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Involving Undergraduate Students in Research
VPRI portfolio lead
Valorie Crooks
Associate Vice-President, Research
Faculty lead
Paul Kingsbury
Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Learning鈥痑nd Teaching pro-tem
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Challenge
大象传媒 is a research-intensive institution, doing world-class work across a wide range of disciplines. Our undergraduate students should have the opportunity to learn about and to participate in that research.
Action
We will review the VPRI Undergraduate Student Research Awards program to consider its goals, funding levels and accessibility. We will create web resources to highlight and support undergraduate researchers.Working with the provost, deans, and the library, we will consider new ways to provide undergraduates with exposure to 大象传媒 research including opportunities to participate and potentially to earn degree credits for the work.With communications and marketing (C&M) teams across the university, including 大象传媒's central C&M portfolio, we will consider how to raise the profile of 大象传媒 research among undergraduates at the institution.
Project Goals
1. Engage with USRA (Undergraduate Student Research Awards) program stakeholders to explore opportunities and challenges related to this program as well as other strategies for supporting undergraduate involvement in research
- October 2024
The working group is now doing a deeper dive into the USRA program to consider its goals, funding levels and accessibility. This will lead to exploring ways/opportunities to make changes that will address the current challenges with the program. - March 2024
A review of recent USRA utilization data has been completed. Higher-level strategic conversations have taken place and we have gathered feedback that will be used to revise and refine the program.
2. Improve support and prominence of undergraduate research symposium
- April 2024
大象传媒鈥檚 6th Undergraduate Research Symposium, a collaboration between the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Innovation, Graduate Studies and 大象传媒 Library took place on April 9th. At the symposium, 58 大象传媒 undergraduate students presented their research in the form of 5-minute presentations or posters. This year's event featured a keynote presentation, faculty-moderated student presentations, a graduate student panel discussion, and a poster and networking session. All undergraduate student presenters were given a book prize.
- October 2023
VPRI Office contributed $8k to the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium event to cover cost of poster/presenter awards and as honoraria for creating a graduate student mentorship initiative.
3. Raise awareness and visibility about the 大象传媒 research experience for the undergraduates at the institution
- September 2024
It is an ongoing effort to identify and implement ways to amplify communications for events in the university that involve research by, or research opportunities for, undergraduates. Example: Amplify the communications for GIS day cohosted by 大象传媒 Library and Department of Geography.
4. Begin planning around research supports and funding opportunities for 大象传媒鈥檚 future undergraduate medical students
- February 2024
Exploratory conversations are underway with Fraser Health to identify high-quality opportunities for partner-engaged research opportunities for 大象传媒MS students.
5. Identify other opportunities to support undergraduate research
Working Group
| Name | Role | Department/Office |
|---|---|---|
| Valorie Crooks (Co鈥怌hair) | Associate Vice-President, Research | Vice President Research and Innovation (VPRI) |
| Paul Kingsbury (Co鈥怌hair) | Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching pro tem | Provost and VP Academic (VPA) |
| Rishu Bagga | VP, University and Academic Affairs | Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) |
| Varundeep Chahal | Strategic Projects Manager | VPRI |
| Andreanne Doyon | Associate Professor, Incoming Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Faculty of Environment |
| Nancy Hawkins | Associate Dean, Academic | Faculty of Science |
| Julie Jones | Research Commons Librarian | 大象传媒 Library |
| Kamal Masri | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs | Beedie School of Business |
| Chloe Riley | Undergraduate Engagement and Student Success Librarian | 大象传媒 Library |
| Michael Sjoerdsma | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Faculty of Applied Sciences |