What is Undergraduate Research?
The Office of Undergraduate Research and
Internships provides support to faculty in their endeavors to engage students in
collaborative research and creative activity. Resources are available to assist
faculty in learning more about mentoring students and facilitating the student
research relationship. The Office also provides support for poster fairs, campus
conferences, and other activities that showcase student research/creative
activity and collects data on research participation throughout campus.
What do we mean by UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH at
Furman?
Scholary projects in which both faculty and students
are collaborative partners in examining, creating, and sharing new knowledge or
works in ways consistent with practices in the discipline
- Laboratory research in sciences
- Text-based research in the humanities - both primary and secondary
sources
- Fields research in the natural and social sciences and in some of the
humanities, such as history and communication studies
- Creative projects in fine arts and humanities
WHY should a student consider spending a summer working with a professor on
research project?
To immerse oneself into a research project results in
not only learning more about the subject of study, but also further develops
critical thinking skills by learning more about the research process and
constructing solutions to problems. Students apply knowledge gained in the
classroom to real situationsand learn to work both independently and with teams.
These are skills and abilities that can be applied to all disciplines.
This experience also helps students to clarify career paths and goals
for graduate and professional education.
HOW does a student get involved in collaborative
faculty-student research?
Talk to professors in departments of
interest. Opportunities are available in all areas of study. If you don't know
which professors to approach, contact
Timothy Fehler in the Office of
Undergraduate Research and Internships (294.3607) and he can make
recommendations to you.
Funding for full-time summer research activity
is available from:
- The Furman Advantage and Hipp Fellowship Programs
- SCICU Research Fellowship
- External grants awarded to faculty (consult with specific faculty for
availability)
- Department funds (in some departments)