The McNair Scholars Program will be holding informational sessions to introduce interested students to their program. First, a bit about McNair:
The McNair Scholars Program aims to prepare undergraduate students for graduate education through the provision of the following services:
- GRE preparation
- Research experience and stipend
- Mentoring relationship with faculty
- Opportunities to attend conferences and
- present research
- Academic counseling and tutorial support
- Waivers for graduate school applications
- Assistance with funding for graduate school
- Professional & academic development workshops
- Social and cultural activities
- Community of scholars
Program Eligibility Includes:
- Strong interest in attending graduate school
- U.S. Citizen or permanent resident
- Sophomore or Junior class standing
- Minimum GPA of 3.0
- First generation college student with financial need or a member of an underrepresented population (African-American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American) or underrepresented in your field
The information sessions they are offering are:
| Session 1 | Session II |
| Wednesday February 20th 7:00 – 8:30pm Bowne Hall 119 |
Thursday February 21st 7:00 – 8:30 pm Bowne Hall 119 |
Kate Hanson joins us as an Assistant Director of Scholarship and Fellowship Preparation. Kate will be our nationally competitive scholarship expert, and will provide support to students from across the University in all phases of their preparation and application to major scholarships and fellowships such as the Marshall, Rhodes, Fulbright and many others. She’ll also help Honors students negotiate their way through the Honors requirements. 
Karen Hall is our new Assistant Director of Civic Engagement and Academic Advising. Many of you know Karen from her experience teaching Honors courses, and you already know that she will be a wonderful addition to the team. Karen will oversee the civic engagement component of the Honors curriculum, helping Honors students find meaningful ways to become involved and managing the documentation and approval of civic engagement hours. In addition to providing advising about Honors requirements, she is the person to go to if you need help preparing to apply to graduate school, including law school or medical school. 
Honors Alum Sarah Wendell ’11 is being featured in
The SU Alumni Club of Washington, DC is sponsoring a great scholarship opportunity! $1,500 will be awarded to a qualifying Syracuse University student (or students) for financial assistance toward spending the summer in Washington, DC as a part of a professional or educational growth opportunity.