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In looking over this week's newsleter, you'll fnd a wide range of excitng
programs and opportunites to atend or apply for. Here are a few high-
lights:

* The Clemson Writng Fellows Program is now acceptng applicants (see
page 5). If you love to write, and want to help others improve their writng,
this program might be for you.

* Be sure to atend the Educatonal Enrichment Travel Grants (EETG) poster
forum tomorrow (see right). This is a great chance to learn more about
what your Honors friends did last summer, and to get ideas for where you
could go with an EETG next year.

* There are lectures both this week and next--on Thursday, William Egging-
ton speaks on Cervantes, "The Man Who Invented Ficton." And next week,
our Thoughts Worth Thinking series resumes with Dr. Sarah Juliet Lauro's
talk on "Sweet Revenge: Sugar, Hait, Voodoo, Zombies."

* Finally, it's tme to think about the Goldwater Scholarship (for sopho-
mores and juniors pursuing a STEM-based research career) and the Truman
Scholarship (for juniors interested in public service). For more informaton,
see page 3 or contact Ricki Shine (rshine@clemson.edu).
Have a great (and busy) week! Dr. Lasser


Educatonal Enrichment Travel Grants
Poster Forum

Ever considered applying for an EETG?
Do you know what it is?
Curious as to what your fellow students did
with their EETG?
Then make plans to atend the EETG Poster Fo-
rum and see what you might be missing!
Tuesday, October 21st
Between 4:00 - 6:00pm
Hendrix Ballrooms A & B
APPLY BY OCT 29
for LEADERSHAPE CATALYST
A limited number of spaces are available for Hon-
ors students to partcipate in the Nov. 8 Leader-
Shape Catalyst, a day of leadership development
to help you create an acton plan to set and
achieve your goals. ALL HONORS STUDENTS MAY
APPLY. Go to htp://clemsoncatalyst.weebly.com/
today! Celebraton of Mind Event
Date: Tuesday, October 21
Time: 5-7pm
Locaton: Honors Center

Honors student, Tyler Rodgers, and Mathematcal Sciences Professor Neil
Calkin are pleased to host a Celebraton of Mind in honor of Martn Gard-
ner's 100th birthday.
Join us as we celebrate with the sorts of ideas that Martn Gardner brought
to the world, especially through his Mathematcal Games columns in Scien-
tfc American, his prodigious writngs, his magic columns, and his Sceptc
columns.
ROAD CLOSURES AROUND
HOLMES HALL

Due to Core Campus constructon,
access to Alpha Beta and Fort Hill
Roads will be disrupted or closed
through the end of November. For non-Holmes residents, please plan to access the Honors
Center from the northeast/Union side of the Holmes/McCabe area. Updates and progress
of the Core Campus project can be found here:
htp://housing.clemson.edu/initatves/core/constructonupdates/.
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UPCOMING CAREER EVENT

October 23
2:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Almeda Jacks Ballroom, Hendrix Student
Center
Come mingle with representatves from the
graduate and professional programs of Clem-
son and other universites.
Click HERE for more informaton about
Gearing Up for Grad School.
See a list of registered schools and graduate
programs by clicking HERE.

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Goldwater Scholarship
If you are currently a sophomore or junior (you plan to graduate between May 2016 and May 2017) and are major-
ing in a STEM area, and are planning a research-based career, and would like to apply for the Goldwater Scholarship
but couldn't atend an informaton session last week, please email Ricki Shine at rshine@clemson.edu to arrange an
appointment to talk about the scholarship. More informaton about the Goldwater can be found here: htps://
goldwater.scholarsapply.org/.
Truman Scholarships
If you are currently a junior who is commited to public service leadership, you might want to apply for the Truman
Scholarship. Established in honor of our 33rd president, Truman Scholarships are awarded to students who wish to
atend graduate school in preparaton for careers in government or elsewhere in public service. The Truman Founda-
ton seeks future change agents who aspire to leadership positons in federal, state, or local government or in the
not-for-proft and educaton sectors where they can infuence public policies and change public programs. Scholars
are awarded $30,000 for graduate work and partcipate in workshops and internship programs organized by the Tru-
man Foundaton. Candidates must be US citzens and be juniors (or seniors in their third year of college enrollment).
Approximately 75 scholarships are awarded annually. If you are interested in applying for a Truman, please email
Ricki Shine at rshine@clemson.edu to arrange an appointment to talk about the scholarship. More informaton can
be found here: htp://www.truman.gov .

The Natonal Academies is acceptng applicatons for the 2015 Ford Foun-
daton Fellowships Programs for Achieving Excellence in College and Uni-
versity Teaching. Full eligibility informaton and online applicatons are
available on our website at: htp://natonalacademies.org/ford.
Eligibility Requirements:
U.S. citzens, natonals, permanent residents, or individuals granted deferred acton status under the DACA pro-
gram
Planning a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in a research-based fled of science, so-
cial science or humanites
Stpends and Allowances:
Predoctoral -- $24,000 per year for three years
Dissertaton -- $25,000 for one year
Postdoctoral -- $45,000 for one year
Awardees have expenses paid to atend one Conference of Ford Fellows.
Approximately 60 predoctoral, 30 dissertaton, and 18 postdoctoral fellowships
sponsored by the Ford Foundaton and administered by the Natonal Research
Council of the Natonal Academies.
Applicaton Deadline Dates:
Predoctoral: November 19, 2014
Dissertaton: November 14, 2014
Postdoctoral: November 14, 2014
For Further informaton please
contact:
Fellowships Ofce, Keck 576
Natonal Research Council of
the Natonal Academies
500 Fifh Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202.334.2872
Fax: 202.334.3419
infofell@nas.edu
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Tigerama 2014: Hear Our Roar: Changing
the World One Tiger at a Time

From the depths of Death Valley to the ends of the
world, Clemson Tigers are leaving their mark. On
our 100
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anniversary of Homecoming we will honor
our distnguished military history, celebrate our
present, and pay it forward for a brighter future.
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