RIMI Program
Student Activities
The specific aims for the student activities core are:
1) to establish a support system for the retention of science majors and
2) to provide experiences that will encourage and facilitate minority students entering graduate schools in the sciences to develop research careers.
The student activities core under the direction of Ms. Vivian Counts, Benedict College Health Careers Advisor, includes a number of activities to increase retention rates in the sciences, and the number of science majors qualified and interested in attending graduate or professional schools. A support system has been developed which includes a Peer Tutoring Program for science courses and a GRE Preparation Workshop.
This core also presented a number of Student Workshops on various topics which included:
"Developing Successful Study Habits in Math & Science"
"Summer Opportunities for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Majors"
"Preparing for Graduate & Professional School Entrance Exams"
"Everything You Need To Know About Pursuing A Health Career"
Another activity in this core is the RIMI Student Research Support. Students recently supported by the RIMI program to work with biomedical researchers were:
Mr. Neville Bain Mr. Nick Washington Ms. Ayana Martin
Ms. Jennifer Fertil Ms. Latisha Debose Mr. Camilo Esquivia
Ms. Latoya Jenkins Ms. Nicole Clarke
With the support of the RIMI program at Benedict College student representation and awards for research at Scientific Meetings have increased. Recent representation and awards included:
Fourth Annual Undergraduate Science & Engineering Conference, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL
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Patrice Pearce |
Biology/Poster |
4th Place |
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Biology/Oral |
4th Place |
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Tamara T. Richards |
Chem. & Chem. Eng./Oral |
2nd Place |
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Curtis Lane |
Physics/Poster |
1st Place |
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Physics/Oral |
2nd Place |
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Celon Blair |
Physics/Poster |
2nd Place |
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Angela Stewart |
Physics/Oral |
3rd Place |
South Carolina Academy of Sciences, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC
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Nikida Cooper |
Best Paper |
Cell Biology |
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Brian Laing |
Best Paper |
Biochemistry |
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Neville Bain |
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Cell Biology |
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Patrice Pierce |
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Cell Biology |
Benedict College students have been active in a number of other Scientific Meetings which included: Beta Kappa Chi/ National Institute of Science/ Brookhaven Semester Program, South Carolina/ Clemson University Scientific Meeting, and Benedict College Research Day.
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