EarlyCareer Students in Research Challenges Victories and Lessons Learned Prajukti juk Bhattacharyya University of Wisconsin Whitewater Undergraduate Research Program Undergraduate Research at UWWhitewater ID: 531996
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Implementing a Program for Engaging Early-Career Students in Research: Challenges, Victories, and Lessons Learned
Prajukti (juk) BhattacharyyaUniversity of Wisconsin, Whitewater
Undergraduate Research ProgramSlide2
Undergraduate Research at UW-WhitewaterTraditional Undergraduate Research Program (URP)
For
upper level
studentsStudents design own projects
with mentors Earn research credit, but
no pay
Have
GPA requirement
Eligible for multiple URP grantsRequired to present on campus during Fall or Spring Undergraduate Research DayExpected to present off-campus at undergraduate research conferences, or professional disciplinary conferences
Research Apprenticeship Program (RAP)
Targets
Freshman, Sophomore
, transfer, and non-traditional
students
Students get
assigned to assist mentors
with their research agendas
Students get
paid
but cannot
earn credit
NO GPA
requirement
Eligible
to
participate only
once
Not required, but are strongly encouraged
to present their work
Participate
for the
entire academic
year
Required
to complete online course titled “Research Methods and Ethics
”
Encouraged to continue on as regular URP students after their RAP
experienceSlide3
Promote and support Community-Based Research
Research opportunities while studying abroad Increased
budgets for international research projects
Explore external funding opportunities for URP mentors and students
Promote URP
Publicize accomplishments
of
URP/RAP students and mentors
Student recruitmentFunding for UR grants and stipendsMatching funds for extramural grants Student- and faculty workshop costsCosts for URP Administrative personnelCUR membership dues
Administrative support and collaboration
Collaboration and buy-in
from other campus organizations is essential for program
successSlide4
King/Chavez Program
Science Academy
Internships
Community-based research
McNair Scholars Program
Undergraduate Research Program
Externally-funded Opportunities
Learning Communities
New Student Seminar Slide5
ACT scores for new freshmen, 2005 – 2014 (20164 students)
Average ACT Comp scores for RAP students compared to all incoming freshmen
students
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
The ACT scores for RAP applicants are
not statistically significantly different
from the average incoming freshmen cohortSlide6
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
A
high percentage of First Generation students
participate in RAPSlide7
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
A high percentage of RAP participants receive
Pell Grant or subsidized federal loansSlide8
RAP students by ethnicity, (initial year of entry 2007-2015)
.
Total number of students 225
URP students by ethnicity: initial year of entry, 1999-2015. number of students 459
UWW Enrollment by ethnicity: initial year of entry 1999-2014. number of students 31,288
White/Caucasian
Hispanic/Latino/a
African American/Black
Two or more races
Other Asian
Others
Southeast Asian
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
RAP students are
ethnically more diverse
than the overall UWW student populationSlide9
RAP received 2015 UW Board of Regents Diversity Award
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
RAP earned
2016 Diversity Program Achievement Award from the Wisconsin State Council on Affirmative ActionSlide10
(Data from UWW Institutional Research and Planning
)
URP/RAP prepares students for
academic successSlide11
Conclusions
RAP and URP provides a spectrum of undergraduate research opportunities for continuous engagement of students
, a high-impact educational
practice
Collaboration and buy-in from other campus organizations is essential for program success
RAP and URP students are
diverse
and show
good academic outcomesStudents value their experience both in terms of learning useful skills and developing a sense of identity as a researcher We help achieve the following LEAP Principles of Excellence:Give students a compass
Aim high – and make excellence inclusive
Assess ability to
apply learning to complex problemsSlide12
Acknowledgements
Undergraduate Research Program
We thank the Provost’s Office for its support, and all URP/RAP staff for their contribution. We are also grateful to participating faculty and staff members whose commitment and dedication to our students is a key contributor to their success
.