McNair SROP Michigan State University
Michigan State University Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Achievement Program/ Summer Research Opportunity Program (also referred to as the Ronald E. McNair Summer Research Program, or McNair Summer Research Institute, or McNair SROP) is a nationally recognized undergraduate research program named after Ronald McNair, a Space Shuttle Challenger crew member. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
McNair/SROP scholars have taken their research skills and knowledge to top universities, including UCLA, Case Western Reserve, Emory University, Northwestern University, Boston University, University of Michigan, Washington University in St. Louis, and Michigan State University.
History[edit]
After the death of Ronald E. McNair in the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster in January 1986, Congress provided funding for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program to encourage minority, low-income, and first-generation college students to expand their educational opportunities and pursue graduate studies.
The program is designed to encourage first-generation and low-income college juniors and seniors to enter doctoral study. At Michigan State University, McNair operates simultaneously with SROP, an undergraduate research program geared toward underrepresented minority students. The SROP initiative gives minority students the opportunity to acquire research skills necessary to be successful in graduate school. SROP is funded by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation and Michigan State University. The program was brought to Michigan State University in 1994.
References[edit]
- Office of Supportive Services- Michigan State University [dead link]
- Department of Sociology- Michigan State University [dead link]
- MSU McNair/SROP
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