UWEC Ronald E. McNair Program

Meet out new Interim Associate Director, Meghan Licon!

Congratulations to Zachary May and Anna Wendorff, who received Fulbright awards for next year!

Zach was a McNair scholar who graduated in December 2023. Anna, a May 2023 graduate, was a McNair intern for two years. We are so proud of our alumni!

Two Blugolds selected for 2024-25 Fulbright awards Zachary May, who graduated in December 2023, will participate in an English teaching assistantship in Argentina, while May 2023 graduate Anna Wendorff will be a...

Dr. aBa Mbirika, professor of mathematics, and his UW-Eau Claire research student Morgan Fiebig attended the Underrepresented Students in Topology and Algebra Research Symposium (USTARS), held April 20-21 in Iowa City, Iowa.

Fiebig presented her research poster, “Patterns in the Pisano period and entry points of linear recurrence sequences modulo m,” at the symposium.

USTARS is a space dedicated to furthering the success of underrepresented students and seeks to broaden participation in the mathematical sciences by cultivating research and mentoring networks.

See the poster here:

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Congratulations to all the Eau Claire Marathon and Half Marathon runners on Sunday including our own Maddie Blong.

https://www.facebook.com/100064828865312/posts/863506382486983/?

Congratulations to Devin Sobottka for being named a 2024 Goldwater Scholar! Devin, one of our McNair Scholars, is an ACS biochemistry major.

The Goldwater Scholarship Program honors Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statement. This scholarship is awarded to sophomore and junior college students who show "exceptional exceptional promise of becoming this Nation’s next generation of research leaders in these fields.”

https://goldwaterscholarship.gov/

In 1978, Ronald E. McNair was one of 35 people selected from a pool of 10,000 applicants for the NASA astronaut program.

For anyone interested in following in his footsteps, follow this link to an astronaut candidate application and check out the basic qualifications and job duties!

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/779261100?fbclid=IwAR2G22rCAa39VCde4OtvhaOzO4Q3-Ee-DmnY0CB9M8ZDERaHnRUCw9XYb6Q_aem_ASPJhmXyb48sN_5DWv0XbPmTYprsnmzxoh7eVVCFbyMV6RBI4sXznGEP2GUkdyCwRcY

Astronaut Candidate Astronaut candidates will spend approximately two years training on the basic skills required to be an astronaut - from spacewalking and robotics to leadership and teamwork skills. Upon completing training, they will join the active astronaut corps and become eligible for spaceflight assignment. Unt...

Today we're featuring another Junior Blog! Tiffany Miron is doing historical research on pirates. Check out her latest post about the challenges and rewards of doing research in a developing historical field here: https://tiffanymiron23.wixsite.com/tiffany-miron-blog/blog

Our students are at a McNair Conference in D.C. this week!

Hello everyone!

Back for another introduction post, this time we are meeting the Advertising Interns for this semester!

First up, Alison Coughlin
- Alison is majoring in Integrated Strategic Communications - Public Relations Emphasis, with a Business Administration Minor!
- A fun fact from Alison is, "I love playing golf, doing yoga, and reading in my free time!"

Next is, Mila Jester
- Mila is also majoring in Integrated Strategic Communications - Public Relations Emphasis, with a Psychology Minor!
- A fun fact from Mila is, "My irrational fear is porta potties."

They take care of all things graphics, social media, and any bits in between. We are so lucky to have these two with us this semester!

March is National Women's History month! Read about why here:

Why March is National Women's History Month - National Women's History Alliance Why March is National Women’s History Month Local CelebrationsAs recently as the 1970s, women’s history was virtually an unknown topic in the K-12 curriculum or in general public consciousness. To address this situation, the Education Task Force of the Sonoma County (California) Commission on th...

Hi everyone! My name is Austyn Fischer and I am another one of the writing interns for the McNair Program this semester!

A little about me:
- I am an English, Creative Writing Major with a Multimedia Communication Minor.
- I love to read!
- I also love to travel, most recently, I was able to spend some time in South Korea.

I look forward to all I will learn and the experience I will get from working with the McNair Scholars this semester!

Our first junior blog post of the semester is Brianna Dean! Brianna is a psychology student pursuing research on ADHD and ASD symptoms. Read her most recent updates here: https://deanbn0208.wixsite.com/mcnair-undergraduate/blog