UpDate - Vol. 13, No. 32, Page 5
May 19, 1994
11 students at national workshop

     Eleven University of Delaware minority students majoring in chemistry
or biochemistry will spend July 8-10 at the Chemistry Career Planning
Workshop for Underrepresented Minority Students, to be held at the
University of California at Davis.
     According to Victoria Orner, director of the NUCLEUS (Network of
Undergraduate Collaborative Learning Experiences for Underrepresented
Scholars) program, Delaware's contingent represents nearly 15 percent of
the total enrollment in the national program.
     Only 75 student participants were chosen nationwide for the
all-expense-paid workshop, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation
and the Council for Chemical Research. This is the first year Delaware
students have applied, Orner said.
     The students will work closely with 15 high-achieving minority
scientists who hold doctorates in chemistry. There will be presentations,
discussions dealing with topical issues related to the chemical field and
opportunities for Ph.D. chemists. For several sessions, students will meet
in small groups with an assigned mentor to encourage ongoing student-mentor
relationships that will continue throughout the students' undergraduate
years and into their professional lives.
     According to Orner, this is a "win-win opportunity" for undergraduate
chemistry and biochemistry students. Associating with top scientists and
having a dialog with them will broaden student understanding of the
chemical and biochemical fields and give undergraduates an added incentive
to continue their studies, she said.
     Those accepted for the workshop are: Tinuola Adewole, Jose Alvarez,
Bernadette Everett, Maxton France, Lolita Lewis, Janice McLean, Jonathan
O'Neil, Christine Owens, Soenda Padmore, Todd Ruffins and Andrea Satchell.
                                                  -Sue Swyers Moncure