The McNair
Scholars Program, named after the late Dr. Ronald E. McNair,
an African American physicist and NASA astronaut who died in the
1986 Challenger explosion, is a federal TRIO
program. The program is funded at 156 institutions across the United
States and Puerto Rico by the U.S. Department
of Education. It is designed to increase the number of students
from underrepresented segments of society and disadvantaged backgrounds
who have demonstrated strong, academic potential to go on to graduate
study.
The CSULB McNair Scholars Program provides academic support services,
research opportunities and involvement in scholarly activities to
thirty low-income,
first-generation and underrepresented students enrolled at CSULB
and prepares them for doctoral studies by working close with them
through their undergraduate requirements, encouraging their entrance
into graduate programs and tracking their progress to successful
completion of advanced degrees.
A unique professional development seminar designed exclusively for McNair and Graduate School Preparation Professionals featuring best practices and state of the art designs in training low-income, first-generation college students and students from groups underrepresented in graduate education for doctoral degrees.
Registration, agenda, and hotel information forthcoming.
