McNair Scholars Program Mission Statement
The mission of the McNair Scholars Program is to provide research opportunities and other related academic experiences that promote graduate school enrollment and the acquisition of a doctoral degree (Ph.D.) for first-generation, income-qualified, and underrepresented undergraduate students.
McNair Core Values:
- We pursue professional excellence in the work we do with our students and our colleagues
- We embrace integrity in our work with students, our work with the university, and our work with our funding agency
- We are respectful of our diverse student population, their needs, and their cultural heritage
- We are resilient, determined, and focused on achieving our mission
- We do more with less through collaboration and pooled strengths
- We realize that the success of each student is shared across the campus
- We are awed by the potential of our students to change to world