What we offer:
- Paid research internship opportunities
- Assistance securing financial aid
- Grad school preparation seminars
- Research mentoring
- Academic counseling
- GRE tutoring
- Conference travel funding opportunities
- Feedback on graduate applications and research internship applications
Who we serve:
- We're happy to meet with any student who is interested in or has questions about going to graduate school
- To be eligible to be a scholar, you must be:
- a sophomore, junior, or senior with at least one future summer and fall before graduation; and
- interested going to graduate school and attaining a PhD; and
- first generation and low-income college student; and/or
- from racial background(s) underrepresented at the doctoral level
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The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented sophomores and juniors who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from racial groups underrepresented at the doctoral level (African American/Black, Latinx, Native American, and/or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander) to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs. Operating on a cohort model, the program prepares undergraduates for success as graduate students, professors, and professional researchers.
EWU TRIO McNair Program is seeking first-generation, low-income, and racially underrepresented students who would like to do a summer research internship guided by a faculty mentor and apply for graduate school. If you would like to know more, please look over the rest of our website (especially Applying to EWU McNair) and/or send an email to EWU McNair Program Academic Advisor Cori Jaeger cjaeger3@ewu.edu.
Learn about what our current scholars and alumni are up to!
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EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof Honored with Carol Kabat Baumann Scholarship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof! Brendan has been awarded the Carol Kabat Baumann Scholarship. This scholarship is for juniors or seniors majoring in education, with a public school emphasis and GPA’s at or above a 3.0. Brendan is a first-generation student majoring in Secondary English Education. He was raised in Ketchikan, Alaska and Memphis, Tennessee. … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Kelly Parke Honored with Robert & Joan Audree Morgan Nelson Scholarship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Kelly Parke! Kelly has been selected for the Robert & Joan Audree Morgan Nelson Scholarship for humanities majors. Kelly is currently in the midst of her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship exploring the impact of daily ableism on those with physical disabilities. She will submit her Institutional Review Board proposal … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Mary Belton! Mary has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Mary is currently in the midst of her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship exploring Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway. On top of her classes, extra … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Devin is currently in the midst of his second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship, while working part time, and preparing for an upcoming conference. He … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholars Receive Grants, Awards, Honors
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholars Kelly Parke, tommyboiZ, and Richard Murphy! All three have been awarded grants, scholarships, and other honors. Kelly Parke received the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship for academic year 2023-2024 from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Kelly was nominated by Dr. Michael Zukosky in Anthropology. The Jeffers Chertok Memorial … Read more
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McNair Scholars Present Research to EWU Board of Trustees
Recently, McNair scholars Arcelia Madrigal and Sylvia Kennerly had the opportunity to present their research to the EWU Board of Trustees, to offer examples of the breadth and depth of undergraduate research being done at Eastern Washington University. Arcelia, a first-generation college student, will graduate from Eastern Washington University in Spring 2023 with a BA … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Tiago Correia Selected for REU at CWU
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Tiago Correia! Tiago has been selected for a position in the Central Convergence Research Experiences for Undergraduates (CC-REU) at Central Washington University this summer. The program is a full-time eight-and-a-half-week summer research program. From the CC-REU website, this internship offers: …research across a broad range of mathematical topics including topology, number theory, … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Attends Rocky Mountain Psychological Association’s Conference
On April 13-15, EWU McNair Scholar (and future GSA!) Bakima Ssebanakitta attended the Rocky Mountain Psychological Association‘s 2023 conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Bakima presented in a group symposium with professor Dr. Jillene Seiver and fellow McNair Scholar Ian Campuzano on Executive Function, Emotional Regulation, and Coping with Traumatic Events. Bakima was most impressed by the … Read more
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McNair Scholars Connect with Research Librarians
Dr. Liya Deng recently visited our classroom to inform McNair Scholars of all the research resources available at the EWU Library. Dr. Deng discussed using Research Guides, Databases A-Z, Academic Search Ultimate, and JSTOR, and best practices for key words and filters. Dr. Deng has always provided McNair Scholars with kind and generous support on … Read more
Read MoreEWU McNair Scholar Marianna Fischer Attends the Viterbi STEP Workshop at USC
EWU McNair Scholar Marianna Fischer attended the Viterbi Graduate Step Toward Engineering Programs (STEP) Workshop at USC, April 27-28. The USC Viterbi School of Engineering paid for Marianna’s transportation and lodging to attend. From their website: The Viterbi Graduate Step Toward Engineering Programs (STEP) Workshop invites students to explore master’s and doctoral degree programs during … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Irie Browning Receives the Golden Eagle Award
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Irie Browning! Irie has received the Golden Eagle Award from the EWU Retiree’s Association. The EWURA awards two Golden Eagle scholarships annually—one to a STEM student and one to an arts/humanities student. Candidates come from the general EWU scholarship application. The students who are awarded the scholarship attend the EWU retiree’s … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki Accepted to MSU Doctoral Program in Chemical Engineering
Congratulations to McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki! In late breaking news, Malek has been accepted into the Ph.D. program in Chemical Engineering at Montana State University. He was also selected to receive a 2023-2024 Benjamin Ph.D. Fellowship, plus coverage of tuition/fees. This is the College of Engineering’s most prestigious award for entering Ph.D. students and Malek’s selection is a testament … Read more
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17 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2023 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium
On May 10, EWU held the 2023 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium is back in person since 2022, allowing excellent shared engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars shared their work in poster format in the PUB, while others … Read more
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Makenna Tabino Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Makenna Tabino! Makenna was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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EWU McNair Alumna Isaura Gallegos Doing Great Things!
