The STEM Summer Scholars at the closing luncheon.

Participants of the 2009 IU-HBCU STEM (Indiana University-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Summer Scholars Institute completed their summer program on July 31st with a closing luncheon at the University Place Conference Center on the IUPUI campus. Students, family members, faculty mentors, university administrators, and staff came to celebrate the 22 students who took part in the institute. Prior to the luncheon students presented posters about their summer research. A week earlier, students presented these same posters at the CIC SROP (Committee on Institutional Cooperation Summer Research Opportunity Program) Conference at the University of Michigan with 418 other students from across the country.

The Summer Scholars began the institute with an orientation weekend at the Indiana University Bradford Woods Outdoor Recreation complex. Following the weekend, students were transported to their campus apartments to settle in for the next eight weeks. The 2009 cohort included nine students in research labs on the IUPUI campus and 13 on the Bloomington campus. Students worked full-time conducting research during the institute but also had several opportunities to gather as a group for social/educational trips. These included a trip to French Lick, Indiana, to see the historic restoration of landmark hotels, a trip to the Indianapolis 500 track and museum, and various activities at the Indiana Black Expo. Students also had regular luncheons where they heard from faculty members who discussed their research and educational journeys to the professoriate.

Indiana University Bloomington				Summer Scholar Cory Wilson in his lab. Scholars at the Pete Dye Golf in French Lick, IN. Towanta Reese with Oscar D. Cano, postdoctoral researcher in Angelo Cardoso's laboratory.
Name	Home Institution	Mentor
Jean Bevins	Elizabeth City State University	Marlon Pierce
Joyce Bevins	Elizabeth City State University	Marlon Pierce
Crystal Boston	Jackson State University	Raquel Hill
Saikou Camara	Jackson State University	Raquel Hill
Cedric Carter	North Carolina A & T	Geoffrey Fox
Jeremiah Chukwuka	Morgan State University	Cheng Kao
Brandon Hill	Jackson State University	Claire Walczak
Shantelle Hughes	Jackson State University	Charles Dann III
Rosalyn Johnson	Jackson State University	Raquel Hill
Nadia Jones	North Carolina A & T	Geoffrey Fox
Shabree Nichols	Langston University	S.P. Srinivas
Delawrence Sykes	Morehouse College	Emilia Martins
Tim Watson	North Carolina A & T	Geoffrey Fox
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Name	Home Institution	Mentor
Nidia Adames	Morgan State University	Silvia Bigatti
LaShanna Johnson	Xavier University of Louisiana	Barbara A. Hocevar
Yulian Kebede	Jackson State University	Dr. Jian Xie
Na'il Mitchell	Morehouse College	Dr. Jian Xie
Towanta Reese	Jackson State University	Angelo Cardoso
Andre Thompson	Morehouse College	Marty O'Donnell
Ginger White	IUPUI	Pauline Baker
Cory Wilson	Morehouse College	Marty O'Donnell
Baraka Williams	Jackson State University	Teresita Bellido

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