13 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2022 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

13 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2022 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

On May 11, EWU held the 2022 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium has been held virtually for the last two years, and being back in person allowed for a different level of engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Lucia Roussa Receives Excellence in Academic Achievement Award

Excellence in Academic Achievement Award from EWU’s Environmental Science Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lucia Roussa! Lucia has been selected by the faculty of the Environmental Science Program to receive the “Excellence in Academic Achievement Award” for 2022. Lucia’s professors remarked about her active pursuit of undergraduate research experiences, success in obtaining competitive summer research opportunities external to EWU, and experience as a McNair scholar … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki Awarded Schwalm Scholarship

Malek Chreiki Receives 2022 Schwalm Scholarship

Congratulations to new EWU McNair Scholar Malek Chreiki! Malek has been selected to receive the 2022 Schwalm Scholarship through the EWU Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics. The committee was impressed with Malek’s academic achievements, dedication to interdisciplinary research and community service work. This upcoming summer, Malek will be researching Design and delivery of Gamma-Retroviral … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson Accepted to Temple University PhD Program

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson Accepted to Temple University PhD Program

If you’ve been following along, you may have noticed that in our last two posts about EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson, we mentioned that she will begin her PhD studies in Africology and African American Studies at Temple University next fall. We’d like to take this opportunity to officially offer her our congratulations! The Department … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Miriam Carlson Receives Leadership in Education Award, Contributes to Textbook

Miriam Carlson Receives Leadership in Education Award, Contributes to Textbook

EWU McNair Alumna Miriam Carlson (class of 2020) currently attends Gonzaga University’s Education Specialist in School Psychology program, and she is doing great things there! Miriam recently received the Jeanne Foster-Wardian Leadership in Education Award at Gonzaga University. This award was established in honor of Jeanne Foster-Wardian, who served as Dean of the School of … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn Published in American Journal of Criminal Justice

Rachel Silverthorn Published in American Journal of Criminal Justice

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She went on to attend Florida International University’s PhD program in Criminal Justice, with full funding. This spring, she will complete her Masters degree in Criminal Justice, and continue through the program for her PhD. She … Read more