The McNair Program is honored to count over 100 current and former ETSU faculty members as McNair mentors!  The centerpiece of the McNair program experience is the relationship that is developed between the intern and their faculty mentor.  Mentors are being sought on a continual basis and all disciplines are encouraged to apply for a mentorship.

 Benefits of Mentorship 

·                    Up to $1000 (per intern) that may be used to purchase items that will enhance your teaching and/or research

·                    Opportunity to access funds for conference travel

·                    The receipt of additional assistance with your current projects

·                    Credit toward the “service” component

·                    Access to additional resources and support personnel

 Responsibilities of Mentors 

·                    Meet regularly with your intern(s) and provide guided assistance with the research project. (September-April)

·                    Review the intern(s) paper and presentation materials

·                    Provide career and academic advisement as appropriate

·                    Assist in the development of characteristics that will enhance the intern’s success in advanced study.

Mentors are strongly supported by the program.  Various enrichment activities such as technical writing and research statistics assistance are available to the intern. 

If you are interested in submitting a project proposal for consideration please complete the project proposal form (PDF. format) and send it to Assistant Director, Michelle Hoard

If you are already mentoring and need to fill out a mentor report online click here.