FALL EDITION 2012

SHU: McNair Scholar Review

Siena Heights University Director’s Corner - Celebrating 20 years of Excellence

Welcome to Fall Semester, 2012! This edition of the McNair Newsletter brings a time of year that is both joyful and sad for me. Scholars I have worked with for two years graduated in May and as I said good-bye to them it was a sad day. They were such a special group and I wish them all good things as they move on to the next phase of their lives! The day after graduation I was excited to meet the next cohort of scholars to begin our summer class. This newest group of recruits not only survived our summer Research Boot Camp but gave excellent presentations of their research projects! Congratulations and a warm welcome to Siena stu-dents: Amber Beauchamp, Jasmine Caldwell, Chas Frey, Lynn Hendricks & Kyle Timmis and to students from Adrian College including Chelsey Cline, Danyelle Greene, Kat Labick and Mariah Wright. We know you will uphold the McNair Motto: McNair Scholars Reach Great Heights! There are changes in the McNair office as well and we said good-bye to Kelly Castleberry as she moves on to a full-time position. Dion McCrary has decided to go back to graduate school for a second master’s degree and will now be with us on a part-time basis. Good luck with your classes, Dion! Have a great semester! Patricia Wallace, Ph.D. Program Director.

Contents__________________

Director’s Corner/        1 20 years of Excellence   

2012 Graduates  2 

Congratula ons Graduates  3 

McNair Research Symposium  4 

Winter/Spring  in Review   5 

New Scholar Cohort  6 

Summer‐ Boot camp  7 

Mentors  8 

Alumni News  9 

McNair Grant Renewed  10 

Dean’s List/Birthdays  11 

 Eligibility Requirement  12 

Staff______________________

Patricia Wallace, Ph.D. Director 

  Cindy Anderson 

Academic Coordinator   

Dion McCrary, MA, LPC, CDF Secretary 

 

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. ~ Nelson Mandela

Class of 2012 Graduates -Page 2

!! Congratulations McNair Graduates !!

Darrin

Amy

Ciara

Aisha Ashley

Nick

Jared

Jason

Timothy

McNair Scholar Graduates—Class of 2012

Graduates moving on…… The following McNair Scholars will be attending graduate school in the fall:

Congratulations-Page 3

Class of 2012 Graduates

Nicholas Hullibarger

B.F.A. Art

Timothy Peoples

B.A. Religion

Jared Pirkle

B.S. Biology

Jason Ransom

B.A. Music

Mary Selden

B.A. Psychology

The McNair staff, Mentors and the Siena Heights Community would like to congratulate the McNair Scholars on all their accomplishments.

Tiffany Ruddy

B.A. Psychology Aisha Ellis-Gordon

B.B.A. Business Administration

On February 22, 2012 the junior and senior McNair Scholars presented their research findings to family, peers, mentors and the Siena Heights Community.

McNair Research Symposium– 2012

Research Symposium -Page 4

Maggie Morrison

2011-2012 McNair Scholars and Dr. Wallace

Abe Battjes

Branson Williams II

Kristy Link

Winter/Spring 2012 in Review -Page 5

Winter/Spring 2012 in Review

Wayne State University

Graduate School Visit

Abe Felicia

Presidential Reception

The National conference on undergraduate research (NCUR)

The National Conference on Under-

graduate Research (NCUR) pro-motes undergraduate research and gives undergraduate scholars a fo-rum to share the results of their work.

In March, seven McNair Scholars were selected to present their re-search at NCUR which was held at

Weber State University Ogden, Utah

New McNair Scholar Cohort-Page 6

New Scholar Cohort - Fall 2012

Kat Labick Interior Design Adrian College

Mariah Wright Biology

Adrian College

Kyle Timmis Religious Studies

Siena Heights University

Chas Frey Biology

Siena Heights University

Lynn Hendricks Psychology

Siena Heights University

Danyelle Green Communication- Media Arts

Adrian College

Amber Beauchamp Psychology

Siena Heights University

Chelsey Cline Criminal Justice Adrian College

Jasmine Caldwell Criminal Justice

Siena Heights University

Summer Boot Camp -Page 7

Summer Boot Camp - “Methods of Inquiry”

The New McNair Scholars participate in a two week summer

course entitled “Methods of Inquiry” AKA Summer Boot Camp.

Mentors -Page 8

Mentors Spotlight

Mentors are a very important component of the McNair Program. The mentors go above and beyond to guide students toward the path of academic and personal success.

"A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you." ~ Bob Proctor

Prof. Ali Cipra

Dr. Ken Kelso

Dr. Deb Field

Dr. Steve Sheehan Dr. Jeff Lindstrom

Dr. Marilyn Whitney

Dr. Jun Tsuji

Prof. Heather Moody Dr. Thomas Wassmer

Dr. Tony Scioly Dr. Jim Leslie

Sr. Pat Schnapp, RSM Dr. Carl Kaster

Dr. Mark Schersten

Alumni News-Page 9

Alumni News

2011 McNair Scholar graduate from

Siena Heights University

Garrett Marks-Wilt

Awarded

$196,000

Ronald E. McNair Fellowship

At

University of Missouri

McNair Grant Renewed -Page 10

McNair Grant Renewed

SIENA HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY MCNAIR PROGRAM

RECEIVES FIVE-YEAR GRANT

The McNair Program is proud to announce that the Department of Education has ap-proved the new grant and the program has received funding for

five more years.

Thank you to everyone for their support and assistance during this process! We are very excited to continue the work of help-

ing students go on to graduate school!

Dean’s List/Birthdays/Upcoming Events -Page 11

Welcome Back– McNair Scholars

August 29th (12:00pm) August 30th (4:00pm)

Siena Heights University - Graduate School Fair

November 7th (10:30am-1pm)

End of Fall Semester December 14th (SHU and AC)

You can find out more details about each event on Facebook

Fall Birthdays

September: 15-Joseph Lemanski October: 12 - Mariah Wright 15-Danyelle Greene November: 24-Abraham Battjes December: 18-Kyle Timmis

Upcoming Events Fall 2012

Jasmine Caldwell Felicia Dechert Chas Frey Danyelle Greene Lynn Hendricks Kat Labick Joseph Lemanski Kristy Link Margaret Morrison Olivia Smith

Winter 2012

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RonaldE.McNairPost‐BaccalaureateAchievementProgram

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InterestedInBecomingaMcNairScholar?

The McNair Scholars program is a research based program that is federally funded and  designed to 

encourage and mentor eligible undergraduates to pursue graduate studies leading to the compleon of a 

doctoral degree. 

EligibilityRequirements:

Students must meet the eligibility requirements mandated by the Department of Educaon: 

First Generaon (Meaning neither parent can have a (4) year college degree) & Low Income 

OR 

Be a member of a group underrepresented in graduate educaon. 

Addional requirements include: 

Full‐me status 

Grade point average of 3.0 or beer 

Have a declared major 

Apply during your sophomore year 

Make a commitment to apply and enroll in graduate school and work towards a doctoral degree. 

Be a United States Cizen 

  

If you are interested in discovering more about the opportunies and services provided through        

affiliaon in this program, please contact the Program Director, Dr. Patricia Wallace at 517.264.7157