Milestones (dates in Meyerhoff history)
First cohort that included women
What is M2?
This person serves as the Director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program and oversees recruitment, graduate school placement, fundraising, and academic standards
Who is Keith Harmon?
This quality is demonstrated by maintaining high academic standards and consistently striving to perform at your best in the classroom, and beyond.
What is academic excellence?
Close the ____
What is gap?
Name of Meyerhoff’s Founders
Who is Robert and Jane Meyerhoff?
Year of the first Meyerhoff Cohort
What is 1989?
The associate director for evaluation and research (*hint: informed consent form!)
Who is Dr. Mario Sto Domingo?
Meyerhoffs are ____ _______ the norm
What is ten times?
List all of the materials you need to be prepared each day (on class days)?
What is a Pen/Pencil, Notebook, Computer, Water bottle, Schedule/Folder, Nametag, UMBC ID?
Building at UMBC which was named after the Meyerhoffs
What is the Chemistry building?
Cohort that managed all 4.0s during Summer Bridge
Who are the M4's?
This staff member serves as the primary public contact for the Meyerhoff Scholars Program and coordinates campus visits, travel arrangements, and the program events calendar.
Who is Emily Angley?
A Meyerhoff Scholar demonstrates this quality by adapting to new environments, taking on different roles, and excelling across a variety of experiences
What is versatility?
Morning Arrival time (expected time and leaders time)
What is 7:15 AM and 7:10 AM?
Number of scholars in the M1 cohort
What is 19?
This Meyerhoff alumna led the development of the technology behind the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines, becoming the first Black woman to create a vaccine
Who is Kizzmekia Corbett?
This person serves as an academic advisor for the program who previously held countless leadership positions in areas of translational science, women's health, research strategy and more.
Who is Dr. Irene Aninye?
This value involves thinking creatively, solving complex problems, and developing innovative solutions in research and everyday challenges
What is ingenuity?
This standard requires us to engage and take notes in every class, workshop, study session, and programs rather than just being present
What is active listening/participation?
Recite the Meyerhoff poem with the appropriate ending AND state the author
What is
Hold fast to dreams
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
For when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
- Focus focus focus
by Langston Hughes?
In 2002, this national morning television program featured the Meyerhoff Scholars Program.
What is the Today Show?
This person was a previous president of UMBC, also was a very crucial part of the beginning of the Meyerhoff Program, and has been appointed by former president Barack Obama to lead the Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans
Who is Dr. Freeman Hrabowski?
Name all 6 Pillar Groups and the corresponding leaders
What is academic excellence (Caly Ferguson), Versatility (Jada Iwuoha), Ingenuity (Drake Thompson), Resilience (Gelila Isayas), Ambition (Jariatu Kargbo) and Mindset (Ariel Wilson-Gray)?
Expectation to represent the Meyerhoff Program with respect, appropriateness, and integrity both on and off campus
What is professionalism/the Meyerhoff Brand?
Name 3 of the 13 key components of the Meyerhoff Model
What is Recruitment, Financial Aid, Summer Bridge, Program Values, Study Groups, Program Community, Personal Advising and Counseling, Tutoring, Summer Research Internships, Mentors, Faculty Involvement, Administrative Involvement and Public Support, Family Involvement?