We believe that students help students, so we hire and train students to work as tutors and peer counselors. These students have learned how to be successful in college and spend their time helping others learn the ropes. HCPP keeps student members informed of educational opportunities and scholarship within the health professions via newsletters, meetings, panel discussions and luncheons. The McNair Scholars Program is a comprehensive program structured to prepare undergraduates for successful careers as graduate students, professors, and professional researchers. The preparation is offered in the form of meetings, seminars, advising, tutoring, faculty mentoring, and the completion of a Summer Research Internship.
Students begin the program as sophomores or juniors.
At first, the program's primary purpose is to advise new scholars on how to get the most out of their undergraduate careers. To this end, McNair staff help scholars create an Academic Development Plan to see that students are making good progress toward their academic goals. The Minority Engineering Program seeks to identify potential students who possess an aptitude for math and science from underrepresented minority groups and introducing them to engineering as a viable career option. The program recruits, enrolls, retains and graduates these minority students by providing the best support services designed to assist them in successfully completing their undergraduate education. UBMS prepares these students for the successful completion of secondary and post-secondary degrees that lead to careers in the fields of math or science.