{"id":126,"date":"2015-02-17T09:51:34","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:51:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/?p=126"},"modified":"2015-02-17T09:51:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T17:51:34","slug":"january-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/january-news\/","title":{"rendered":"January News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Scholar Presentation:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday January 13, Amy N\u00fa\u00f1ez\u00a0\u00a0presented her research experiment <strong>The Clark Doll Experiment:\u00a0How Race\/Ethnicity and Gender Influence the Perceptions of Pursuing College in Washington State<\/strong>. This study gathered data over two years from elementary schools around Washington State to emulate the\u00a0Kenneth Clark Doll Experiment.\u00a0Amy N\u00fa\u00f1ez, McNair Scholar, used focus groups\u00a0of parents, surveys of teachers, and interviews of Latino elementary students to assess perceptions of higher education, cultural competence, and self-efficacy to determine how race, ethnicity, and gender influence the pursuing of college in Washington State.\u00a0 Amy gave an insightful and informative presentation to a packed room of EWU\u2019s students, faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amy-presentation1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-128\" src=\"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amy-presentation1-300x300.png\" alt=\"AmyN\u00fa\u00f1ez presentation flyer\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amy-presentation1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amy-presentation1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amy-presentation1.png 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-130\" src=\"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog-300x300.png\" alt=\"AmyN\u00fa\u00f1ez Presentation \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/amyforbetterfitblog.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Conference on Undergraduate Research News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>18 of our McNair Scholars had their abstracts accepted to present at the NCUR, which will be held on Eastern Washington University\u2019s Cheney campus.\u00a0Congratulations to:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  alignright wp-image-132 \" src=\"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/congrats-again-200x300.png\" alt=\"congratulations scholars!\" width=\"284\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/congrats-again-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/congrats-again-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/congrats-again-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/congrats-again.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Devon Asmus<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ayanna Jacobs Kalyan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mikaila Leyva<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jereny Mendoza<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yuri Reyes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Le&#8217;Naecha Roberts<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kelsey Rosales<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Laura Zamudio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Da\u2019 Mony Anderson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jennifer Graham<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kimberly Cook<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amy Nu\u00f1ez<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Moses Ssemakula<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jessica Ochoa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Virginia Morales<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Erik Jimenez<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mariana Garc\u00eda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Lisa Coyle<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">We are also excited to announce that\u00a0<strong>Carl S. McNair<\/strong>, CEO and President of McNair Achievement Programs (MAP), author, education consultant, and inspirational speaker, will be attending the EWU National Conference on Undergraduate Research 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>We want to extend a special invitation to our Current McNair Scholars and McNair Scholar Alumni, please join us for a reception with Carl S. McNair on Friday afternoon from 3-5 p.m. Please spread the <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">word and save the date for April 17, 2015.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_133\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-133\" style=\"width: 520px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cur.org\/ncur_2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-133 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/savethedate-carlmcnair.png\" alt=\"savethedate Carl S McNair\" width=\"530\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/savethedate-carlmcnair.png 530w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/savethedate-carlmcnair-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/savethedate-carlmcnair-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 530px) 100vw, 530px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-133\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click here to look at the tentative NCUR schedule.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Don&#8217;t forget to follow NCUR on Facebook to stay updated on the happenings.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_135\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-135\" style=\"width: 140px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NCUR2015?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-135\" src=\"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2015\/02\/ncurflyer-150x150.png\" alt=\"ncurflyer\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-135\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click here for NCUR 2015&#8217;s Facebook Page.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scholar Presentation: On Tuesday January 13, Amy N\u00fa\u00f1ez\u00a0\u00a0presented her research experiment The Clark Doll Experiment:\u00a0How Race\/Ethnicity and Gender Influence the Perceptions of Pursuing College in Washington State. 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