Envision a Future in Research

1. Envision a Future in Research The McNair Program might make the difference for you!

2. 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

3. 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 Aren’t McNair Scholars All Science Majors? No Way!

4. McNair Is Not a Scholarship. It’s A Two-Year Adventure.

5. 1st Seminar: Research Design 2nd Seminar: Research Legacy Summer Research Institute: Full throttle Research 3rd Seminar: Presentation & Application 4th Seminar: Culture of the Academy An Overview of The Journey

6. McNair Is A Curriculum-Based Learning Community Then Dr. Anthony Ratkovitch at the U of MN (Chemistry). Followed shortly thereafter by Dr. Teresa Jentszch (Chemistry) at the U of MN. • 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. Then Dr. Kevin Bartig (Musicology) from UNC-Chapel Hill.

7. 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.

8. UW-Eau Claire McNair Scholars attend or graduated from the following graduate schools--in 21 states and 3 countries besides the U.S. Laura Isaacson is a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Check it out!

9. U.S. Institutions Rhode Island School of Design Cornell University Cornell U Medical School University of Rochester New York University American University Virginia Tech UNC-Chapel Hill Duke University Wake Forest University UNC-Charlotte University of Northern Florida University of Florida-Gainesville The Ohio State University Bowling Green State University Purdue University Indiana University Indiana State University Fort Wayne University Chicago College of Professional Psychology Northwestern University Southern Illinois University at Carbondale University of Michigan Michigan State University Marquette University UW-Madison UW-Eau Claire Lakeland College University of Minnesota-Twin Cities St. Cloud State University Mayo Clinic Bethel University St. Thomas University Minneapolis School of Design Iowa State University University of Iowa Palmer College of Chiropractic Kirkville College of Osteopathic Medicine University of Kansas-Lawrence University of Nebraska Appalachian State University Oklahoma State University-Stillman Rice University Texas A&M University Arizona State University University of Colorado-Ft. Collins University of Colorado-Boulder University of Missouri-Columbia University of Nevada-Reno University of California-Davis Cal State-Fresno University of Washington-Seattle Washington State University Institutions Outside the United States Cambridge University University of Kent (UK) Universitaet Leipzig (Germany) McMaster University (Canada) University of Edinburgh

10. Their research has carried them abroad The Ukraine Argentina Brazil Chile Uruguay Australia New Zealand Kenya South Africa Turkmenistan PRC Viet Nam Laos Korea Guam Canada Mexico Costa Rica England Scotland Ireland France Germany Netherlands Spain Italy Austria Czech Rep. Croatia Russia Dr. Jimmy Gosse received the Ph. D. (Microbiology) from the U of MN inSummer 2008.

11. They have acquired national distinctions Prestigious Fellowships Mellon Fellow Fulbright Fellow Newberry Fellow McNair Fellows Boren Scholar Truman Fellow Arnold Mitchem Fellow Ford Pre-Doctoral Fellow National Inst. of Drug Abuse Fellow Woodrow Wilson Fellow Research Internships at— National Institutes of Health Los Alamos National Laboratory National Center for Drug Control The Mayo Clinic National Park Service Dept. of Health & Social Services Woodrow Wilson Center National Inst. for Drug Abuse NSF Inter-American Observatory NY State Council on Humanities

12. How One Becomes a McNair Scholar Jeral Dennis holds a Doctor of Chiropractic (Palmer College of Chiropractic) Faculty Nomination Student Application &

13. When to Inquire When to Apply Sept to March Early April

14. McNair Program OfficeOld Library 2134836-4912quinnpa@uwec.edu Who To Contact Megan Kuehl picked up a doctorate of juriprudence (Marquette University)