We recently reached out to EWU McNair Alumna Isaura Gallegos and she gave us updates on her amazing work! Next fall, Isaura will be defending her PhD dissertation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, where she has been doing research in Human Development, Learning and Teaching. She has already secured a post doc appointment at … Read more
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Tiago Correia Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Tiago Correia! Tiago was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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Mai Peregrina Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Mai Peregrina! Mai was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who are … Read more
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Kelly Parke Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Kelly Parke! Kelly was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more
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Terreca DeFehr Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr! Terreca was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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EWU McNair Alumna Kianna Baker Awarded FORWARD Community Summer APEx Fellowship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Kianna (Key) Baker (2019)! Key has been awarded a FORWARD Community Summer APEx Fellowship with Family PEACE through the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences where she is earning her Master of Public Health with a certificate in Child, Youth, and Family Health. … Read more
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Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Alejandro Torres-Gonzalez! Alejandro was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more
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Mary Belton Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Mary Belton! Mary was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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Sylvia Kennerly Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly! Sylvia was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Saul Bautista and Recruit Jules Amante Attend Phi Alpha Theta Conference
On April 21 and 22, EWU McNair Scholar Saul Bautista and McNair Recruit Jules Amante attended the Phi Alpha Theta Northwest Regional Conference at Central Washington University with EWU History professor Dr. Bill Youngs. Saul presented a paper based on his 2022 Summer Research project with mentor Dr. Joseph Lenti, El Indio Desplasado: The Historical Displacement … Read more
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Brendan Roof Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship
Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Brendan Roof! Brendan was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta recognized as Outstanding Senior
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been recognized as an Outstanding Senior for Psychology in the College of Professional Programs (CPP). Given to graduating seniors, recipients are selected by faculty within their degree program, and recognized for their outstanding academic performance. Her name will be listed in the 2023 EWU Commencement Program … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Serena Camacho Awarded WSU Scholarship
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Serena Camacho! Serena has been awarded Washington State University‘s Miller-Manchester Endowment in the College of Education scholarship, donated by Gary Manchester & Nancy Zieg. This scholarship is awarded to graduate students who major in Teaching and Learning, and are returning students pursuing a graduate degree in Education. Serena will graduate … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Receives the Frances B. Huston Medallion Award
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal! Arcelia has been selected to receive a 2023 Frances B. Huston Medallion Award. Recipients of the Frances B. Huston medallion award must have established themselves as exceptionally capable individuals in both academic and extracurricular activities. The faculty and the administration of Eastern Washington University acknowledge their great pride … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Selected as GSA for EWU McNair Scholar Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been awarded a GSA position through EWU, and has been selected as the next GSA for the EWU McNair Scholar Program! She will be taking over the office GSA position, after Liina Koivula‘s graduation. Starting Fall 2023, you’ll find Bakima at the front desk in our … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Accepted to Gonzaga University’s Ed.S. in School Psychology Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal! Arcelia has been accepted to Gonzaga University‘s Ed Specialist School Psychology Program. Their program adheres to the Graduate Preparation and Credentialing for School Psychologists set forth by NASP and includes a full-time, 1200-hour internship. From the Gonzaga Ed Specialist in School Psychology website: Graduate preparation in school psychology educates and trains … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Quentin Young Accepted to Grand Canyon University’s MS in Industrial & Organizational Psychology
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Quentin Young! Quentin has been accepted to Grand Canyon University’s MS in Psychology: Industrial & Organizational Psychology program. From the MS in Psychology: Industrial & Organizational Psychology at GCU website: The master’s in IO psychology offers insights into why people behave the way they do in the workplace and how employee behavior … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Quentin Young Accepted to Industrial-Organizational Psychology MA at Seattle Pacific University
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Quentin Young! Quentin has been accepted to Seattle Pacific University’s Industrial-Organizational Psychology MA program. From the MA in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at SPU website: This program gives you a strong theoretical foundation to meet real-world challenges, conduct research, and gain field-practicum experiences. As a scholar-leader, you will design and deliver interventions … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Accepted to SROP at Purdue
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted to Purdue University‘s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) to work with faculty mentor Professor Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, with the College of Engineering in the School of Biomedical Engineering. This exceptional opportunity includes a stipend of $4000, research experience, roundtrip transportation, university housing for eight weeks, professional development … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Accepted to Eastern Washington University’s Educational Specialist School Psychology Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal! Arcelia has been accepted to Eastern Washington University‘s Educational Specialist School Psychology Program (EdS) on the Hybrid Track. EWU’s program is the first of its kind (online/hybrid) to receive full accreditation by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). From the EWU School Psychology website: We adopt a preventive … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Richard Murphy on Neoliberalism in Higher Education Panel
