Ronald McNair Program at ETSU

Check out the blog written by former summer course facilitator Dr. Christi Erba about alternative grading. She mentions how she used it while working with students in the ETSU McNair Program. Congratulations to Dr. Erba!

Fostering Resilience with Alternative Grading How do we build a classroom that serves all of our students?

Congratulations to McNair alum Faith Simmons for publishing an article on the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, in Physics Today! Check it out!

Air and Space Museum celebrates 50 years with revamped galleries The RTX Living in the Spage Age Hall covers space technology and infrastructure from the mid 20th century to the present and the impact they have on daily life. The hall includes a model of the Hubble Space Telescope (back right), a training version of the Minuteman III missile (center), and the bac...

Congratulations to all of our presenters at the 2026 ETSU McNair Summer Research Symposium! We are incredibly proud of the hard work and dedication each of you demonstrated throughout the summer.

A special congratulations to our symposium award winners:
🥇 1st Place: Ayoub Hrirou
🥈 2nd Place: Izzy Wilson
🥉 3rd Place: Deziree Woods

Congratulations to all of our scholars on a successful symposium!

Huge thank you to ETSU Career Services for capturing our professional photos last week!

Congratulations to McNair alumnus Xavier Poore on his new position with Quillen! Xavier is working as a Research Assistant 2 with the Department of Biomedical Sciences. We are so proud of you!

Week 1 of the McNair Scholars Program was a success!

Our newest cohort has been busy learning about the expectations of the program while also building meaningful connections with one another. From mini golf (including Deziree's very first time on the course!) to teamwork challenges like spaghetti tower building, scholars have been developing rapport, collaboration skills, and a strong sense of community.

This week, we also explored our individual strengths and discussed how those strengths contribute to the success of the group as a whole. We kicked off the week with a visit to Bucky's Closet through Career Services, and we have many more exciting experiences planned throughout the summer.

We're looking forward to watching this cohort continue to grow, learn, and thrive together!

Congratulations to Allison Monroe as she embarks on her next academic journey! We are proud to share that Allison has been accepted into the Clinical Psychology PhD program at East Tennessee State University. We wish her continued success as she takes this exciting next step toward her future career.

Bittersweet news from our team today. Our social media manager, Jerri Young, will be stepping away from posting as he has officially completed the APS requirements and is on track to graduate next fall.

We’re incredibly proud of the work he’s done behind the scenes and the creativity and consistency he’s brought to our online presence. While we’ll miss his voice on our platforms, we’re even more excited to see him take this next step in his journey. We'll miss you, Jerri!

We want to take a moment to celebrate Suzi Peter on her recent graduation! Suzi graduated this spring from ETSU with a Bachelor of Arts in English. Congratulations, Suzi!

Earlier this month, we celebrated our most recent scholars with a special closing event honoring our interns and mentors for an incredible year of growth and dedication. We also proudly inducted our interns into the National TRIO Alumni Association and the TN TRIO Alumni Association, marking their continued journey in the TRIO community. Congratulations to all! 🎓