Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program

The Undergraduate Research Mentorship Program aims to encourage and support undergraduate participation in faculty research in A&S departments. Funded jointly by the College of Arts and Science and the Provost and administered by a faculty committee, the URM Program is an opportunity for rising juniors to cooperate actively with faculty mentors, learning firsthand about the natural integration of research and teaching. All Arts and Science students with 50-75 hours of course work and at least a 3.25 GPA are eligible to apply for either a summer mentorship, or a fall or winter semester mentorship.

Deadlines

Friday, February 29, 2008, is the deadline for Summer and Fall 2008 Undergraduate Research Mentorship proposals.
Friday, October 31, 2008 is the deadline for Spring 2009 Undergraduate Research Mentorship proposals.

For more information and applications:

Research Mentorship brochure (pdf) and
Research Mentorship application (pdf)

Learn more about undergraduate research: Fostering the future of undergraduate research: A visit with Ted Tarkow.

Also available is the Life Sciences Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program. Please see LS UROP for more information.

Summer 2007 Student and Faculty Participants

Derek Andes, Art
Faculty mentors: David East and J.J. Higgins

Melissa Bauer, Art
Faculty mentor: J. Brett Grill

Andrew Boerkircher, Biological Sciences
Faculty mentor: Dawn Cornelison

Kaitlyn Faries, Biological Sciences
Faculty mentor: Lori Eggert

Alison Gabel, English
Faculty mentor: Albert Devlin

Miriam Galenas, Geological Sciences
Faculty mentor: Alan Whittington

Erin Hoffman, Music
Faculty mentor: Judith Mabary

Matt Johnston, Political Science
Faculty mentor: Jonathan Krieckhaus

Ksenia Kopeikin, Psychological Sciences
Faculty mentor: Moshe Naveh-Benjamin

Nicole Mautino, History
Faculty mentor: Linda Reeder

Melinda O’Connell, English
Faculty mentor: Devoney Looser

Alicia Pardee, Psychological Sciences
Faculty mentor: Matthew Will

Nicolas Pretnar, Sociology
Faculty mentor: Takeshi Wada

Lelande Rehard, Classical Studies
Faculty mentor: Jim McGlew

Alan Simpson, Economics
Faculty mentor: Emek Basker

Sarah Skorepa, Classical Studies
Faculty mentor: David Schenker

Alyssa Stinson, Economics
Faculty mentor: Peter Mueser

Adam Swadley, Economics
Faculty mentor: Joe Haslag

Elizabeth Zerr, Political Science
Faculty mentor: Cameron Thies