Nine EWU McNair Scholars Present at Baylor McNair Research Conference

From looking at community perceptions of reentry barriers to formerly incarcerated people to the impact of chemical weathering from Mount St. Helen’s on streams, EWU McNair Scholars have been hard at work researching all summer under the guidance of their mentors. On October 1st and 2nd. Nine of these scholars presented at the 2020 Virtual … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz Awarded Orlinda H. Luiten Scholarship

Congrats to Alexis Guizar-Diaz

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz! Alexis has been awarded the Orlinda H. (Rogel) Luiten Scholarship. This scholarship was awarded by Eastern Washington University in recognition of Alexis’ academic excellence. Currently Alexis is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. His key research interests are political economy, rural & agrarian communities, … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico Awarded Terzieff Scholarship

Congrats to Rachel Pentico

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico! Rachael has been awarded the Martin and Helen Terzieff Scholarship. This comes from an endowment established by Martin Jordan Terzieff and Helen Urquhart Terzieff. Martin had a career in education while Helen was a nurse and both were hard working and valued higher education. This is Rachael’s second scholarship … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Aulane Mpouli Accepted to Summer Research Opportunity at Ohio State University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Aulane Mpouli! Aulane has been accepted into the Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) at Ohio State. While this research internship was not able to be continued due to COVID-19, it is commendable that Aulane was accepted. In addition, Ohio State University invited Aulane to participate in an online graduate preparation … Read more

Shawn Dufrene selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Shawn Dufrene! Shawn has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining … Read more

Mori Williams selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Mori Williams! Mori has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining … Read more