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LSU HHMI News
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Department
of Information Systems and Decision Sciences Assistant
Professor Sonja Wiley-Patton (center) is leading a team of
researchers to determine why the healthcare industry has
been reluctant to adopt information technology, especially
when that technology could reduce life-threatening errors in
medical patient treatment. Undergraduate students Mia
Etienne (right), a participant in the Chancellor’s Future
Leaders in Research program, and Alicia Guidry (far right),
sponsored by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors’
Program, are collecting data for the project. |
Online Application Now Available!
If you have submitted a pre-application
to the HHMI Professors Program and had your eligibility confirmed,
you may now
apply online. Just follow the link and enter in your social
security number and birthdate to get started.
You can save your work on the
application and come back to it later. The application deadline is
January 14, 2005. Please read the Becoming an LSU HHMI Mentor
section thoroughly as it contains important information about the
application and selection process.
8/16/04 OSI Summer Bridge Update
From June 4 to July 29, the twelve
incoming LSU HHMI Mentors, along with eighteen incoming
LA-STEM
Research Scholars, participated in the first annual Office
of Strategic Initiatives (OSI) Summer Bridge. For the summer, all
thirty students were known as OSI Summer Bridge Mentees. They took
LSU classes, designed a playground for a service-learning project,
went on trips to Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the
Center for Advanced Microstructures and Devices (CAMD), attended
workshops, were mentored by other college students, and go to know
each other.
HHMI Senior Mentors Sha'Juana Carriere,
Joe Niles, Akin Oyekenu, Chinwe Onyekenwu, James Ceaser, and
Dominique Henderson participated in the summer program as Summer
Bridge Mentors.
The 2004 OSI Summer Bridge participants,
mentors, staff, LSU dignitaries, and parents celebrated the summer
with a reception on Friday, July 23. The students made group
presentations about their experiences at OSI Summer Bridge to
parents and LSU dignitaries. Also, the following awards were given
to HHMI OSI Summer Bridge Mentees:
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Outstanding Mentor - Joel
Broussard
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Positive Attitude - Stephanie
Hicks, Jonathan Hills and Tiffany King
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Excellent Choices - Alison Doherty
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Commitment to Improving Summer
Bridge - Joel Broussard
See Photos
from OSI Summer Bridge
[MS PowerPoint - 9,875kb]
Meet the HHMI
OSI Summer Bridge Mentees
Attention Potential Mentors!
The application and selection process
for the 2005 HHMI Undergraduate Mentors will begin soon. This year,
applications will be accepted online. Watch for an announcement on
this page when the online application and thorough application
instructions are ready. The application deadline is January
14, 2005. What can you do now?
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Determine if you meet the minimum
qualifications. You are eligible to apply if you:
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Are an LSU freshman or
first-semester sophomore
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Will contribute to the life and
diversity of the STEM student body by supporting the goals of
this program of respecting and learning from fellow students
with diverse backgrounds and experiences
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Are currently pursuing an
undergraduate degree in a STEM discipline
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Are interested in pursuing a
terminal (PhD or MD/PhD) in a STEM discipline
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Are interested in research and
mentoring
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Are committed to community service
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Have an LSU GPA between 2.5 and
3.0
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If you meet the criteria and
believe that the HHMI Professors Program is right for you, you
can begin preparing your application by talking to potential
recommenders at your school; compiling lists of your honors and
awards, community service, and mentoring or tutoring
experiences; and having your high school transcript and ACT
scores submitted to the HHMI Professors
Program.
Office of Strategic Initiatives – First Annual
Summer Bridge Program
Students arrived Friday, June 4 for the first annual OSI Summer Bridge
Program. The participating students, “Summer Bridge Mentees,” have
been admitted into either the HHMI Professors Program or the LA-STEM
Research Scholars Program for the fall semester. During this unique
summer program, the mentees take one to two LSU courses and a
non-credit chemistry course that focuses on learning strategies
critical to success higher level STEM courses. They also participate
in a service-learning project in which they learn about playground
design and grantwriting. The mentees are supported through a family
atmosphere as they learn about what LSU and the HHMI Professors
Program have to offer.
Spring 2004 Student Awards
Sayi
Liggonah, LSU HHMI Senior Mentor - 2004 Huel D. Perkins Leadership
Award, College of Arts and Sciences Junior of the Year
Miriam Smith, LSU HHMI Mentor – Robert
Noyce Scholarship Recipient
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