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Mission

McNair Mission Statement:

The mission of the McNair Scholars Program is to provide research opportunities and other related academic experiences that promote the acquisition of the doctoral degree (Ph.D.) for first generation, low-income, and underrepresented college juniors and seniors in an effort to increase the number of underrepresented persons pursuing teaching, research, and administrative careers in higher education.

McNair Vision Statement:

A strong commitment to diversifying the faculty, researchers, and administrators in higher education fueled the development of the University of Nevada McNair Institute based on the success of the federally funded McNair Scholars Program. It is simply expected that all students at the university will participate in undergraduate research as part of their experience at the university. A particular emphasis is placed on ensuring that those students underrepresented in the ranks of faculty, researchers, and administrators are especially mentored to consider these fields as viable career options. As a result, underrepresented students make up 50% of those students who pursue graduate education immediately after graduating from the university. In addition, 40% of underrepresented students enrolled in graduate education enter doctoral programs leading to careers in teaching, research, or administration in higher education.

McNair Core Values:

• We are fierce advocates for social justice, especially for the poor among us
• We are the safety net for our most vulnerable students
• 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 seek harmony in our work life in order to focus our energy on helping students succeed
• We are resilient, determined, and focused on achieving our mission
• We do more with less through collaboration and pooled strengths
• We are humble, realizing that the success of each student is shared across the campus
• We are joyful in our work
• We are awed by the potential of our students to change to world