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Envision a Future in Research. The McNair Program might make the difference for you!. McNair Scholars Are--. Fired up by research Persons who want to pursue grad school for a research doctorate (typically the Ph. D.) Good students - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Envision a Future in Research
The McNair Program might make the difference for you!
McNair Scholars Are--
•Fired up by research
•Persons who want to pursue grad school for a research doctorate (typically the Ph. D.)
•Good students
•Either 1st generation students from low-income families ORstudents from groups underrepresented in doctoral programs
•American citizens or resident aliens
Aren’t McNair Scholars All Science Majors?
• Humanities – incl. English, Music, History, Art, Philosophy, Religious Studies, American Indian Studies
• Communication – incl. C&J, German, Spanish, Linguistics, Computer Science, Math, Computational Science
• Social Sciences – incl. Geography, Political Science, Psychology
• Natural Sciences - incl. Biology, BMB, Chemistry, Materials Science, Geology, Environmental Fields, Physics
No Way!
McNair Is Not a Scholarship.
It’s A Two-Year Adventure.
An Overview of The Journey
1st Seminar: Research Design
2nd Seminar: Research Legacy
Summer Research Institute: Full
throttle Research
3rd Seminar: Presentation &
Application
4th Seminar: Culture of the Academy
McNair Is A Curriculum-Based Learning Community
Four Credit-Bearing McNair Seminars
The McNair Summer Research Institute
Graduate School Site Visits
The National McNair Research Conference
The McNair Colloquia
Astra: The UWEC McNair Scholars’ Journal
Dr. Jeff Miller, our 1st Ph.D. (Psychometrics), successfully defended his dissertation on Thursday, 18 January, 2007. University of Florida-Gainesville.
Followed
shortly
thereafter by
Dr. Teresa
Jentszch
(Chemistry)
at the U of
MN.
Then Dr. Kevin Bartig (Musicology) from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Then Dr. Anthony Ratkovitch at the U of MN (Chemistry).
Benefits To Participants
• Specialized curriculum prepares Scholars for graduate school admission, transition, and competition for assistantships, fellowships and grants
• Scholars enjoy direct financial benefits during SRI• Scholars enjoy free GRE TestPrep training, GRE fee
vouchers, and application for admission fee accommodations
• McNair Scholars eligible for special McNair Fellowships at over 40 graduate institutions
Dr. Jess O’Konek
is our 3rd Ph.D.
(Pharmacology)
from the U of
Michigan.
UW-Eau Claire McNair Scholars attend or graduated from the following graduate schools--
in 21 states and 3 countries besides the U.S.
Check it out!
Laura Isaacson is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Their research has carried them abroad
Dr. Jimmy Gosse
received the Ph. D.
(Microbiology)
from the U of M
N in
Summer 2008.
CanadaMexicoCosta RicaEnglandScotland IrelandFranceGermanyNetherlandsSpainItalyAustriaCzech Rep.CroatiaRussia
The Ukraine ArgentinaBrazilChileUruguayAustraliaNew ZealandKenyaSouth AfricaTurkmenistanPRCViet NamLaosKoreaGuam
They have acquired national distinctions
Prestigious FellowshipsMellon Fellow
Fulbright FellowNewberry FellowMcNair FellowsBoren ScholarTruman Fellow
Arnold Mitchem FellowFord Pre-Doctoral Fellow
National Inst. of Drug Abuse FellowWoodrow Wilson Fellow
Research Internships at—National Institutes of Health
Los Alamos National LaboratoryNational Center for Drug Control
The Mayo ClinicNational Park Service
Dept. of Health & Social ServicesWoodrow Wilson Center
National Inst. for Drug AbuseNSF Inter-American ObservatoryNY State Council on Humanities
How One Becomes a McNair Scholar
Faculty Nomination & Student
Application
Jeral Dennis
holds a
Doctor of
Chiropractic
(Palmer
College of
Chiropractic)
When to Apply
Early April
When to Inquire
Sept to March
Who To ContactMcNair Program OfficeOld Library [email protected]
Megan Kuehl picked up a doctorate of juriprudence(Marquette University)