McNair Mentors – Page 29 – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

McNair Attends the 2019 Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference in Airway Heights

03/05/2019 by bmurray9

McNair Scholars, Ereisa Morales and Angelica Macias, presented their posters at the 2019 Globalization, Diversity, and Education Conference (GDE2019) in Airway Heights with Dr. Christina Torres Garcia. GDE2019, according to Paula Groves Price, brings “together over 150 scholars from 35 Institutions and Organizations to share research, dialogue, and strategize deeper ways of working together for … Read more

Josiah Van Egdom’s Scholar Story

03/05/2019 by bmurray9

Josiah Van Egdom was accepted into McNair in 2016. Initially, his focus was on accounting and economics. That changed with McNair. He had a conversation with Dr. Christina Torres Garcia, program director, which challenged his future. While accounting was fine, Josiah wanted to study political science. With the encouragement of that conversation, and with the … Read more

Kianna Baker’s Scholar Story

12/03/2018 by bmurray9

We all know that college students struggle. They struggle with classes, assignments and tests. One can remember the long hours in the library cramming over books in pools of soft light from the rows of lamps, students half asleep, mindlessly present in the real world, fully involved in the world rendered in their minds. That’s … Read more

Erik Almaguer’s Scholar Story

12/03/2018 by bmurray9

McNair Scholar, Erik Almaguer, a computer science major in his junior year at Eastern Washington University, has been working since Spring Quarter of 2018 on his project, with the help of his mentor, Dr. Shamima Yasmin. Almaguer grew up in Kennewick, working and going to the community college there. He wasn’t too sure on what … Read more

McNair Faculty Mentors 2018

06/01/202211/27/2018 by jlittleton1

Muchas Gracias, Thank you for your mentoring It has been a pleasure to work with dedicated faculty research mentors throughout the 2017-2018 academic year. McNair faculty and their mentoring are critical components to our McNair Program. McNair appreciates your dedication to our EWU students. College of STEM: TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Andrea Castillo, … Read more

Edith has been accepted into Penn State.

05/08/2018 by lmitchell

Edith has been accepted into Penn State. Congratulations Edith!! #TrioWorks