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You'd think that people who work in higher education would get used
to arrivals and departures--every year, we have to say goodbye to
one class of graduates and then turn around almost instantly to wel-
come a new class of freshmen. But familiarity doesn't seem to make
farewells any easier.
Next week marks the retirement of Dana Irvin, who over the past 16
years has served as adviser to thousands of Honors College students.
Semester after semester, Dana has helped students sort our their
lives, deal with roommate issues, choose their majors and classes,
and make the kinds of life-changing decisions everyone has to make
during the course of their college careers. She has the uncanny abil-
ity to say the right word, provide the right glance, or just listen as if,
for that moment, the student is the only other person in the world.
All of us in the Honors College will miss her very much.
Please be sure to join us on Monday, September 8 from 3-4:30pm
in the Holmes Basement Honors Center for a reception to honor Dana
Irvin on the occasion of her retirement. We look forward to seeing
you there.
Dr. Lasser


Honors Community Service Events!

"Our Daily Rest This event will be
preparing and serving a meal at Our
Daily Rest on September 12, from
4:30pm-7:30pm.
We will meet in the first-floor kitchen of
Holmes at 4:30pm to prepare the
meal. We will depart from the first-floor
Holmes kitchen between 5:30pm-
5:45pm in order to get to Our Daily Rest
and set-up the dining area before we
serve dinner at 6:30pm. Questions?
Contact Tabitha Banks
tsbanks@g.clemson.edu.

Experimental Forest Clean-Up
This event will be Saturday, Sep-
tember 20 from 10:30am -
12:30pm-ish.
Please meet in the Fish Bow. Gloves and
trash bags are provided. If you would
like, bring money for lunch, and individu-
als cars can decide whether you would
like to get lunch out or eat in the dining
hall when we return.

Attention Juniors and Seniors
Departmental Honors Research Grants
(student portion) priority deadline is
Friday, September 5, The faculty en-
dorsements priority deadline is Friday,
September 12, 2014. Grants submitted
after the priority deadline will be funded
only upon availability of funds.
December 2014 Graduates
The Honors College requires all gradu-
ating honors students (active or pres-
ently inactive), who have successfully
completed general honors, departmental
honors, or both general and depart-
mental honors, to fill out the Honors
Candidacy form. The deadline to sub-
mit the Honors Candidacy Form is
Tuesday, September 9, 2014.
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
If you are a senior who is applying to graduate school in the STEM
fields or the non-clinical Social Sciences, you should plan to apply for
the NSFGRF this fall. There will be a series of workshops to intro-
duce you to the NSFGRF and to help you write a competitive applica-
tion starting on Monday, September 22nd at 7pm in 200 Holtzen-
dorff. If you have questions about the NSFGRF, go to http://
www.nsfgrfp.org/ or contact Ricki Shine at rshine@clemson.edu.
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Living Learning Community Student Advisory Board

Are you a student involved in an LLC on campus? Are you looking for leadership opportunites? Do you like having your
opinion heard and helping make decisions for the good of a large group? Do you want to gain experience that you can put
on your resume?
If you answered yes to any of these questons, please read below to hear about a new and excitng opportunity for you to get
involved with Clemson LLCs!
My name is Danielle Barefoot and I am the Graduate Assistant for
Residental Learning here at Clemson University. I work with a great
team of professional and graduate staf to help enhance your LLC
experience here on campus.
This year I am startng an LLC Student Advisory Board. I m looking
for motvated students who want to help shape the LLC experience
across campus.
Students on the advisory board should expect a tme commitment
of 1-2 hours a month. If you are interested please fll out the form
below and feel free to email me at dbarefo@clemson.edu with any
questons!
htps://docs.google.com/forms/
d/1Ku3qZD1GiUqq8sHwGHb_lU5XRiK2hMwh4OTw1jyi3oo/edit?
This team will consist of: Students who fll these
positons will have the op-
portunity to:
President
Vice President
Treasure
Secretary
Events Co-Chairs (2)
Communicaton Co-
Chairs (2)
LLC Reps (1-2 per LLC)
Grow personally and pro-
fessionally
Increase collaboraton for
all LLCs on campus
Advocate for needs of
individual LLCs and the LLC
community as a whole
Work with faculty and
staf from diferent areas
across campus and much
more!
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Free Trial Classes in a Non-Competitive Martial Art

Are you looking for a fitness program that challenges your body and mind? Come try Karatedo
Doshinkan, a traditional school of karate.

Karatedo Doshinkan emphasizes a wide range of techniques and kata (series of techniques) that
provide a basis for self-defense and physical fitness. No experience is necessary. Clemson Uni-
versity students train for the first semester free of charge.

Instructor Dr. June Pilcher encourages those 17 years old and above to come try the trial classes.
The introductory sessions will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 pm on Mondays, Sept 1, 8, 15, & 29
and Thursdays, Sept 4, 11, 18, & 25 on the second floor in the Hendrix Center. Look for
people in white karate uniforms in the Meeting Rooms, Ballrooms, and the Dave Pebbles Room.
Contact Dr. Pilcher at jpilche@clemson.edu for more information or if you are interested but can-
not attend a trial class.

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