*UTA McNair Scholars Program Extends ANNUAL Application deadline* The UTA McNair Scholars Program has extended its 2008 recruitment period through */November 25/*. The McNair program is a federal TRIO program that offers opportunities to selected undergraduates hoping to pursue graduate studies leading to the Ph.D. and a career in the academy. We appreciate faculty recommendations of talented undergraduates to this program. The McNair program works with at least 30 students each academic year from low-income/first-generation */or/*/ /underrepresented (African American, Hispanic, Native American, Native Hawaiian) backgrounds. Two-thirds of our participants must be first-generation/low-income students. Applicants must be (or have): v U.S. citizens or permanent residents v sophomores (by spring 2009), juniors or seniors (not graduating before at least December 2009) v a minimum 2.9 GPA v able to engage in a summer of faculty-mentored research between their junior and senior years. All majors are eligible, although we especially encourage those in STEM fields to apply. The program focuses on all aspects of graduate school preparation: faculty-mentored summer research (including a $3000 stipend and three credit hours of independent study), publication of research abstract in the /UTA McNair Research Journal/, GRE prep classes, diverse seminars related to program goals, conference participation, graduate school visits, and other benefits. Application packets are available in 122 Hammond Hall, may be downloaded from /_http://www.uta.edu/soar/ (Click on TRIO Programs, then McNair <http://www.uta.edu/soar/%20%20%28Click%20on%20TRIO%20Programs,%20then%20McNair>_/), or requested by telephone (817-272-3715) or via e-mail ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>). -- Raymond A. Eve, Ph. D. Program Director for Sociology, UTA Professor of Sociology Box 19599 UTA Arlington, Texas 76019 817-272-3764 [log in to unmask] personal homepage: www.global-college.com ________________________________________________ "I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." -- Albert Einstein <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> To subscribe to SOCI-L, send an electronic mail message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message type the following: subscribe soci-l your-full-name There is no charge to subscribe. For information about the Sociology Program at UTA, call 817-272-2661. The information can also be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.uta.edu/sociology. To remove yourself from SOCI-L, send an electronic mail message to [log in to unmask] In the body of the message type the following: signoff soci-l An online interactive subscription page for joining and leaving the list is located at http://listserv.uta.edu/archives/soci-l.html. Also: http://listserv.uta.edu/cgi-bin/wa.exe?SUBED1=soci-l&A=1 <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>