We want students to begin work in the summer and to work in the lab full time for twelve weeks or more. I need to take six credit hours of summer school classes to graduate on time. Summer school courses are intensive because they cover an entire semester's work in only five weeks. The amount of time students must spend on summer school classes cuts into the time they can spend in the lab. We want students to work full time which means NOT taking summer school classes.
Summer school is important for some students and a worthy activity.
But so is summer research. If you are working at two campus jobs, and putting in a credible performance with both, it is likely that you are routinely exceeding these university mandated limits. Everyone is welcome to attend UBRP seminars and datablitzes. Students who are not part of UBRP and who are working in labs can present posters of their work at the annual UBRP conference as long as they have the endorsement of the faculty member in whose lab they are working. To apply, you must first have a minimum of six months of research experience.