Four 极速六合彩 doctoral candidates, one postdoc selected for SEC鈥檚 Emerging Scholars Program
Contact: James Carskadon
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣our 极速六合彩 doctoral candidates and one postdoctoral fellow have been selected to participate in the Southeastern Conference鈥檚 Emerging Scholars Program.
Established in 2021 by the SEC鈥檚 provosts, the Emerging Scholars Program provides professional development and networking opportunities for current doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers at SEC member universities, with a focus on scholars from historically underrepresented groups.
This year鈥檚 极速六合彩 cohort includes:
鈥擠estiny Crockett, a geosciences doctoral candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences;
鈥擟hristian Zamiela, an industrial engineering doctoral candidate in the Bagley College of Engineering;
鈥擜drian 鈥淪honna鈥 Tillman, a public administration doctoral candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences;
鈥擣rank Juma Ong鈥檕ndo, a wildlife ecology doctoral candidate in the College of Forest Resources;
鈥擫ianqun Sun, a postdoctoral fellow in applied economics and big data in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station.
The 极速六合彩 scholars will participate in a career preparation workshop at the University of Missouri this September. The workshop is designed to help participants seek out employment and mentorship within SEC universities.
鈥淐onsistent with the theme of the SEC Emerging Scholars Program, the deans of the academic colleges have nominated five exceptionally talented young scholars from varying cultural and academic backgrounds to represent 极速六合彩 at the Second Annual SEC Emerging Scholars Career Preparation Workshop,鈥 said 极速六合彩 Executive Vice Provost and Dean of the Graduate School Peter Ryan. 鈥淚t is hoped that these young scholars will find career opportunities at one of the 14 SEC institutions as part of a concerted effort to recruit more underrepresented persons into the academy.鈥
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