UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH and CREATIVE SCHOLARSHIP

Enrich your Education with Real-World Experience-RESEARCH

Participating in Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship allows you to explore the questions and ideas that are truly your own or to help a faculty member with their research. Faculty in almost all fields at The University are willing to guide and mentor undergraduate students who are enthusiastic about research. This experience will extend classroom learning and provide a powerful foundation for further pursuits, including graduate school and employment.

Research experience may be initiated by you:

• Browse the colleges and research examples below to get an idea for the types of research that exist.
• Talk to your professors to find out what research opportunities are available in your major.
• Share your research ideas with a faculty member who is doing research in an area that interests you.
• Take a research methods course.
• There is no official process to participate in Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship. Your best move forward is to talk to a faculty member and share your idea.
• Specialized Research Opportunities

What is Undergraduate Research and Creative Scholarship?

Undergraduate Research is an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline. Undergraduate research is conducted under the supervision of a faculty mentor and typically culminates in a poster or oral presentation and a comprehensive written report, essay or thesis.

• Working in a science laboratory
• Investigative field work
• Investigating a historic event

Creative Scholarship is likewise conducted with a faculty mentor and typically culminates in a public performance, reading or exhibition. In many cases, a creative project will also result in a reflective or interpretive essay that explores the creative process and examines the sources of artistic inspiration.

• Composing or arranging music
• Creating a sculpture or painting

Visit the schools below to learn about the research opportunities that each has to offer

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education and Human Services
• College of Forestry and Conservation
• College of Health Professions and Biomedical Sciences
• College of Visual and Performing Arts
• School of Business Administration
• School of Journalism