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Cultivating a Multi-Disciplinary Learning Atmosphere for Undergraduate Research: The ACRE Success Story. Council on Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference June 2006 DePauw, IN Andrea Chapdelaine (Provost) Teresa Gilliams (English) Stephen G. Mech (Biology) David Osgood (Biology).
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Cultivating a Multi-Disciplinary Learning Atmosphere for Undergraduate Research: The ACRE Success Story Council on Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference June 2006 DePauw, IN Andrea Chapdelaine (Provost) Teresa Gilliams (English) Stephen G. Mech (Biology) David Osgood (Biology) National Conferenc e for Undergraduate Research April 2006 Asheville, NC Christian Hamann (Chemistry) Lisa Wilder (Economics) Wayne Vettleson (Theatre)
History of Program • CUR Institutionalizing Undergraduate Research Institute 1996 • Mission to increase level of participation and institutionalize support for a campus-wide summer program • Project must be “true collaborative effort between faculty member and student”
Mission Statement … designed to foster undergraduate scholarship, creative activity and research. The goal of this program is to provide students with the opportunity to engage in an in-depth learning experience that complements the breadth of the liberal-arts curriculum. Through this experience, students will increase their skills in their chosen field, foster professional relationships with faculty, and advance their knowledge in the chosen project area
Program Overview • Summer and Interim models • 10 weeks in summer • 3-4 weeks in Interim • Full or half ACREs • All current students are eligible • Application is a collaborative grant proposal • Evaluated by Undergraduate Research Committee • IRB/ACUC approval required
Making the Multi-disciplinary Connection • Information sessions • Planning meeting • Weekly student presentations and discussions • Summer picnic • Campus presentation – Experience Event
Making the Multi-disciplinary Connection • Weekly meetings
Making the Multi-disciplinary Connection • Campus presentation – Experience Event
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ANTIGONE by Sophoclese Lighting Design by: JES HALM
Breaking the Mis-education Cycle • Project goals • Describe features of multicultural curriculum • Define key tenets of a multicultural curriculum • Understand the multicultural classroom • Incorporate Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-education of the Negro with the practical side of the overall project
Outcomes – Benefits for students • Exposure and learning beyond their own area of concentration • Conferences/publications/events • NCUR and regional conferences • Sustained effort at and interest in engaging scholarly communities outside their discipline • National and International conferences • Undergraduate research and Professional meetings in a variety of fields • Graduate studies/jobs • Foundations of Senior Thesis • Theses more multi-disciplinary
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Outcomes – Post-graduate Activity • Higher Education • Masters (13 different programs) 15 • PhD (4 different programs) 4 • Divinity School 2 • Medical School 2 • Total 23 • Placement by ACRE graduates 24% • Placement by total student body 26-28%
Discussion – individual barriers to multidisciplinary projects • What barriers do you anticipate for faculty participation? • What barriers do you anticipate for student participation?
Discussion - Programmatic • What are the factors that allow an interdisciplinary program to flourish? • How can you develop or create these factors at your institution? • What are the obstacles?