Mentoring Undergraduates: Research and Scholarship

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The Undergraduate Mentoring Seminar Series will educate faculty about the importance of mentoring undergraduates in research and scholarship and disseminate best known practices regarding undergraduate research. The goal is for faculty members to learn how to integrate undergraduates into their research program and to act on this knowledge. The Seminar Series will be conducted in a two semester sequence (see below).

Faculty will have the option of earning a certificate in undergraduate mentoring upon completion of four of the six seminars in Fall 2008, and completion of a proposal for integrating undergraduates into a research project.

Spring 2009

During the second semester of the Undergraduate Mentoring Seminar Series, activities are focused on faculty pursuing the undergraduate mentoring certificate. Certificate participants will be required to write a proposal on how undergraduates will be integrated into their research and scholarship program. The document will be evaluated by a faculty review committee to assess the quality of the proposal. If the faculty member’s proposal passes the criteria of the committee, the participant will be awarded a Certificate of Completion at the annual Undergraduate Research and Discovery Symposium. The participants will also be expected to give a short presentation outlining their proposal and research program. The second semester of the Undergraduate Mentoring Seminar Series will be conducted according to a schedule to be determined by the Fall 2008 participants and Eric Murphy & Kenrick Mock, please Eric Murphy at afesm@uaa.alaska.edu

Spring 2009	TO BE RESCHEDULED FROM FALL 2008
TBA	Mentoring Undergraduate Thesis Projects *Rescheduled from October* Presenters: John Petraitis (Psychology) Description: Seminar will provide an overview of mentoring students in undergraduate thesis projects.

Fall 2008

Six seminars will be held in Fall 2008, open to all faculty who are interested. Three will be of general interest to faculty across disciplines, and three will focus on specific areas of research and scholarship.

Fall 2008	Fall Seminar Schedule All events are from 10 - 11:30am Located in: Library 306 Please Register Below!
Friday 9/5	**Engaging Undergraduates in Research and Scholarship * Presenters: Kenrick Mock (Computer Science), Eric Murphy (Psychology) & Fredricka Gilje (Nursing) Description:** Seminar will discuss recent trends in undergraduate research and scholarship, and provide guidance on funding opportunities available at UAA.
Friday 9/19	**Student Panel on Undergraduate Mentoring * Presenters: Brit DelMoral (Sociology) & Jennifer LaCasse (Psychology) Description: Seminar will provide the perspective of undergraduates who have been mentored by faculty. WEB STREAM: mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/mentoring.wmv Powerpoint Presentation:** http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/video/MentoringUndergrad StudentPanel/MentoringUndergradStudentPanel.html
Friday 10/3	Mentoring Undergraduate Thesis Projects *(CANCELLED to be RESCHEDULED at a later date)* Presenters: John Petraitis (Psychology) Description: Seminar will provide an overview of mentoring students in undergraduate thesis projects.
Friday 10/24	Mentoring in the Social Sciences (Moved from Oct. 17 to Oct. 24) Presenters: Diane Hirshberg (Institute of Social & Economic Research), Tracey Burke (Social Work), & Gwen Lupfer-Johnson (Psychology) Description: Seminar will provide an overview of mentoring undergraduates in the social sciences. Webstream: mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/mentoringinthesocialsciencestape1.wmv mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/mentoringinthesocialsciencestape2.wmv Screen Caputre of video: http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/video/MentoringSocialSciences/SocialScienceMentoring.html
Friday 10/31	Mentoring in the Natural Sciences Presenters: David Pfeiffer (Biology), Khrys Duddleston (Biology), & Ian van Tets (Biology) Description: Seminar will provide an overview of mentoring undergraduates in the natural sciences. WEBSTREAM of Workshop: mms://wm.uaa.alaska.edu/cafe/facultyseminar10-31-08.wmv Screen Caputure: http://www.math.uaa.alaska.edu/~afkjm/video/NatScienceMentoring/NatScienceMentoring.html
Friday 11/7	Mentoring in the Arts & Humanities Presenters: Tom Buller (Philosophy), David Edgecombe (Theatre), & Mariano Gonzales (Art) and Chris Sweeney (Music) Description: Seminar will provide an overview of mentoring undergraduates in the arts and humanities.
	*Required to receive certificate.

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