Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship
Sponsored by the Ohio Board of Regents, STARS (Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship) is a statewide faculty mentoring program for undergraduate underrepresented or low income, first generation students who are preparing themselves for graduate school and ultimately academic careers. The STARS program provides students with academic advising, independent research opportunities, conference participation and travel opportunities, networking opportunities, and assistance in applying to graduate school.
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STARS Requirements for Research Mentoring Program:
- African-American, Hispanic, Latino, or Native American students
- or first generation college students or Pell eligible students of any race/ethnicity
- 3.0 or higher GPA
- 45 credit hours completed
- US Citizen
STARS Goal:
To graduate with a bachelor's or master's degree and enter a profession.
Requirements to Join at Sinclair:
- Fill out application and mentor form
- Choose mentor
- Work with mentor
- Attend at least one of our two February workshops in order to present.
- If you are selected as a presenter for the conference at the University of Cincinnati in April, we will put you up at the Marriott for Friday & Saturday night, supply all your meals for the weekend and pay you an incentive of $250 after your successful conference presentation.
- Present at the University of Cincinnati STARS Conference, April 4-6, 2008.
Sinclair's STARS Events & Timeline
Includes: events, workshop information, scholarship opportunities, research material, and the STARS conference tentative schedule
To Apply:
If you are interested in working with a faculty mentor on a research project and presenting your research at a statewide conference in April… please consider Sinclair's STARS Program. Please contact me ASAP.
Sally A. Struthers
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Former STARS students who have joined our Sinclair faculty:
- Derek Allen, Hospitality Management/Culinary Arts
- Dana Frierson, English
- Anita Gilkey, Quality Engineering Technology
- Amity Jetton, Academic Foundations
- Richard Morales, Communication Arts
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Sinclair STARS Program Coordinator
Sally A. Struthers, Ph.D. Dean of Liberal Arts, Communication & Social Sciences
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Assistant Program Coordinator |
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STARS Administrative Assistant |
