Dang, Karen Martinez, Ewune Ewane, Jennifer Cossyleon, Christopher Powell, ... By Christopher Powell (Dr. Richard Zevitz
McNair Scholars Program
Marquette University Spring 2010
THE CHALLENGER Upcoming Events On Tuesday, February 9, the Little Rock Nine will receive the Pere Marquette Discovery Award, Marquette University’s highest honor. McNair Scholars will attend a luncheon with the honorees at 11am in the AMU. Kaplan Testing Service will have their Test Drive on Saturday, February 27. To register for this event, visit the Kaplan website at www.kaptest.com. National TRIO Day is Saturday, February 27. Please wear your TRIO/McNair shirt to commemorate the day.
M C N A I R S T U D E N T S T R AV E L T O M O N TA N A T O P R E S E N T A T N C U R Ten students from the McNair Scholars Program at Marquette University were selected to present their research at the 24th National Conference on Undergraduate Research. The selected students were chosen from over 2600 submissions. The conference will be held at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana, April 15-17. Over 2,000 undergraduate students and their mentors will attend the three-day event. The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), established in 1987, is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all fields of study by sponsoring an annual conference for students. Unlike meetings of academic professional organizations, this gathering of young scholars welcomes presenters from all institutions of higher learning and from all corners of the academic curriculum. Through this annual conference, NCUR creates a unique environment for the celebration and promotion of undergraduate student achievement, provides models of exemplary research and scholarship, and helps to improve the state of undergraduate education. The students presenting at the conference are featured on Page 2.
Advising for the Fall 2010 semester is March 22-26. All McNair students will receive notification of their appointment time. The deadline for McNair Applications is March 1. For McNair Scholars returning for a second summer, the deadline is March 26. Applications are available at the McNair webpage (www.marquette.edu/eop/ scholars.shtml) or at the McNair Office. The EOP Director's Dinner will be Tuesday, April 13. McNair students receiving a 3.0 or higher during the Spring ‘09 and/or Fall ‘09 semesters will be invited to attend.
MU McNair Scholars who presented at the National McNair Conference at Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, Wisconsin in November, 2009. Left to Right - Tommy Dang, Karen Martinez, Ewune Ewane, Jennifer Cossyleon, Christopher Powell, Claudia Rodriguez, James Bell, Dianne Jackson, Jennifer Rorex, Carla De La Cruz, Luisa Campos, and Tasha Hefter.
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Listed below are McNair Scholars whose abstracts were accepted for presentation at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research. Faculty mentors are listed in parenthesis. A Critical Analysis of Post 9/11 Labor Policy and Their Ethical Implications on the Undocumented Mexican Population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin By Francisco C. Bravo (Dr. Laura Matthew), History Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology: Should All Graduate Students be Required to have Multicultural/bilingual Exposure Prior to Practicing? By Milijana Buac (Ms. Kathleen Erdman), Speech Pathology and Audiology Affinity of Phosphate-Containing Denture Base Materials to Bind Salivary Antimicrobial Peptides By Luisa N. Campos (Dr. Andrew Dentino), School of Dentistry Collateral Consequences for Female Felony Offenders in the US By Jennifer E. Cossyleon (Dr. Heather Hlavka), Criminology and Law Studies Glutamatic Acid Decarboxylase Distribution in the Brain Stem Region By Tommy Q. Dang (Dr. William Cullinan), Biomedical Sciences
Luisa Campos, Desiree Valentine and Tasha Hefter enjoy a breakfast snack at the McNair Birthday Celebration, October, 2009.
