the

CUHonors-L@clemson.edu

www.clemson.edu/cuhonors

864-656-4762

Honors Student

From the
This Thursday, September 17, is Constitution Day, in commemoration
the signing of the U.S. Constitution 226 years ago. In honor of this
anniversary, Clemson will be holding a symposium on "Citizenship
and the Constitution." We hope you'll join us!
The Fourteenth Amendment grants citizenship to all persons "born or
naturalized in the United States." This idea of "birthright citizenship"
has helped America assimilate millions of immigrants from across the
globe, but it has also generated controversy. As Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump recently declared, the U.S. is "the only
place just about thats stupid enough to" grant citizenship to everyone born here.
On Thursday, I'll be joined in a discussion of citizenship by my colleagues Dr. Vernon Burton of the History Department and Dr. Elizabeth Jemison of the Religion Department. The symposium will be held
from 5:00-6:15pm in Room 118 of the Academic Success Center.
See you there!
-- Dr. Lasser

September 14, 2015

Board
The board is accepting applications for new members
from all majors and years.

The application is due

no later than Monday,
September 21 at
5:00pm.

Before applying, please take

into account that HSAB meets
monthly on Tuesdays at
5:00pm.
Questions may be directed to
Taylor Shields at
tshields@clemson.edu.

Attention December
2015 Graduates
If you are planning to graduate with
General and/or Departmental Honors,
you are required to fill out the Honors
Candidacy Form due tomorrow, September 15:
http://www.clemson.edu/cuhonors/
current-students/forms/graduates.html
Please refer to the website for additional information or contact Leah Moyer (lbboyd@clemson.edu) or Joey
Dunaway (jldunaw@clemson.edu) with
further questions.

CUHonors-L@clemson.edu

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864-656-4762

Sept. 14, 2015

Game On! Inside the Gendered World

of Fantasy Sports
Speaker: Dr. Sarah Winslow, Department of
Sociology and Anthropology
Date: Wednesday, September 30
Location: Academic Success Center, Room 313
Time: 7:00-8:30pm

Refreshments provided!

DEPARTMENTAL HONORS
RESEARCH GRANTS
(DHRG)

FINAL DEADLINES for Fall 2015

DHRG Student Application - Friday,

October 2
DHRG FACULTY ENDORSESMENTS - Friday,
October 9
Grant applications submitted after the
final deadline will not be funded.

NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP The NSF GRFP is a generous and prestigious award that supports research-oriented students in science,
engineering and mathematics disciplines through funding for graduate school (annual $34,000 stipend
plus $12,000 Cost of Education Allowance).
To be eligible, applicants must be either rising seniors or 1st year or 2nd year graduate students, and be
US Citizens or Permanent Residents. Eligible fields of study are: Chemistry, Computer and Information
Science and Engineering, Engineering, Geosciences, Life Sciences, Material Research, Mathematical Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Psychology, Social Sciences, and STEM Education and Learning Research. Students in medical and other clinical fields are not eligible.
National deadlines are October 26 - 30, depending on field of study. More details are at
www.nsfgrfp.org.
A series of two workshops and two drop-in help sessions to help students prepare competitive applications for the GRFP will be offered at Clemson. You do not need to pre-register to attend any of these
workshops. The focus and content of each workshop is different, so it is recommended that students applying for the GRFP attend both workshops.

Workshop 2: Writing the NSF GRFP Personal Statement, Relevant Background and Future
Goals Essay and the Graduate Research Statement
Thursday, September 17
7pm 200 Holtzendorff Hall

This workshop focuses on how to tell your story (personal, professional and educational) in ways that
support your research and career plans. This workshop will also focus on how to write effectively about
your research plan in ways that meet the NSF review criteria, as well as writing and revision strategies.

Drop-in Help Sessions for working on your application.

Thursday, October 1 and October 8
7-8:30pm - 313 Academic Success Center