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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>Good day Lion Faculty, Staff and Students!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>We need your assistance in the recruitment of eligible undergraduates into the McNair Scholars Program. We are actively seeking disciplined, self-motivated, and responsible who would like to partner with a Faculty Mentor of their choice to conduct undergraduate research by the summer of 2014. We will be hosting a recruitment open house to students in your department on <b>September 3<sup>rd</sup> and 19<sup>th</sup> 2013</b>, in <b>AG/IT-Room 253</b>; on both dates from <b><i>12:30-1:30 pm</i></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>The McNair Scholars program offers undergraduates (sophomore, junior, and senior level) an opportunity to successfully prepare potential Scholars for entrance into graduate school. The main components of the program include potential Scholars conducting and completing original research under the supervision of their faculty mentor and receiving training in critical analysis, writing and communication, presentations of their research, and graduate school preparation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>We want to ensure that potential Scholars have an opportunity to showcase their talents, knowledge, and skills necessary to complete research and receive a stipend for their research (<i>Faculty Mentors also receive a stipend for 11-months per Scholar</i>). By the end of this recruitment phase, our goal is to have <i><u>twenty-five</u></i> Scholars working with their faculty mentors starting, reviewing their literature, and conducting scholarly research, as well as presenting their findings at the local, state, and regional conferences.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-line-height-alt:11.3pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>For more information, please visit out website at </span><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/trioPrograms/mcnairAchievementProgram/default.aspx" target="_blank"><span style='color:#1155CC'>http://www.tamuc.edu/studentLife/campusServices/trioPrograms/mcnairAchievementProgram/default.aspx</span></a><b><u><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#222222'>Qualifications/Eligibility requirements of Potential Scholars:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>· Completed 30 semester hours of coursework<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>· A member of a group that is underrepresented in certain academic disciplines (S.T.E.M., Psychology, History, Political Science, Business, Sociology, and Computer Science)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>· Intends to pursue and complete a PhD. (This program is not open to students who decide to pursue medical or law degrees)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>· Must be A first-generation college student and income-challenged<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>· A member of a group that is underrepresented in graduate education (Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Alaskan, African American, or Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='color:#222222'>For more information, please contact us by phone 903.886.5466 or by email at <a href="mailto:Deirdre.Hill@tamuc.edu">Deirdre.Hill@tamuc.edu</a>. Thank you in advance for your time and support of TRiO Programs and McNair Scholars.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>