Preliminary Study of the Potential Role of Beta Adrenergic Receptor Subtypes in Stress-Induced Reinstatement of Cocaine Seeking in Male Mice By Shona C. Hang (Dr. John Mantsch), Biomedical Sciences Extracellular Matrix Assembly: Focus on the Drosophila Eggshell Protein sV17 By Tasha L. Hefter (Dr. Gail Waring), Biological Sciences Attitudes Toward Affirmative Action: Is it Related to Racism? By Karen N. Martinez Pagan (Dr. Cheryl Maranto), Management Death in the Cellblocks: A Study of Inmate Mortality in Jail and Lockup Custody- Part II By Christopher Powell (Dr. Richard Zevitz), Criminology and Law Studies Impact of Ovarian Hormones and Chronic Stress on Anxiety By Bernard J. V. Rahming II (Dr. Matthew Sanders), Psychology
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Students attending the McNair/SSS Senior Retreat at the Abbey Resort in Fontana, Wisconsin in September, 2009. Attending were (l-r) Jennifer Rorex, Angela Armstrong, Dianne Jackson, Bernard Rahming, Alayna Jenkins, Phillip Gayle, Milijana Buac, Ewune Ewane, Carla De La Cruz, James Bell, Jennifer Cossyleon, and Francisco Bravo.
Interested in Becoming A McNair Scholar? Applications for the McNair Scholars Program are now available online. McNair prepares eligible students for graduate study by providing a variety of services including research internships, GRE Prep, funding to conferences and graduate school visits. To find out more about the program, students are encouraged to attend three informational sessions. Each session is offered twice, but students need to attend just one of each session. Monday sessions are in Marquette Hall 402 and Thursday sessions in AMU 121. McNair Program Overview — Monday, Jan. 25, and Thursday, Jan. 28, 5:30 p.m. Developing a Research Topic — Monday, Feb. 1, and Thursday, Feb. 4, 5:30 p.m. Finding a Mentor — Monday, Feb. 8, and Thursday, Feb. 11, 5:30 p.m. Applications are due on or before March 1. For more information, call the McNair Program Office at 288-1771.
SCHOLARS ON THE MOVE Milijana Buac will be presenting at the Wisconsin Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Professional Association Annual Convention, February 25-27 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Jennifer Cossyleon was featured in the Fall 2009 issue of Marquette Magazine as one of “five women to watch at Marquette.” Breone Sanders is currently studying in France at the Catholic University at Lille. Monai Myles is currently studying in Madrid, Spain as part of the Marquette University Study Center. Phillip Gayle and Karen Martinez will be traveling to China in March over spring break as part of an MU-led study abroad international business course.
M c Na i r Sc h ol a rs Program Marquette University P.O Box 1881 Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
McNair Scholars take a moment between bites to pose at the EOP’s 40th Anniversary Dinner, July 2009.
Phone: 414 288-1771 Fax: 414 288-1769 Director: Eddie M. Guzman Admin Secretary: Mary L. Jennings
“Preparing Students for Graduate School” The McNair Scholars Program is an Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette University. Funding for the program is provided through a grant from the United States Department of Education.
M C N A I R A L U M N I D E G R E E U P DA T E Bachelor Degrees Dianne Jackson, Bachelor of Arts, College of Arts and Sciences Janice Blades, Bachelor of Science, College of Health Sciences Master Degrees Ana Berrios-Schroeder, Master of Arts, UW Milwaukee Elserita Burton, Master of Education, Lesley University Professional Degrees Thu Luu, Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, Bastyr University Ann Romero, Juris Doctor, University of Wisconsin Recent McNair Alumni Currently Attending Graduate School Walter Bond , George Mason University Joanna Brooks, Marquette University Aleah Burks-Patterson, Columbia College Eduardo Diaz, Northwestern University Amber Erickson, UW Milwaukee Lauren Gilbert, University of Florida Benjamin Juarez, Oregon State University Veronica Haywood, Marquette University Zarkey Hegwood, UW Milwaukee Arnitta Holliman, Marquette University Ryan McCabe, University of Delaware Courtney Ofosu, University of Illinois Madison Pascua, University of Chicago Vincent Stevenson, Marquette University Diep Tran, American University Phu Tran, Marquette University Melanie Yau, University of Illinois-Chicago
