An undergrad research director? Paid? On top of the 24 credits we must teach in a two-semester year? We encourage all our faculty to involve students in research. Some are more active than others, but the faculty may limit the number of students depending on their own needs. We have no requirement that students must meet, but we encourage such experience. In addition, the university has an honors program where psych students may be mentored in a research thesis, plus various sources of funding for student research. We have an annual dept. poster session, and also have students presenting at state and national conventions. No director, no additional pay, but student-generated or faculty-generated research is encouraged. Gary
Gerald L. (Gary) Peterson, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Psychology Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI 48710 989-964-4491 [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: [email protected] To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 8:19:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [tips] Undergraduate Research Directors and Programs at 4-year schools I think it has wide interest and I'd like to hear replies on list. I've heard it discussed in many venues. We work probono. That's it. All of us work with students and we all just have them enroll in directed research which nets us nothing. My colleague and I are collaborating on a project for which we have 7 undergrad research assistants this fall. I will have them sign a contract this year, which I have not done in the past and then hate myself when they disappear just when I need them the most. I'm anxious to hear how the whole idea of faculty compensation is worked out at other institutions. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:25:53 -0400 >From: kmorgan <[email protected]> >Subject: [tips] Undergraduate Research Directors and Programs at 4-year >schools >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >Hi all, > >I am looking for information on how undergraduate research is managed >institution-wide at private 4-year colleges. If you teach at such an >institution, I am especially interested in whether or not your >institution has an undergraduate research director, how that person is >compensated, what he or she does, etc. > >Please reply off line as this may be a topic with limited interest to >the rest of the list, and thanks!:-) >--Kathy Morgan >Wheaton College >Norton, MA 02766 >[email protected] > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
