The following is a transcript of our McNair Scholars Program video.
The McNair Scholars Program at UNL
VIDEO CAPTION: McNair Scholars Program www.unl.edu/mcnair
Morgan: My name is Morgan McCain and I'm a former McNair scholar that just defended her dissertation.
VIDEO CAPTION: Morgan (Conley) McCain, COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Morgan: My favorite thing about the McNair Scholars Program is that you really have this grand community. I mean it's a national organization that's part of the TRIO programming, and so I've really appreciated the connections I've been able to build with people when we find out that we're both McNair scholars and so if I love the communal aspect of it and the support you get as part of being a part of that community.
Brittany: I'm Brittany Brakenhoff. My major was family science. I have a one and a half year old son, Grant.
VIDEO CAPTION: Brittany Brakenhoff, FAMILY SCIENCE ALUMNA
Brittany: Nobody in my family had really been to graduate school before so I wouldn't have even thought about going or known what graduate school was, so what was helpful about the McNair program is that they have all the knowledge about
VIDEO CAPTION: McNair Mentor, Cody Hollist, PhD CHILD, YOUTH & FAMILY STUDIES
Brittany: what graduate school is and just always having somebody there to ask for help, like my application board to talk about where I wanted to go just since I didn't have a family that was familiar with that stuff to have people knowledgeable in that to kinda talk through and make those decisions.
Daniel: My name is Daniel Rico and I'm an electrical engineering student here at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and also a McNair Scholar.
VIDEO CAPTION: Daniel Rico, ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Daniel: My favorite thing about the McNair Scholar program is probably just the overarching opportunities they provide to you and the assistance through the entire process from being an undergrad who is new to research who doesn't know how to write a proposal, who doesn't even know about the GRE for potential graduate school applications, how significant that can be, and, you know, all the way until giving you more and more independence and providing you still with that information necessary. In regards to graduate school and how the McNair program has helped me, I believe it's helped me significantly.
Zully: I am Zully and I am a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln I'm currently a McNair Scholar.
VIDEO CAPTION: Zully Perez Sierra, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Zully: The community here is very welcoming but also supportive to help you grow as a scholar. Also, my graduate mentor for McNair, his name is Zachary Stewart, and most important what I like about him is how excited he is about the research that he does. McNair has helped me keep searching for what my desire is for a career.
Marco: So, my name is Marco Gullickson. I'm originally from Omaha, Nebraska. I attended the UNL as an undergrad and I am a McNair Alumni.
VIDEO CAPTION: Marco Gullickson, COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY
Marco: When I was in elementary, I worried about hey, can I do Middle School? And I get into middle school and I'm like I can do this. Middle school to high school I was like, ooh, can I do high school? I went to high school and I was – I did really well at it. And the same for college now. For college to graduate school, the McNair program is actually what solidified my confidence and my belief that I can handle graduate level work and research. Getting into the McNair Program was one of the biggest things that I've ever done and one of the biggest things I am most proud of.
VIDEO CAPTION: McNair Scholars Program www.unl.edu/mcnair