Seminars

In order to provide academic and personal assistance, as well as prepare Scholars for doctoral studies, the McNair Program provides a series of seminars throughout the academic year on various topics. McNair staff, expert faculty and staff around campus, McNair alumni, and/or special guest speakers, such as Donald Asher, conduct these sessions. The seminar schedule, designed to be practical and informative, is set up so that one series serves first-year Scholars and another series serves second-and third-year Scholars. A sample of topics is listed below. 

Sophomore Seminars

• Orientation to the McNair Program
• Strategies for Academic Success
• MBTI and LASSI Interpretations
• Financial Literacy
• Enhancing the Mentor-Mentee Relationship

Junior and Senior Seminars

• What You Should be Doing Now for Graduate School
• How to Attend Graduate School for Free or Minimal Cost (Donald Asher)
• Personal Statement Writing Workshop (Donald Asher)
• Graduate School Experience: An Alum Perspective 
• Graduate School Experience: A Faculty Perspective
• What You Can Do With a PhD
• Financial Literacy
• Enhancing the Mentor-Mentee Relationship
• Interview/Dining Etiquette