Strategies for Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers

Passionate about undergraduate research or maybe you are interested in a faculty career at a primarily undergraduate institution? This session will provide participants with the background and practical strategies necessary to create or improve your undergraduate research program, both for your students and for your own career. Current faculty or graduate students and post-docs interested in applying to a faculty position where they will work with undergraduate researchers are encouraged to register.

Topics will include:

- Best Practices in Mentoring Undergraduates

- How to set up an undergraduate research lab, including vertically integrated projects

- How to integrate research into the curriculum

- Potential grant programs to support your current or future undergraduate research lab