Gervlyne Auguste (She/Her), McNair Scholars Assistant Director
gauguste@binghamton.edu
Phone: 607-777-3838
Gervlyne Auguste currently serves as the Assistant Director for the Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program). She brings over 15 years of experience in educational and administrative management. Her academic experiences serve as an important framework that better allows her to understand and identify with a diverse range of students. Gervlyne's familiarities of being a first-generation college student with English as a second language present the main ideals that are the backbone of her educational philosophy. As a assistant director, her primary mission is to help students navigate successfully through their academic careers while exploring their educational and career options. Her immediate responsibility is to prepare students to be self-sufficient and life-long learners. Her obligation is to contribute and remain attentive to issues pertaining to student services and retention. This is especially important when addressing the needs of underrepresented and underserved students.
In her spare time, she serves on several nongovernmental organizations as an advocate for better access to education, youth development and women owned businesses reaching life-long independence.
Gervlyne holds a Masters in Science degree with an Administration and Planning concentration from the University of Massachusetts in Boston and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Emmanuel College, Boston.
Kaya Foster (She/Her), McNair Scholars Program Coordinator
Kaya Foster serves as the Program Coordinator for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program). In this role, Kaya actively supports scholars in their academic pursuits. She is currently a graduate student in political science at Binghamton University and brings years of teaching, administrative and advocacy experience to her position. Kaya is dedicated to demonstrating her commitment to student success through her work. Originally from New Orleans, she is thrilled and honored to contribute her skills to supporting students with diverse backgrounds, as her own. For more information about the McNair Scholars Program, please feel free to contact Kaya at kfoster@binghamton.edu.
Undergraduate Research Center
The McNair Scholars Program is run within the External Scholarships and Undergraduate Research Center.
