Faculty Mentor Interest Form

Faculty mentors play an extremely important role in the development of the next generation of researchers. Research Rookies faculty mentors guide undergraduate students who are brand new to research through the research or artistry process by providing hands-on opportunities to engage in a research project.

Research Rookies are current NIU students (freshmen – juniors) who are participating in research for the first time. Research Rookies participate in a research curriculum where they gain information literacy skills, practical research skills, and how to communicate their research. Once you are matched in the fall semester, you can begin working on a project through the academic year and present your research during the annual Conference on Undergraduate Research and Engagement.

If you are interested in mentoring an undergraduate student through the Research Rookies program this academic year, please complete the interest survey.

Interest Form 

I really enjoy my involvement in Research Rookies because I've gotten to interact with my faculty mentor and the graduate students in her lab. This has really broadened my horizons as to what academic research looks like.

Yousuf Khan, biological studies