FEATURED THIS MONTH:
OCTOBER OPPORTUNITIES
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The CRE is recruiting new cohorts of Global Scholars, Tech Fellows, and UROP Leaders. Learn more about our programs and how to apply to join.
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Tuesday, October 1st, 2019
5:30-7:30 pm
Augustus Turnbull III FSU Conference Center
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The 2019 President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence is the culmination of the IDEA Grant, Tech Fellows, and iGEM summer awards. At the President’s Showcase, award winners share their research and creative projects through poster and oral presentations. This event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided.
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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) leader applications for the 2020-2021 school year are open! This is a great opportunity if you are interested in gaining teaching experience while positively impacting UROP students’ research journeys at FSU. UROP Leaders are responsible for teaching the new UROP students about the process of research, preparing them for their research assistantship and poster presentation at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Note: any rising 2nd or 3rd year student who has research experience can apply to become a UROP Leader!
Information sessions will be in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House (HSF)
Room 3008
Wednesday, October 2nd, 3:00-4:00 pm
Tuesday, October 8 2:30-3:30 pm
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Deadline to apply to be a UROP Leader is Monday, October 14th, 2019
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Join the CRE for information sessions about how you can become a 2020 Tech Fellow! The Tech Fellows program seeks to expose students to the everyday work of product development, entrepreneurship, and ecosystem building. As a fellow you will spend a dynamic summer embedded with ecosystem building organizations and work alongside startup companies.
The Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement (CRE) has partnered with business incubators and accelerators throughout the state of Florida to promote diversity in the technology sector by providing summer internships for first-generation college students (must be affiliated with CARE). In this program you will gain hands-on experience and connections in tech entrepreneurship through working with incubator staff, startup companies, and mentors.
Information sessions will be in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House (HSF)
Room 3008 (3rd floor)
Wednesday, October 2nd, 12:00-1:00 pm
Thursday, October 10th, 12:00-1:00 pm
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Deadline to apply to be a 2020 Tech Fellow is Friday, November 15th, 2019
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The FSU Global Scholars program helps students secure summer internships at nonprofit organizations in the Global South (Asia, Africa, Latin America). Currently in its eighth year, this program provides students with a challenging academic and personal student development experience that is both low-cost and high-impact. Global Scholars receive training before departure, complete a class-based research project during their internships, and connect their experience abroad back to the Tallahassee community in the form of a capstone project upon their return.
Join the CRE for the upcoming Global Scholars info sessions. Learn more about the program and how you can apply to become a 2020 Global Scholar!
Information sessions will be in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House
Nancy H. Marcus Great Hall (4th floor)
Monday, October 7th, 3:30-5:00 pm
Friday, October 11th, 3:30-5:00 pm
Tuesday, October 15th, 3:30-5:00 pm
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Deadline to apply to be a 2020 Global Scholar is Friday, November 1st, 2019
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Honors, Scholars, and Fellows Open House
The Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House is having an Open House and you are invited! This event will take place throughout the building and is the perfect chance to learn about the programs and opportunities available to students and faculty at HSF. Participate in the Information Quest and enter for a chance to win gift cards! During the Open House there will be an unveiling of the Nancy H. Marcus Memory Wall in the 4th floor Nancy H. Marcus Great Hall where you can learn about the legacy of Dr. Marcus. Refreshments and swag provided.
The HSF Open House will take place on Thursday, October 17th.
Drop by anytime between 1:30 - 4:00 pm
on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors of HSF
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Fall Research Day is the only CRE opportunity this semester for Garnet and Gold Scholar Society students, graduating seniors, and Honors in the Major students to culminate their research with an oral presentation in a smaller, more personalized setting.
Fall Research Day will take place in HSF room 3008 on Friday, November 15th, 2019 (exact times tbd)
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NEW Presentation Requests!
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We have made it easier than ever to request a presentation from a CRE representative. What's more, you can use this portal to request a presentation from any undergraduate office (CRE, Office of National Fellowships, or the Honors Program) in the Honors, Scholars, and Fellows House!
Simply fill out this form and an HSF staff member will respond to schedule your presentation.
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The CRE has many resources for faculty to increase undergraduate involvement in your research. The
faculty resource page details many ways you can become and stay involved with the CRE!
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The
FSU Libraries
hosts workshops throughout the semester on various research-related topics including: Qualtrics and software use, coding languages, finding and using data, qualitative analysis, writing techniques, and more!
In addition to their collection and workshops, FSU Libraries have many resources for students, such as study rooms, technology rental, media labs, and scholarly journals. Here's
more information
about the library workshops at FSU!
We are looking forward to the October workshop dates! Check out what's available below
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OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE OF CRE
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Honors in the Major
Honors in the Major is an exciting opportunity to distinguish yourself in your post-graduate plans by deep diving into a research or creative problem that fascinates you. Over the course of two to three semesters, you will work closely with faculty from your major to design and execute an independent academic thesis or creative project appropriate for your field. Doing so will help give you a competitive edge when applying to graduate school, professional school, fellowships, or career opportunities. It’s a fun, challenging, and rewarding experience that can build upon previous FSU research experiences you may have completed, like UROP.
You do not need to be a member of the Honors Program to participate in the Honors in the Major program
. Admission requirements include:
- Must be a current FSU student
- Must be formally accepted into your major
- Must have a 3.2 GPA (FSU and Cumulative)
- Must have at least 60 completed college credits
- Must have at least 12 completed FSU credits
- Must have at least two semesters remaining until graduation
To learn more about
Honors in the Major
. Also, consider attending an information session and Q&A given by Dr. Michael David Franklin, Honors faculty:
Thursday, October 24, from 12 noon to 1 pm in HSF Great Hall.
