Ronald McNair Program News
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Gilman Scholarship winner to study in Cuba
Graduating senior Mirella Espino has been awarded a Gilman Scholarship to spend three weeks studying in Cuba this summer.
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Nathan!
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Emily!
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National TRIO Day events set for April 3
UW-Eau Claire will recognize National TRIO Day with a program and awards ceremony from 3:30-5:30 p.m. April 3 in Davies Center.
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Elaine!
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Leah
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Carissa!
Learn more about Ms Dowden's research into welcomingness of signs on the driven landscape and her long term professional goals.
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Embracing opportunities prepares Blugold for future success
Chantal Bougie has an impressive resume after embracing the many opportunities she found at UW-Eau Claire. She will graduate this month with a degree in kinesiology.
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Pa Zong!
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Liberal studies and McNair Program alumna earns Fulbright-Hays Award
Choua Xiong '14, a liberal studies graduate, is pursuing a doctorate in public education policy at UW-Madison, and has been awarded a Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Award to complete her research in Thailand.
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Karina!
As a McNair Scholar Karina is researching the use of social media to promote healthy strength training behaviors.
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Emmanuel!
Learn more about Emmanuel's McNair Scholar experience
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McNair Feature Scholar: Meet Rebekah!
Learn more about Rebekah's McNair Scholar experience.
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Kelly Wonder named McNair program director at UW-Eau Claire
Dr. Kelly Wonder has been named director of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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Prestigious fellowship opens doors for new grad
Michael McDonnell, a UW-Eau Claire physics and mathematics major, is among an elite group of students selected to receive a prestigious fellowship from the National Science Foundation.
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One Student’s English Internship with the McNair Program
Many students wonder how to fit everything they want to achieve during their university experience into four years. Madeline Lunzer has managed to complete a major and minor along with an English Internship in Writing all in under four years.
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New grad overcomes homelessness, other obstacles to earn degree
It's taken seven years and two stints as a Blugold, but D’Karlos Craig will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UW-Eau Claire in December, making him the first person in his family to earn a degree.
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Matt Evans named interim director of McNair Program
Dr. Matt Evans, professor of physics and astronomy, will serve as interim director of the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program during the 2017-18 academic year.
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McNair Program, research projects prepare Blugold for grad school
Megan Schilling, who will graduate in May with a degree in psychology, is looking forward to putting her research skills to use when she begins graduate school in the fall. She credits the McNair Program for making it possible for her.
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Undergraduate research earns top national honors
While Jenna Jandrt won’t begin her master’s program until the fall, already she is immersed in the research that she expects will shape her graduate studies and make the future career she envisions possible. UW-Eau Claire’s success in supporting highly effective undergraduate research programs that benefit students like Jandrt has earned the university top honors from the Council on Undergraduate Research. CUR named UW-Eau Claire the top master’s-level university in the country in providing excellent undergraduate research programs.
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McNair scholars to present research at symposium
The McNair Scholars Research Symposium will showcase the research of more than a dozen undergraduate students Dec. 12-14 in the Ojibwe Ballroom of Davies Center.
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McNair Program welcomes new group of students, honors graduating class
McNair Program celebrates graduating students while welcoming a new group of students focused on meaningful research and postbaccalaureate success.
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McNair program helps level playing field for Blugolds pursuing postbaccalaureate success
The McNair program is a federally funded initiative that provides a total funding package of up to $5,000 — including graduate application accommodations, a summer research stipend, travel grants and GRE material — to undergraduate participants.
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Faculty members receive Friend of TRIO awards
This year, the McNair program began to formally recognize the program's most successful and involved mentors with awards to be presented at the annual TRIO Day each year. These new Friend of TRIO awards recognize the many contributions of McNair mentors. The 2016 award recipients are Dr. Jennifer Dahl, associate professor of chemistry, and Dr. Kevin Klatt, professor of psychology.