FEATURE OF THE MONTH
FLORIDA-GEORGIA LOUIS STOKES ALLIANCE FOR MINORITY PARTICIPATION
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In appreciation of Black History Month, we want to highlight our partnership with the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation. At the CRE, we are committed to increasing diversity and minority participation in undergraduate research.
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The Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP)
is an alliance-based program whose overall goal is to assist universities and colleges in diversifying the nation's science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce by increasing the number of STEM baccalaureate and graduate degrees awarded to populations historically underrepresented in these disciplines: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Native Pacific Islanders.
The LSAMP program also supports knowledge generation, knowledge utilization, program impact and dissemination type activities. The program seeks new learning and immediate diffusion of scholarly research into the field. Under this program, funding for STEM educational and broadening participation research activities could include research to develop new models in STEM engagement, recruitment and retention practices for all critical pathways to STEM careers or research on interventions such as mentoring, successful learning practices and environments, STEM efficacy studies, and technology use.
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If you are interested in joining the FLGSAMP family, see more information about our program and how you can get involved!
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Who is Louis Stokes?
Louis Stokes became active in the civil rights movement and political affairs in the 1960s. Stokes served as vice president of the Cleveland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 1965-66, and as chairman of its Legal Redress Committee for five years.
In 1968, he was elected to the U.S. Congress and became the first African American member of Congress from Ohio. In 1987, Stokes scored a major achievement when he was named chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, becoming the first black congressman to head this important congressional committee.
When Louis Stokes retired in 1998, he became the first African American in the history of the U.S. Congress to have completed 30 years in office. Following his retirement, LSAMP was named in honor of former U.S. Rep. Louis Stokes’s support for equality.
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Congressman Louis Stokes (right) and his brother Mayor Carl B. Stokes (left).
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Louis Stokes' Congressional Portrait
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Apply to Present at the 20th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Deadline to Apply to Present: Monday, February 17, 2020
The Undergraduate Research Symposium is an annual showcase for undergraduate students from all majors to present their work to the wider community. Hundreds of student researchers, including those from the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, Honors in the Major Program, the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), and independent studies, present their work as poster and creative presentations in the FSU Oglesby Union Ballrooms.
All students at any stage of the research process are eligible to apply!
Light refreshments and interactive activities provided.
For more information, contact Assistant Director, Morgan Hamilton, mjhamilton@fsu.edu
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Apply to Present Your Creative Research
during Nourishing Creativity
at the 20th annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Deadline to apply: Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Do you have a creative project that you wish to share with the FSU community and beyond?
Nourishing Creativity
is your time to shine and share your artistic productivity! The Undergraduate Research Symposium celebrates research of all kinds from all disciplines. The CRE aims to further include the creative arts in the research conversation. In contrast to the poster presentations at the Symposium, this will be an open-format, performative presentation during the invite-only lunch hour. Your project can be a work in progress or finished. Read passages from your creative writing, performance an excerpt from a dance or scenes from your play, exhibit artwork, sing, or play your instrument. The presentation format is up to you!
For more information, contact Assistant Director, Morgan Hamilton, mjhamilton@fsu.edu
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Apply to be a part of the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP)
Deadline to apply for UROP: Friday, May 1, 2020
(Transfer student deadline: Wednesday, July 1, 2020)
*This program is for first- and second-year and transfer FSU students. Learn more about
UROP
Program Components:
- Conduct research 5 -10 hours per week assisting a faculty member, graduate student, or startup company
- Meet bi-weekly with a UROP Leader and fellow UROP students; receive personalized guidance about research and campus resources
- Present at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Information sessions about UROP and the application will be in HSF room 3008:
- Monday, April 13th, 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Thursday, April 23rd, 1:00 - 2:00 pm
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E-Waste Design Sprint
Monday, February 24, 2020
5-9pm Innovation Hub Commons Area
The E-Waste Design Sprint is a part of the larger Critical Thinking Symposium, 2020. Co- Sponsored by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Retention & Sustainable Campus Electronic waste, or “e-waste,” generated by computers, TVs, cameras, printers, and cell phones, is a growing local and global issue. Through the FSU E-Waste Design Sprint, participants will explore solutions to both remediate the existing e-waste problems at FSU and prevent e-waste generation in the future.
