During an Undergraduate Research Experience you’ll mentor a high-achieving student through an eight-week research project in your subject area.
This student may have a novel research proposal that they wish to pursue, or they may contribute to ongoing research that you are conducting.
Benefits:
What motivated me to take part was the desire to create more out-of-class experiences for our students. Through research writing, as well as discussions with a faculty member, students can enhance their writing and critical thinking skills. Also, these are great experiences for students who are interested in the social sciences. It gives them an opportunity to review whether social science analysis and research is something that they would be interested in for their future careers, etc.
URE experiences give faculty members the opportunity to give back. Given that many faculty mentors helped us attain the positions that we have, these URE mentor experiences give us an opportunity to return the favor to our next generation of students. As we are a community college, we often don't get the opportunity to work closely with students on projects, especially more advanced ones. The URE experience gives us the opportunity to both mentor and plant the social science career seed within URE participants.
Requirements:
A URE lasts at least eight weeks. During that time, you will meet with your student(s) at least once a week to review their progress and provide guidance. Students are expected to complete a weekly log of their research activities.
You can add yourself to our faculty mentor pool by completing the online form.
Our team will work to pair you with a student whose research interests align with your expertise. Please note that we cannot guarantee finding a suitable match.
Need help?
If you have any questions or require assistance completing the form, please email ure@spcollege.edu.
