This last summer 16 students participated, all presenting their research to other students and faculty advisors in a seminar series and attending workshops on public speaking and preparing posters. Finally this summer, eight students participated in a College-funded Student Multicultural Research Program in which they carried out a research project under the direction of a faculty advisor, attended a series of seminars focusing on student research, and participated in a public speaking workshop. For the first time this summer, all 78 students on campus, working with 46 faculty mentors, participated in a common poster session followed by a celebratory dinner with music. The posters are still on display in the Focus of the Science Center, so stop by to look, if you haven't already. They are wonderful examples of the creative power of students in a summer of research mentored by faculty.
Students write comments on their experiences as part of our evaluation process.
Rushing only means that you may have to do the experiment over again. My summer research has revealed to me the reward of following a research project through subsequent stages of development. Independently planning, executing, troubleshooting and evaluating experiments and their results offered me a joy in lab work not experienced through course laboratory instruction. I really enjoy working on a project that I can be free to be creative with. Many of the comments of students refer to mentoring.