McNair Resources

New Scholar

Being a McNair Scholar

• Being a McNair Scholar - more than just grad school
• Big Picture McNair - quick glance at what life as a McNair scholar looks like
• McNair Holistic Approach - our approach to working with scholars from diverse backgrounds
• McNair Reflection - expectations for McNair reflections

Mentoring relationships

• Finding a Faculty Mentor - how to select a McNair faculty research mentor
• Mentoring Relationship - what to expect from a mentor
• Mentor Fact Sheet - helps inform faculty about the McNair Scholars Program

Housekeeping items

• McNair Scholar Handbook - all McNair requirements and expectations
• McNair Master Calendar - general calendar of McNair events (not inclusive to all dates for McNair events)
• Graduate School and You - part of your First Scholar Assignment
• Common Questions - answers to common questions you may have as a new scholar

Action required

• New Scholar Checklist - helpful handout to keep yourself organized on what you need to do in the beginning
• New Scholar Assessment - assessment of academic, professional & lifestyle skills
• First Scholar Assignment - list of assignments to be done over winter break
• Participation Agreement - McNair contract
• Scholar Consent Form - photo consent for website usage
• Mentor Selection Action Step - learn what faculty research is happening on campus
• Mentoring Partnership Agreement - needs to be signed by you and the faculty mentor you decide upon

Current Scholar

• PRE Research Writing Seminar Assessment - please complete before beginning the spring seminar
• POST Research Writing Seminar Assessment - please complete after the spring seminar
• Summer Research Institute - please bookmark and refer to for SRI
• PRE Summer Research Institute Assessment - please complete before SRI begins
• POST Summer Research Institute Assessment - please complete after completing SRI
• Scholar Travel Logistics - will need completed and send to office when McNair is funding travel
• Business Card Request - request for business cards
• Research Abstract Submission for Symposium (poster & symposium) - abstract request for website, recruit/symposium poster, and symposium program

Mentor

• Spring Progress Report - mentor check in during proposal process
• Research Proposal Approval Form - mentor sign off of completion of your proposal
• Summer Progress Report - mentor check in over the summer
• Final Paper Approval Form - mentor sign off on your final paper

Graduating Scholar

• Graduating Scholar Checklist - helpful handout to keep yourself organized on what you need to complete
• Grad School Fee Waiver Request – please use this link to request fee waivers for graduate school admission
• Scholar Exit Survey – opinion-based survey so we can better serve future scholars
• Receipt of Materials - for audit purposes
• Graduating Scholar Profile – final list of all the grad schools applied to with outcome
• Email and Address Update – be sure we know the correct email address that you use and will be checking

Alumni Scholar

• Email and Address Update – be sure we know the correct email address that you use and will be checking
• Grad School Fee Waiver Request – request fee waivers for graduate school admission
• Doctoral Completion - did you obtain your Ph.D.?  WOO HOO!  Please be sure to let us know the details
• Scholar Update for the Annual Performance Report - scholar update request for our Dept. of Edu. annual report