On February 9th in the Pence Student Union Building, EWU McNair scholar Richard Murphy participated on a panel on Neoliberalism in Higher Education. Richard is triple-majoring in Philosophy, Political Science, and International Affairs with an emphasis on Global Socio-Economic Development, and minoring in Spanish. For his 2022 Summer Research Internship, Richard worked with Dr. Thomas Hawley … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Accepted to Gonzaga’s MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been accepted to Gonzaga University’s MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program. From the Gonzaga Clinical Mental Health Counseling Student Learning Outcomes website: Students experience a transformational learning environment that honors the power of relationships and the importance of self-reflection and intentional personal growth promoting well-being contributing to … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Accepted to University of Washington Tacoma’s Educational Specialist in School Psychology Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal! Arcelia has been accepted to the University of Washington Tacoma for the Educational Specialist in School Psychology Program (EdS). The Educational Specialist degree is a graduate degree that is more advanced than a master’s degree. It includes two years of coursework and practicum and one year of school-based internship. From the UW … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Accepted to Eastern Washington University MS in Counseling Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been accepted to Eastern Washington University’s Master of Science in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Specialization program. From the EWU Clinical Mental Health Counseling website: The program is both extensive and comprehensive. It is nationally accredited by CACREP and fulfills education requirements for licensure for mental health counselors. Continuous … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Penn State Master of International Affairs Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been selected for admission to Penn State University’s Master of International Affairs (MIA) degree program within the School of International Affairs. From the Master of International Affairs website: In this two-year program, [students] explore the most prominent sociocultural theories while learning how to handle international crises and … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Serena Camacho Accepted to Washington State University PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Serena Camacho! Serena has been accepted to Washington State University‘s PhD in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education program. From the Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education website: Our program of study and our expectations for students and for faculty are framed by culture as the concrete practice of … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Monica Miranda Accepted to Pacific University Master in Applied Psychological Science
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Monica Miranda! Monica has been accepted to Pacific University’s Master in Applied Psychological Science program. From the Applied Psychological Science Master’s Program website: Students gain expertise regarding the impact of cultural, biological, social, emotional, cognitive and behavioral factors on psychological phenomena. Emphasis is placed on the development of a strong theoretical and empirical … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Accepted to Seattle Pacific University PhD Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been accepted to Seattle Pacific University’s Clinical Psychology PhD program, with funding. From the Clinical Psychology PhD at Seattle Pacific University website: Coursework is grounded in empirical literature that examines the interplay among biological, psychological, and social factors related to human adjustment. This bio-psychosocial perspective infuses … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Attends National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention
EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal attended the 2023 National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado last week. Arcelia did both a poster presentation of her McNair Summer Research, Cultural Experience and Perception of Social Emotional Learning, as well as a two-hour paper session with a team led by Arcelia’s mentor, Dr. Susan Ruby, … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to Florida International University Doctoral Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been accepted to Florida International University for the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs – Doctoral degree program in International Relations – Combined MA/PHD AADS/INTLRL. From the Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs website: We equip our students to think about the world in … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal Accepted to University of Oregon’s Master’s Program in School Psychology
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Arcelia Madrigal! Arcelia has been accepted to the University of Oregon for the Master’s Program in School Psychology. The program is accredited by the National Association of School Psychologists and approved by the Oregon Teachers Standards and Practices Commission for the educational licensure of school psychologists in the state of Oregon. Arcelia … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Marianna Fischer Receives CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund Award
Congratulations to McNair Scholar Marianna Fischer! Marianna, a Mechanical Engineering Technology major, has been selected to receive a CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund award. With two fellow CSTEM students and mentor Dr. Philip Appel, Marianna proposed development of a household waste incinerator. This product would help keep waste from going to the landfill … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to University of Maryland Doctoral Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been accepted to the University of Maryland for the Government and Politics doctoral program with a graduate assistantship and funding, with additional research funds. The additional research funds are to be used in years three through five of the program and can be spent to hire research … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr Receives Eagles for Recovery Scholarship
Congratulations to incoming EWU McNair Scholar Terreca DeFehr! Terreca was selected by the scholarship committee as an awardee for the Eagles for Recovery Scholarship. To be eligible for this scholarship, students must hold a minimum 3.0 grade point average and have at least 3 months of abstinence from alcohol and substance use or process addiction … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed Accepted to George Mason University MS Program
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Badradin Mohammed! Badradin has been accepted to George Mason University for the Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution. Badradin will graduate from EWU in 2023 with a major in International Affairs and a minor in Political Science. For his 2022 Summer Research Internship, Badradin worked with Dr. Kristin Edquist and … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Awarded Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award
Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected as one of the recipients of a Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award for 2022-23. The award consists of an initial $500, plus an additional $500 and an award certificate upon completion of Devin’s project report. EWU will be publishing a pamphlet with all of the award recipients’ … Read more
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