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How well do you know UMBC?
Fall 2025 McNair Shenanigans
The answer is in the Fall Guide.
The Scientific Method (but not in order)
100

What is the mailing address for UMBC?

1000 Hilltop Cir

100

What does "RGPN" stand for?

Retriever Grad Prep Network

100

If you are interested in Spring 2026 SRI, when is your first deadline?

12/1 - notify Admin Team & your mentor of your SRI interest via email

100

You have to do this to your data before you can interpret findings from it.

Analysis

200

What office does McNair belong to?

Office of Academic Opportunity Programs

200

What are the dates of our conference this fall?

9/18 - 9/20

(9/17 is pre-con, also acceptable answer)

200

Summarize the IDP meeting structure. (include Semester Development Plan and IDP form submission)

asynchronous meeting for September to submit SDP, then live meetings in Oct and Nov - IDP form must be submitted 24-48 hours prior

200

This is how you'd start a research inquiry. You are curious and form your thoughts into a...

Research Question

300

What is the last day to withdraw from individual courses this semester?

Nov. 5

300

Who (student staff) are you tagging for your assignments this fall?

@ Jean Claude Dinda

300

Name the 3 revised RGPN Circles of Engagement - 100 pts per

Explorer

Navigator

Trailblazer

300

This is your background research, looking into past publications to "make your case" on the current research gap.

Literature Review

400

If you need to print a research poster, where should you go? (2 answers - 200pts per)

1. Research Graphics

2. Common Vision

400

What is the common meeting time for our scholars in this fall conference?

8:30am!

400

Admin staff are away for our departmental retreat on this date.

Sep. 29 (Mon)

400

You predict what's going to happen in your experiment based on past research.

Hypothesis

500

What room is Ting located in?

MP 220

500

It's the infamous 500-question: What are the dates for our Let's Talk Grad School sessions this semester?

Oct 23

Nov 5

500

How much funding does McNair currently receive from the Dept of Ed annually? (price is right rules!)

$299,981

500

Manipulating independent variables to measure the effects on dependent variables. Attempting to clarify a cause-and-effect relationship.

Experimentation