Workshops

In order to provide academic and personal assistance, as well as prepare Scholars for doctoral studies, the McNair Program provides a series of workshops on various academic topics. McNair staff, expert faculty and staff around campus, McNair alumni, and/or special guest speakers, such as Greg Aloia and Donald Asher, conduct the workshops. The workshops are designed to be practical and informative.

The workshop schedule is set up so that one series serves first-year Scholars and another series serves second-and third-year Scholars. First-year workshops cover such topics as study skills and time management, minimizing loan debt and winning scholarships, and preparing your curriculum vitae. Topics for second- and third-year workshops include writing the research proposal, what to expect from the first year of graduate school and beyond, financing graduate school, and linking up with graduate faculty. When all is said and done, we are confident that we have provided the Scholar with the necessary tools to succeed at the graduate level.

Summer Workshop Faculty

Dr. Janet Gooch, GRE Preparation
Dr. James Guffey, Statistics & Computing
Dr. Christine Harker, Professional Writing
Dr. G. Victoria Landrum, Research Methodology

Juniors and Seniors Academic Year Workshops

The Philosophy of Dr. Ronald E. McNair
Preparing the Research Proposal for the McNair Summer Research Internship
Developing the Research Project
Post Graduate Study: What to Expect
Cambridge Review PowerPrep: GRE Preparation
Funding Your Graduate Education
What You Can Do With a Doctoral Degree
Teaching Internship
Preparing for the Graduate School Visit
Enhancing the Mentor-Protégé Relationship
Standardized Test Preparation: GRE Preparation, Taking, and Success

Sophomore Academic Year Workshops

An Orientation to the McNair Experience
Study Skills and Time Management
What is a Doctoral Degree?
Post Graduate Study: What to Expect
How and Why Sophomore Students Should Prepare for Graduate School
Enhancing the Mentor-Protégé Relationship