The University of New Mexico Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program and Research Opportunity Program will hold an induction ceremony Wednesday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. in the UNM Student Union Building, ballroom C to welcome its 2007-2008 cohort.
The ceremony is to recognize new scholars’ accomplishments and acceptance into the program and present them with an induction certificate. Scholars’ families, UNM academic and Student Affairs representatives, graduate programs and research staff and faculty will attend the ceremony and encourage the new scholars to complete their undergraduate research and continue their education to the doctorate level.
The Ronald E. McNair program is a federally funded program in existence at UNM for seven years. The program recently successfully competed for an additional five years of funding to continue programming at UNM.
The Research Opportunity Program is a state funded program; both programs are focused on preparing under-represented, first generation and low-income students for graduate school.
The Ronald E. McNair Scholars Program is completely funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education under the Higher Education Act of 1965. The Research Opportunity Program is funded by the State of New Mexico.
Media Contact: Carolyn Gonzales, (505) 277-5920; e-mail: cgonzal@unm.edu