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From the On behalf of the entire Honors faculty and staff, I want to wish each of you the best of luck on exams, a joyous holiday season, and a happy and healthy New Year. Please travel safe, and get some rest! We've had a great semester in the Honors College, and we're looking forward to a wonderful Spring! I want to thank all of you for your energy and ideas, and for your commitment to the Honors College. I also want to take this opportunity to thank the Honors Student Advisory Board, all the faculty and staff who work with Honors students, and especially Ricki Shine, Jamie Williams, Dana Irvin, Katie Bower, Lynn Reeves, Susan Falendysz, Wini Del Winkler, Chelsea Muhlhahn, Miriam Bernard, and Christopher Peele. Thanks for all you do to make the Honors College what it is. Finally, a word of personal parent-like advice from me (but I'm a parent, so I can't help it). Work hard over the next few weeks, but--despite everything you have to do--make time to eat well, sleep enough, and get some exercise. You--and your grades--will be better for it. All best wishes, - Dr. Lasser
Honors Ambassadors Application Now Open Calhoun Honors College Ambassadors are a group of Honors student volunteers who are passionate about Honors at Clemson University and the opportunities available to Honors students. Honors Ambassadors meet with prospective students and their families to provide a student perspective on the various Honors experiences. The deadline to apply is January 17, 2014. Are You a Freshman Interested in Joining SASH? Read about SASH here: http://www.clemson.edu/ cuhonors/current-students/ advising/sash.html. If this sounds like something for you contact Miriam at mbernar@clemson.edu!

Tutors Needed Vickery Hall is currently hiring qualified tutors for the spring semester. A minimum 3.0gpa is required and junior class standing is preferred. Pay for undergraduates is $9/hr. Interested??? Contact Sam Plonk, Tutor Coordinator, StudentAthlete Enrichment Programs at plonk@clemson.edu or 864656-2832. SASH Peer Advisors Needed! Do you love honors and want to share your experience with others? Apply to become a advisor in the Seniors Advising Sophomores in Honors (SASH) program. Rising Seniors in the Honors College are invited to apply for one of these positions where you will work with sophomore honors students to help broaden their experience at Clemson and beyond. Some topics covered are resumes, internships, and honors requirements. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 17, 2014. Interviews for the 6 positions will be scheduled before spring break. Send your application to Dana Irvin at parma@clemson.edu.

Baskin Engineering Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship The University of California at Santa Cruz is offering summer research opportunities. See page 3 for all the details. Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences PhD and Predoc-Fellowships and Postdoctoral Positions are available. Funded by the German Excellence Initiative, the Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences (BIGSSS) invites applications to its Ph.D. program. The program provides close supervision of dissertation work within a demandtailored education and research framework. Fellows are expected to choose Bremen as their place of residence. BIGSSS is part of an international network of highly acknowledged graduate programs. It supports its doctoral and postdoctoral fellows in achieving early scientific independence and provides funds for the conduct, presentation, and publishing of their research. The language of instruction is English. Successful applicants will pursue a topic in one of BIGSSS three Thematic Fields: Global Governance and Regional Integration Welfare State, Inequality, and Quality of Life Changing Lives in Changing Socio-Cultural Contexts See page 4 for all the details. SUMMER EXPERIENCE - HUMANITY IN ACTION If you are interested in Human Rights, you might be interested in Humanity in Action. Humanity in Action Fellowship programs will take place in the summer of 2014 in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw. The 2014 program dates for participants from the United States are May 26 - June 30, 2014. May 26 - May 29, 2014: Special orientation program at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC

May 30, 2014: US Fellows arrive in Europe

May 31 - June 24, 2014: Fellowship programs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw June 26 - June 29: International Conference June 30: Fellows depart

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Applications are submitted on line under Admissions at www.bigsss.bremen.de. Deadline February 15, 2014.

SUMMER EXPERIENCE - HUMANITY IN ACTION If you are interested in Human Rights, you might be interested in Humanity in Action. Humanity in Action Fellowship programs will take place in the summer of 2014 in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw. The 2014 program dates for participants from the United States are May 26 - June 30, 2014. May 26 - May 29, 2014: Special orientation program at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC

May 30, 2014: US Fellows arrive in Europe May 31 - June 24, 2014: Fellowship programs in Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Paris and Warsaw June 26 - June 29: International Conference June 30: Fellows depart

Intensive and demanding, the Humanity in Action Fellowship brings together international groups of college students and recent graduates to explore national histories of discrimination and resistance, as well as examples of issues affecting different minority groups today. Each program is highly interdisciplinary, and features daily lectures and discussions with renowned academics, journalists, politicians, and activists, as well as site visits to government agencies, non-profit and community organizations, museums, and memorials. The programs seek to highlight different models of action to remedy injustice. The objective of the Humanity in Action Fellowship is to facilitate a collective exploration of the social and political roots of discrimination, as well as to create a forum where potential solutions can be considered and discussed. The programs are also intended to instill a responsibility among Humanity in Action Fellows to recognize and address the need to protect minorities and promote human rightsin their own communities and around the world. To this end, Senior Fellows, the alumni of the Humanity in Action Fellowship, are expected to participate in Humanity in Action's international network once their programs endand to sustain their engagement in the issues addressed during the fellowship. Applications for the 2014 Humanity in Action Fellowship program are be due by 11:59pm PST on January 9, 2014. For the application and more information, go to http://www.humanityinaction.org/pages/91-main