GRADUATE SCHOOL FAIRS |
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OCTOBER ‘04 |
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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 |
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WASSup? |
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SENIOR FEATURE: Sara Campos |
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SENIOR FEATURE: CHRISTINE RANNEY |
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MEMBER/ALUMNI NEWS |
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MCNAIR /CSTEP October Meeting |
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FROM THE MAILBAG . . . |
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PHOTOS FROM FAMILY WEEKEND |
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Special points of interest:· Congratulations to Akintunde Akinmade for being inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa! · Congratulations to Anzinga Low for being inducted into the greek honorary Gamma Sigma Alpha. |
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McNair and CSTEP program students took advantage of two recent opportunities to be involved in a graduate school fair. The first event was held on October 8 and 9 at the University of Buffalo. It was entitled the Seventh Bi-Annual Statewide Student Graduate School Awareness Conference: “Beyond the bachelors Degree.” Attending from St. Lawrence were seniors Laura Duran and Paul Ohri, sophomores Sahiry Rodriguez and Aaron Vanevery, and first year students Tenesia Booker and Brandi King. We all rode together in a van and made the five hour trip go a little faster with some car and word games. There was a number of workshops regarding preparation for graduate school, the process of applying, financing graduate school , preparing for standardized tests, and some perspectives from current graduate students. We talked with two SLU alumni who work at the University of Buffalo. One was Adrian Jones from the Office of Graduate Medical Education who spent some time with our pre-med students and seniors and Manulito Loman, a |
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graduate student in the Department of Information and Library Sciences. Manulito had lunch with part of our group. The event ended with a keynote speech followed by a graduate school fair. The guest speaker, Dr. Robert Belle, reminded all of us of our responsibility to the programs that are funding education. He spoke to students who have been utilizing opportunities offered by such programs as CSTEP and McNair challenging them to be sure to complete requirements and give back when they have graduated. Dr. Belle offered concerns that if students do not take on the responsibilities of meeting program requirements, these programs won’t be around to help future students.
On October 21, McNair Seniors were invited to participate in their first Virtual Graduate School Fair presented by George Washington University. The seniors went online with a large number of McNair Scholars from across the United States to learn about programs available and get questions answered about applying.
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Carol and Rhonda at a McNair Training Session. |
