UPDATE: New poster and oral presentation information has been added to the Agenda page.
A SPECIAL INVITATION to McNair Scholars and Directors
The Penn State Graduate School is sponsoring a special luncheon and roundtable discussion for McNair scholars and directors attending the 19th Annual Penn State McNair Scholars Summer Research Conference. McNair scholars and directors will have the opportunity to network and dine with Penn State faculty and graduate school representatives to discuss graduate programs at Penn State. Student Support Services students and other undergraduate students and their sponsors attending this conference may also attend this event to learn more about Penn State as a graduate school destination.
This Pathway to the Ph.D. luncheon is free of charge to those who are attending the conference and have completed advance registration.
For more information or to register for the luncheon, please visit The Graduate School's Pathway to the Ph.D. luncheon website.
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE
Congress established the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program in 1989, three years after the Challenger space shuttle incident, which claimed the life of noted laser physicist and NASA astronaut Dr. Ronald E. McNair, the program’s namesake. The program is a federally funded TRIO program that prepares low-income, first-generation undergraduate students, and undergraduate students underrepresented in graduate education, for doctoral study through research and other scholarly activities. The mission of the program is to increase the number of students from these populations who enroll in graduate school and pursue and ultimately earn doctoral degrees.
Penn State's McNair Scholars Program began in October 1991 and continues with its nineteenth annual research conference. The conference will provide an opportunity for McNair scholars and other undergraduates to present their research findings to a national audience, network with students and staff from McNair, Student Support Services, and other undergraduate research programs across the country; and meet with graduate admissions personnel from many institutions.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
McNair scholars, other undergraduate researchers, research advisers, mentors, program staff, and graduate school representatives are invited to participate in the 19th Annual Penn State McNair Scholars Summer Research Conference and to visit Penn State's University Park campus. Between 200 and 250 participants will attend, and space is limited. Register now!
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