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HoNoRs StReSs ReLiEf

Honors Coffee and Hot Chocolate Stress Relief - December 12; between 11:00am - 1:00pm; Honors Center. Snacks too! Free travel mug while supplies last!

Honors Mock Interview Program Tuesday, uary 17, 2012 5:00pm Location TBA Jan-

A Message From the Director For generations, parents, teachers, and advisers
have been telling students to "get a good night's sleep" before taking a major exam. Now there's scientific evidence suggesting that this is good advice. According to scientists, sleep plays an essential role in "consolidating" information collected during the day. In one study, subjects were asked to memorize certain information (such as pairs of words, or rhythmic sequences of finger-taps). Some subjects were told that they would be tested on what they had memorized. Then the researches allowed some of the subjects to sleep, and kept others awake. The results were interesting: "As the authors expected, the people who slept performed better than those who didn't. But more importantly, only the people who slept and knew a test was coming had substantially improved memory recall." (For a report on the study, see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110201172603.htm). If this and similar studies hold up, the implications are clear: sleep should be part of your end-of-semester study plan. Even if it doesn't help, it probably won't hurt. Best of luck with final exams and end-of-semester projects. On behalf of all the faculty and staff of the Honors College, I wish you a very happy holiday season, safe travels, and a healthy and prosperous New Year. Dr. Lasser

Click here to register by Friday, December 23, 2012. Prepare for future internships, job, and professional/grad school interviews by attending an interview program by the Michelin Career Center to learn best practices and strategies. Following the program, students will complete an online, mock interview to be reviewed by Honors alumni for feedback. Questions? Email Stefani. Etiquette Dinner Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:00-8:00pm RSVP to Stefani by Friday, December 9 to reserve your spot! Enjoy a 5-course meal served with etiquette lessons from a Michelin Career Center representative. Many interviews, meetings, socials, and networking events take place over mealsso get a head start on improving your dining etiquette.

Take a couple of minutes and look through your supplies. If you have something you probably will not use, why not donate it to this worthy cause.

2012-203 Honors Housing Clemson Housing and the Calhoun Honors College are considering the Housing options for upper-class Honors housing next year. Please help us in our planning by letting us know your housing options for 2012-2013. Please click here to participate in the poll - only 6 quick clicks of the mouse and you will be finished .

The Autry Fellowship for Community Change and Social Equity This is a competitive fellowship for ambitious, recent college graduates who are open -minded and committed to advancing social equity and opportunity. It provides an opportunity to work for one year at MDC as a fulltime, paid staff member. Application deadline is January 16, 2012. See the attachment for all the info.

www.clemson.edu/cuhonors/

CUHonors-L@clemson.edu

864-656-4762

THE AUTRY FELLOWSHIP FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE AND SOCIAL EQUITY The Autry Fellowship is a competitive fellowship for talented and ambitious recent college graduates interested in careers in community change and social equity. It provides an opportunity to work for one year at MDC as a full-time, paid staff member. The Autry Fellowship supports MDCs missionto help organizations and communities close the gaps that separate people from opportunityby developing a cadre of young leaders who have experience promoting economic development, increasing equity and excellence in education, building inclusive civic cultures, and who are poised and ready to apply their new learning to benefit those left behind. The ideal Autry Fellow is open-minded and compassionate, curious and reflective, and deeply committed to advancing social equity and opportunity. The Autry Fellow is afforded a unique opportunity for experiential learning within an organization that is more than 45 years old. The Fellow begins by working directly with staff on our existing projects, exploring a variety of approaches to creating opportunity, and goes deeper into those approaches that most interest him or her. One Fellow worked to create EITC Carolinas, a program to help low-income families connect with tax credits, others have facilitated conference sessions, written op-ed articles, designed an online equity resource center, and worked with the MDC team to guide the strategic direction of foundations, among many other projects. Qualifications include: the ability to communicate and work with people who have diverse backgrounds and experiences the capacity to understand complex economic and social issues and communicate those issues clearly and persuasively commitment to MDCs mission prior work, study, or service in a variety of relevant areas, including public policy, education, economic and workforce development, poverty alleviation, sociology, political science, Southern studies, community development, leadership development, or a similar field demonstration of leadership potential in the areas of interest United States residency candidates must be in their final years of undergraduate studies or have graduated within two years from any accredited four-year college or university MDC is a nonprofit organization headquartered in Durham, NC. Founded in 1967 to identify and help remove barriers to progress in the South, MDC has been publishing research and developing policies and programs focused on expanding opportunity, reducing poverty, and building inclusive civic cultures for more than 45 years. The application deadline for the Autry Fellowship is Monday, January 16, 2012. For more information on this years application process, see http://mdcinc.org/about/apply.aspx, or contact Max Rose, 20112012 Autry Fellow, at mrose@mdcinc.org.