABOVE
Emily Todd
interned at anExxonMobil
refnery in
New Orleans.
RIGHT Abbey
Robinson
volunteered in
the Domini-
can Republic.
BOTTOM
James Wilkins
conducted tri-
age work at a
medical clinicin Awasa,
Ethiopia.
TOP Kaci Bennett studied the
2012 election at Clemsons
Social Media ListeningLab. ABOVE Becca Ready
volunteered at a bilingual
school in Balate, Honduras.
LEFTJenna Kohles studied
rainorest birds in the Pacava
Samiria National Reserve in
Peru. BOTTOM LEFT Kate
Gasparro, Meg OSell and
Elizabeth OSell volunteered
in Nicaragua with Engineers
Without Borders.
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Director
Dr. Bill Lasser
Associate Directors
Ricki Shine
Jamie Williams
Assistant Directors
Dana Irvin
Stefani Thachik
Ofce Manager
Lynn Reeves
Admissions Coordinato
Susan Falendysz
Administrative Assistan
Wini Del Winkler
Graduate Assistants
Miriam [email protected]
Chelsea Muhlhahn
105 Tillman Hall
Box 345106
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone
(864) 656-4762
Fax
(864) 656-1472
Web site
www.clemson.edu/cuhon
on Facebook
www.acebook.com/
ClemsonCalhounHonorsCol
on Twitter
@ClemsonHonors
Donate
www.clemson.edu/
cuhonors/support.htm
Calhoun HonorCollege Staff
ACCOUNTINGElena DusenburyANIMAL AND VETERINARY SCIENCE Mary Jenkins, Kaylee QuinnBIOENGINEERINGJonathanHill, Philip Lee, John Poole BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Mary Jett, Anna McLeod, Elizabeth Sommereld, Graham Temples,
Remember Watts CHEMISTRY Tyler Duniho CIVIL ENGINEERING Ryan Higbie, Elizabeth OSell COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Anna Hickey, Raven Magwood, Devon Wrigley ECONOMICS Kelsey Chambers, Kari Tai ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Andrew
MacInnes ENGLISH Margaret Landers, Garrett Urban FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Laura Jacobs, Kirsten Lee, Alaina Naab-
Levy GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS Alyssa Simpson HEALTH SCIENCES James Dezubay LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL
HEALTH Jessica Meehan MANAGEMENT John Cassil MARKETING Matthew Wehman, Heather Woodward MATHEMATICAL
SCIENCES Greyson Kerley MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Jonathan Hodges, Christopher West MICROBIOLOGY Christine
Dumler NURSING Lauren Dyer, Anna Easler, Lindsey Echols, Andrew Gosnell, Lisa Jennings, Rachel Wadsworth, Caroline
Whisenhunt PRE-PHARMACY Holly Able PSYCHOLOGY Brooke Baker, Janelle Cheung SECONDARY EDUCATION Grayson
Seegars SOCIOLOGY Susan Falendysz DUAL DEGREES/DOUBLE MAJORS Virginia McCuen (Biological Sciences and
Philosophy), Christopher Praktish (Economics and Political Science), Susanne Parker (Theater and French)
For the recordCongratulations to theAugust and December 2012 Honors graduates below!
Honors introduced a new program this semester
to support the success of second-year students:
Seniors Advising Sophomores in Honors (SASH)
pairs sophomores with senior mentors to talk
about everything from study abroad to internshipsto post-graduate plans.
SASH emerged as a recommendation from the
Honors Student Advisory Board with the goal
of networking Honors students across all ages
and majors. The younger members of the board
wished they had older mentors to give them guid-
ance, while the older students wished theyd had
someone to advise them earlier on as to what they
needed to do to stay on top of their future plan-
ning.
Senior advisors have met with the sophomore
advisees throughout the semester, helping themin a variety of areas. This semester has focused on
Honors programming, planning for internships
and making advance plans for the rest of the stu-
dents time at Clemson and beyond. SASH has met
enthusiastic support from both the senior advisors
and the sophomore advisees, and we are confident
that it will continue to be a success in the future.
THOUGHTS WORTH THINKING, Honors new partnership with thePearce Center for Professional Communication, features monthly TED Talk-style
discussions led by top professors. A diverse range of topics encourages students to
think about global perspectives and promotes discussion and engagement after the
talk. Fall presenters and topics included public health sciences professorWindsor
Sherrill on health care reform, political science professor Laura Olson on religion
and politics, and physics professor Antony Valentini on quantum mechanics. Spring 2013 presenters will
include bioengineering professor Delphine Dean, psychology professor June Pilcher, and former Furman
University President David Shi.
Visit tinyurl.com/HonorsTWT for
details.
TOP Dr. Sherrill prior to her talk abouthealth care reorm. BOTTOM Dr. Olsonleads a packed-room discussion on
religion and the 2012 election.
by Liz Devos
History 2013
SASH Advisor
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Donors who give $500 or morebetween September 1, 2012, and May 31, 2013,will receive a special thank you gift.
Make your gift today atwww.clemson.edu/cuhonors/support.html.
For larger gifts, please contact the Honors College.
Donations made to the Clemson University Foundationfor the Calhoun Honors College are tax deductible.
105 Tillman Hall
Box 345106
Clemson, SC 29634-5106
Support Honors at ClemsonMake a gift to the Calhoun Honors College Foundation atwww.clemson.edu/cuhonors/support.html
Educational Enrichment Travel Grants for research,service and internships around the world;
DepartmentalHonorsResearchand Conference TravelFunds, which provide equipment, supplies, andprofessional travel opportunities for advanced students;
and Honors Center programs, workshops and mentoring
hosted in Holmes Hall.
fts to the Calhoun Honors College Foundation account willure that Honors at Clemson can continue to offer a widege of enrichment opportunities, including:
Honors alumniStay connected to whats happening inHonors and to the opportunities available
to connect you with current students.
Like Honors on Facebook at
acebook.com/ClemsonCalhounHonorsCollege
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