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The Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition Awards
The Excellence in the Visual Arts Exhibition Awards are given to outstanding students for work of exceptional artistic achievement. All undergraduate and graduate students are welcome to apply regardless of discipline or major. Students must be currently enrolled and in good academic standing. Please follow the links according to your enrollment level.
Deadline to apply is February 20, 2020 by 11:59 pm.
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The HSF Research Series is co-sponsored by CRE and University Libraries
Tools & Strategies for Avoiding Plagiarism
February 11, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
HSF 3008
This workshop will explain the rules of when you do and don’t need to cite sources and will help you understand how to properly quote and paraphrase so that you have the confidence to write with integrity.
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What Do I Need to Know about Patent Searching?
February 13, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
HSF 3008
Patents are a valuable, complicated, and often underutilized public resource. This workshop is intended to help first-time patent researchers understand what patents are and how to read them. It will cover formal patent searching techniques, open access for patent searching, and patent searching through FSU Libraries.
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Correlation Does Not Equal Causality: An Introduction to Data Literacy
February 18, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
HSF 2009
With the vast amount of statistics and infographics now available at the touch of a finger or click of a mouse, it is often difficult to determine which ones offer an accurate representation of a topic. This interactive workshop will provide an overview of data literacy and reproducibility concepts, aimed at giving attendees the knowledge needed to determine the purpose for which statistical and pictorial data is being used and whether conclusions using the data are sound.
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Introduction to Surveys Using Qualtrics
February 20, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
HSF 2009
This workshop will introduce participants to Qualtrics, an online survey software that is available to Florida State University faculty, staff and students. Qualtrics enables users to create and distribute complex surveys and analyze responses from a single online platform.
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Copyright Information Sessions
1:00 - 4:00 pm
January 23 — February 20, 2020
Strozier and Dirac Libraries
This semester the FSU Libraries will host copyright hours for students to ask copyright questions.
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Locations and Times:
- Feburary 13, Strozier Library (lower level), R&D Commons
- February 20, Dirac Library, Dirac Conference room (room 216)
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Sabine Nemours
2019 IDEA Grant Recipient
I'm a first-generation Haitian-American college student, from Miami. I aim to pursue a career in publishing & writing as I aspire to become a published author in my own capacity. My major literary influences come from the works of Toni Morrison, James Baldwin, and Octavia Butler.
My research project involved analyzing the community of Little Haiti, as I searched to understand the socioeconomic role that women played in maintaining cultural identity. I have enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the CRE as an academic & professional resource that has aided me in my development as a researcher and as a student here at FSU.
I presented my research back in October 2019 at the President's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence, the culminating event for IDEA Grant recipients to share with the community. My presentation was given orally, with a few supplemental graphics to convey data.
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Jessica Saintibert
FGLSAMP 2014-2016
My name is Jessica Saintibert and being involved with FGLSAMP truly catalyzed my passion for research; it even helped guide my decision to apply to graduate school during my senior year!
Following this, I decided to apply to medical school! After receiving my Masters in Public Health and Epidemiology, I am now a Public Health Doctoral student with a concentration in Epidemiology and Biostatistics. I am so grateful for FGLSAMP; through my participation, I was able to obtain amazing internships, supportive mentors, attend informative conferences, and discover a true interest in research opportunities!
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CRE DROP-IN HOURS
SPRING 2020
January 6 — May 1
Monday, 10 - 12
Wednesday, 1-3
Morgan Hamilton, mjhamilton@fsu.edu
Tuesday, 1 - 3
David Advent, madvent@fsu.edu
Thursday, 10 - 12
Alex Oldham, aoldham@fsu.edu
Contact us
cre@fsu.edu
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