Analysis of the results of the faculty survey confirms that faculty who participate in UROP gain a stronger appreciation of the value of diversity in the university and an understanding of the barriers that minority students encounter than non-participating faculty. Learned Since research to date has not shown why UROP causes the dramatic changes in performance and retention, project staff are now attempting to find this out by asking students to recall specific behaviors in which they engaged, such as number of conversati ons with faculty, and number of hours spent studying, working with other students, consulting advisers, and so on. In addition, UROP students and controls who have now graduated will be interviewed to determine the program's long-term effects. Considered one of the principal innovations in the university's revitalization of its undergraduate curr iculum, UROP is a major focus of the university's current capital campaign, which is expected to raise a 3 million dollar endowment for the project. UROP personnel have answered numerous inquiries about the program, and have made presentations at conferences in the U.S. and Canada.
Manuscripts are in preparation for submission to various journals.