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This non-credit workshop trains FSU faculty, staff, and students to conduct underwater research in accordance with the standards of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS). It is available exclusively to those with research applications. This experience is for students who are currently working on a research project. Scholarships available.
Questions? Visit the FSU Academic Diving Program
website
, or contact the Diving Safety Officer directly at fsucml-dso@fsu.edu or by calling (850) 697-2078.
Apply by Friday, November 1st, 2019
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Schedule: January 8th - May 3rd, 2020
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Alex Oldham
Graduate Assistant, M.S. Candidate in Sports Psychology
Alex Oldham, a Kentucky native, is currently in her second year in the Sport Psychology Master’s program here at FSU. She found her passion for this field during her time as an undergrad, researching various elements of the psychology of motivation in athletic and academic contexts at Western Kentucky University.
Alex spent her summer interning for a counseling and mental performance private practice in Annapolis, MD. There, she had the opportunity to get applied experience as a mental performance consultant, wrote articles for her supervisor’s blog, and learned the in’s and out’s of integrating mental skills services with physical training and other holistic care providers. One day, Alex would love to work for a high school level sports organization or tactical athlete populations (military or police force), and dreams of working for the NFL.
Fun fact: Alex’s hometown is where all Corvettes are made, and she is very proud of her Kentuckian roots!
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Aquesha Addison
FGLSAMP President, UROP Leader, IDEA Grant recipient
Aquesha Addison is in her final year of Biological Sciences and has been involved in various ways on and off campus since her freshman year. Upon graduation, she would like to pursue a M.S. in Biomedical Science and then an M.D. Her career goal is to bridge the gap between medical research and patient care in the hospital setting.
Aquesha has been conducting research under Dr. Timothy Megraw at the College of Medicine since her first year at FSU. Her current project focuses on the mechanism of Flavivirus infection and the effects of Zika Virus on cell division and function. With the aid of several CRE opportunities, she have been able to share her experiences with other students as well as present her work a few times at various conferences.
Her first presentation was at the Florida Undergraduate Research Conference at UNF last February. The experience made her more comfortable talking about her work to those outside her field. She continued with UROP to present at the 2019 Spring Symposium, and she is currently preparing to present on October 1st at the
President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence
to share her IDEA Grant research. Aquesha has also continued her CRE involvement by becoming a UROP leader for the 2019-2020 school year.
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Briana Whitehead
UROP Leader, Global Scholar, FGLSAMP member
Briana Whitehead is in her first year of a PhD program in Molecular Biophysics at Johns Hopkins University. She is studying protein sequencing and folding using different computational, biophysical, and chemical methods. Hear from Briana in her own words!
"I think my [PhD] program is absolutely amazing. They care so much about each student's individual success, and there is a plethora of resources for everyone in the program. I also like that my program is not really big like many strictly interdisciplinary programs, so everyone ends up knowing everyone, increasing the community involvement and friendliness. The different research that goes on here is incredible, and many of the labs are at the forefront of their work and also technological design and method development.
Without the CRE, I don't think I ever would have realized what it meant to be a researcher, and I would have never fallen in love with it. I went into FSU wanting to go to medical school, but after my involvement with UROP my sophomore year I changed trajectories and decided to go to graduate school to continue increasing my laboratory skills and learning to think critically about the questions that interest me the most. I have also had much involvement with different people and different cultures throughout my doctoral journey, and being able to handle situations or conversations with the utmost respect for the individual and their opinions and ideas is also something that I believe the Global Scholars program has embedded in me, which I am very grateful for."
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Friday, October 4th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Nancy H. Marcus Great Hall (HSF 4th floor)
The first speaker for the
Friends of Honors, Scholars, and Fellows
will be Shauna Gillooly, a Ph.D. candidate in political science at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focuses on transformations of violence in post-conflict and transitional contexts in Colombia, where she has conducted extensive fieldwork. She is a former SCURC Director, as well as a participant in the UROP and Honors programs.
Light lunch provided, registration required.
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Friends of HSF Homecoming Brunch
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Join Friends of HSF for our inaugural homecoming brunch on
Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am – 11:00am
Nancy H. Marcus Great all (HSF 4th floor)
This is a great opportunity to network, mingle, and discover more about our new alumni and friends network. This event is open to alumni, friends, donors, and students involved with our undergraduate Honors, Scholars, and Fellows programs. A full brunch menu provided by FSU Legacy Catering, HSF building tours, and new Friends of HSF swag will be provided.
There will be a suggested $10 donation to attend the homecoming brunch that can be accepted at check-in. Thank you to those of you who have already given to Friends of HSF!
Learn more about ways to be engaged
! Families and children are welcome.
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CRE DROP-IN HOURS
FALL 2019
August 26 — December 12
Monday, 10 - 12
Morgan Hamilton, mjhamilton@fsu.edu
Tuesday, 2-4 (except 10/1)
Alex Oldham, aoldham@fsu.edu
Wednesday, 2-4
David Advent, madvent@fsu.edu
Thursday, 10-12
Alex Oldham
Contact us
cre@fsu.edu
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Engaging students in research, innovation, and scholarship is the hallmark of a great research university. Through this engagement, students become better thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers, cultivating a depth of understanding needed to make a positive difference in the world.
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