Hello EXITO Community!

The fall has flown by and many of us are exhausted from a long and stressful year that required us to adapt and adjust in unprecedented ways! We find ourselves mostly remote, homeschooling children, and isolated from family and friends. Despite these challenges, the EXITO community remains strong and incredible work and research has continued!

Please enjoy these highlights and please help us spread the word about the application for our next Cohort of students!

Please don't hesitate to reach out at exito@pdx.edu.
Cohort 7 New Scholar Recruitment
We are recruiting our SEVENTH Cohort of students (can you believe it?!?) and WE NEED YOUR HELP!

The application will be open from Monday, January 4, 2021 – Monday, February 15, 2021.

How can you help?
  • Let us know if we can come to visit your winter class by emailing us at exito@pdx.edu with "Class Visit" in the subject line
  • Word of mouth is our best recruitment strategy, tell your colleagues and students!
  • Encourage students to sign up for the recruitment alert here
Introducing the Face of Science!
The CEC has launched the Face of Science Campaign!

What does a scientist look like? Meet 10 BUILD Scholars/Alumni (including BUILD EXITO Alum, Nathali Newman) from across the country who are pursing careers in biomedical research. The Face of Science highlights how diverse, bold, unique, and confident scientists of all backgrounds can be. Follow @enhancscience for upcoming videos in their #FaceOfScience campaign.
Celebrating Dr. Hattori-Uchima!
Margaret Hattori-Uchima, the dean of the school of health at the University of Guam and EXITO faculty extraordinaire, achieved a career milestone and a first for Guam on Nov. 1 when she was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing’s 2020 class of fellows, according to a UOG news release. 
Article on the RLC experience just published!
This paper, titled Contributions Made by Undergraduates to Research Projects: Using the CREDIT Taxonomy to Assess Undergraduate Research Experiences, discusses the development and use of the CREDIT URE, a tool to define and measure roles performed by undergraduate students working in research placements.

Just a friendly, feel check out our Opportunities and Events page. If you know of any upcoming events and/or opportunities you think the EXITO Community should know please send us an email, exito@pdx.edu. Thank You!
Just a friendly reminder, Diversity Program Consortium (DPC) and National Research Mentoring Networking (NRMN) are part of the EXITO experience for Scholars and Alumni! These programs are full of resources and opportunities.
For non-PSU campuses, review your college/university resource centers and mentors to learn what support is available.
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If you have a story, event, or opportunity you are interested in sharing with the EXITO community, contact us! Email exito@pdx.edu.
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