The Undergraduate Fellows Program supports and develops partnerships between faculty and selected students, to learn and work together on academic projects. While learning together through collaborative work, faculty and undergraduate fellows will make significant contributions to Millikin University, professional disciplines and the Decatur area community. All faculty are invited to participate in this program. The program is open to a wide range of undergraduate fellows, including service learning fellows, diversity fellows, writing fellows, teaching fellows, research fellows, or technology fellows. Teaching fellows help faculty design and implement innovative teaching approaches.
Research fellows assist and collaborate with faculty on academic research.
Most faculty are engaged in research and undergraduate students need research opportunities. Students learn a great deal about the long term commitment and dedication required to conduct significant research. The student fellows is encouraged to help or participate in presentations related to the research,, including potential publication in academic journals. Writing fellows assist and collaborate with faculty on academic writing, editing or publishing projects. In the past, such fellows have assisted with scholarly journals, academic books, science lab manuals, bibliographies, departmental newsletters and other forms of publication such as online hypermedia.