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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

URAPS

Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program

Through this program, faculty will be able to engage undergraduates in their research agendas in one-to-one mentorships and stimulate student interest in pursuing graduate education.

This program is designed to encourage a broader involvement of students and faculty not only within a given major, but also, where appropriate, to encourage and support mentorships that involve faculty members with qualified, highly motivated students outside the major.

    The goals of this program are:
  • to create and expand opportunities for undergraduates and faculty to work as collaborators in the search for knowledge; to involve students in the creation of that knowledge; and to celebrate the accomplishment of undergraduate researchers.
  • to create a better understanding of what faculty do and why they do it.
  • to foster critical thinking and active learning through the greatest resource of this university: the programs of scholarly endeavor that come from research-active faulty in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
  • to further demonstrate and reinforce the synergistic relationship between teaching and scholarship.

Full Information Packet for 2008-2009 URAP (.pdf)

Student Application Packet for 2008-2009 URAP (.pdf)

Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 URAPs (.pdf)

Fall 2008 - Spring 2009 URAPs (.html)