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Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) Fall Workshops

From mechanical engineering and biomedical sciences to marketing and theatre, undergraduates are conducting research with faculty in all UCF academic departments. Participating in this hands-on experience can prepare students for their post-graduation plans, whether they want to continue their education or dive right into their careers! The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is committed to …

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What’s Next Integrative Learning Scholarship Student Highlights

This year, the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) offered the What’s Next: Integrative Learning Scholarship to undergraduate students for the first time. This annual scholarship offers up to $1,000 for students who demonstrate excellence in high-impact integrative learning such as undergraduate research, internships, peer mentoring, living learning communities, etc., and who were able to demonstrate their …

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From Novice Researcher to Judges’ Choice Award Winner: One Student’s Experience with Undergraduate Research

Participating in undergraduate research provides students with integrative learning opportunities where they connect the dots between the skills they learn in the classroom and real-world experiences outside of the classroom. Forums such as UCF’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE) give students a chance to share their work with diverse audiences. Students explain their research …

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What’s Next Student Fellows Research Integrative Learning

This year, What’s Next Student Fellows, Courtney Handy and Coral Nimz not only helped us develop programming and resources for integrative learning, they also conducted their own research project, “Connecting the Dots: Identifying Particular Challenges which Correlate with a Decreased Likelihood of Student Extra- and Co-Curricular Involvement,” which they presented at the 2017 UCF Showcase …

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More than $180,000 awarded to UCF undergraduate integrative learning projects

This year, the UCF Office of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) continued the Faculty Awards Program, supporting 25 exciting faculty and staff projects focused on helping undergraduate students prepare for success after college. Proposals were judged — in two categories Enhancement and Program Innovation — based on their ability to advance the QEP’s theme “What’s …

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Apply Now to be Considered for a QEP Faculty Fellow

  The Quality Enhancement Plan is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for faculty fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. Fellows will work with the QEP to promote integrative learning through faculty outreach, student mentoring, and program development. Each fellow receives a stipend of $3000 for this year-long commitment. For more information, please visit …

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Spring 2017 QEP Faculty Development Workshops (Deadline Extended)

The Office of the QEP presents our Spring 2017 Faculty Development Workshops:   “What’s Next?” Student Professionalism April 3, 2017 12:00-1:30 pm Karen L. Smith Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, CB1 Room 205 Presenters: Vicki Lavendol (Rosen College of Hospitality Management), Kathleen Hohenleitner (Department of English), and Daniel Murphree (Department of History) Helping students …

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Research Coach Scholarships for High-Impact Undergraduate Research Experiences

What are research coaches? Research coaches are undergraduate or graduate students who are hired by faculty exclusively to assist undergraduate students with course-integrated research projects. Similar successful research coach programs are in place at Florida State University and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.   What will the research coaches do? Research coaches work with faculty …

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Undergraduate researchers reflect on what they learned

Working on research projects gives students the opportunity to apply what they learn in their coursework to real-world contexts, and sharing what they learn with others enables students to reflect on and articulate their achievements—two of the cornerstones of integrative learning. Each spring the Office of Undergraduate Research hosts UCF’s Showcase of Undergraduate Research (SURE), …

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More than $150,000 awarded to UCF undergraduate integrative learning projects

This year, the UCF Office of the Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) recognized 25 faculty and staff projects focused on helping undergraduate students prepare for success after college. Proposals were judged — in two categories Enhancement and Program Innovation — based on their ability to advance the QEP’s theme “What’s Next: Integrative Learning for Professional and …

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