FEATURE OF THE MONTH
LIBRARY
CELEBRATION
& RESOURCE FOR OUR STUDENTS
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In Florida, it's Library Month, and we at the CRE are celebrating our partnership with FSU's University Libraries! The University Libraries have many digital and virtual resources available to students, including subject specialist librarians. Now is certainly a time to appreciate the hard work they do.
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RESOURCES FOR OUR STUDENTS
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It is very important for students, staff, and faculty to take care of themselves in this time of uncertainty due to COVID-19. The CRE will work to maintain a strong virtual community for our students and campus partners.
Please reach out to us
(
cre@fsu.edu
)
if
you have any concerns about programs, events, or deadlines. We will continue to provide advising to students virtually (through Zoom) until we return to campus.
In this newsletter, we will be highlighting the resources CRE has available for our students during this time with COVID-19. In addition, we will also be discussing the impact of research resources found through the collaborative partnership between the CRE and University Libraries, as April is Florida Library Month. We hope that this newsletter communicates that CRE is committed to supporting our students in their personal and academic lives.
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HSF and the CRE are (virtually) open for business!
Though we are heeding the advice of FSU and public health experts, we are still here for you during the final weeks of classes and programs. The CRE can provide resources to students virtually in order to assure success in your academics.
You can schedule a virtual advising appointment with the CRE to discuss questions about our programs, events, and ways you can get involved with undergraduate research.
Please set up a meeting through Campus Connect, using the instructions on the “Getting Started” (
https://buff.ly/2vGvbuc
) page, and we will respond to you with a link to a Zoom appointment.
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Studying at home often provides a comfortable, low-pressure environment to complete your work; however, there are a few reasons it can be difficult to study at home. With so many distractions, it’s easy to procrastinate, and when you do start your work, it can be easy to get off track. Click the link below to read more about how to study at home without getting distracted.
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Things may feel out-of-control right now. You may be facing a lot of unknowns and disruptions. Try to be patient with yourself, your classmates, and your instructors during this time. Take care of your well being first. Making a plan and adjusting your studying may help you regain a sense of control. Follow the link below to learn how to adjust your study habits and more benefits to doing so.
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From the University Counseling Center:
The University Counseling Center (UCC) is a welcoming and confidential place, and we are here to help! We are enthusiastic about assisting our students with all kinds of questions and concerns, like homesickness, struggles with relationships, sexual identity and gender questions, cultural issues, eating and body image, substance use, worries, and depression. Our licensed and professionally-trained staff offer counseling to those currently enrolled at FSU in a variety of ways: through one-on-one sessions, couples sessions, group sessions, and walk-in services for urgent situations. Because student fees cover these services, there is no out-of-pocket expense for any visit.
This also includes
WellTrack
,
a web-based and interactive program that provides you with the skills and tools to help address issues related to anxiety and depression. This program also teaches healthy coping skills."
To learn more about the Counseling Center's resources, please follow the link below.
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April is Library Month! We want to take this time to talk about the collaborative, high-impact, and generative relationship that the CRE with University Libraries. Last year saw our first group of UROP students completing the
University Libraries UROP Excellence in Research Initiative
!
Right: the first cohort of the pilot UROP Libraries program.
The launch of the Excellence in Research initiative has allowed participating students to acquire important critical thinking skills, a deeper understanding of utilizing the libraries’ resources, and the ability to vet credible literature. The UROP students involved with the libraries work closely with a librarian specialized in their discipline who offers extensive library resources to help the UROP student excel in their UROP research project.
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Denise A. Wetzel
Subject Specialist at Dirac Science Library
"My name is Denise A. Wetzel, and I am a STEM Research & Learning Librarian with FSU Libraries at the Dirac Science Library. I hold a B.H. in Interdisciplinary Studies from the Pennsylvania State University and a Masters in Library and Information Studies from the University of Alabama. Currently, I am pursuing a Masters in Aquatic Environmental Science at FSU. With FSU Libraries, I have the good fortune of providing research assistance for the following subject areas: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Physics; Math; and Earth, Ocean, & Atmospheric Science. I have a rescue dog named Chewbacca “Chewie” Stanley who is always my co-pilot.
As the Chair of the Libraries’ UROP Working Group, I work with a team of FSU Librarians and Library Staff, along with the CRE, to support the UROP program. For the past 2 years, we are fortunate to offer instruction to every single UROP student during the Fall semester, while also working with a smaller group of UROP students over the entire academic year to support their research needs further. This initiative, the University Libraries UROP Excellence in Research Award, has led to a better relationship for FSU Libraries with UROP students, while also opening up a pathway for a greater partnership."
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2020 Virtual Undergraduate Research Symposium
Undergraduate researchers present their posters virtually for the 2020 Undergraduate Research Symposium week from April 6th to April 9th!
We will share the links for each Zoom event and the general area/topic of the evening presentations so you can pick your preferences via our Facebook event page (link below). The events during the day of April 9th will be interdisciplinary in nature. For the students to gain the most experience during the virtual symposium, we encourage you to invite your peers, professors, and family to hop on any Zoom event!
Many of our presenters participate in the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP), Garnet and Gold Scholar Society, and Honors in the Major Thesis, and are joined by other students conducting research from across campus. In addition, Nourishing Creativity, taking place on Thursday, April 9
th
at noon, will feature several creative projects from poetry, to visual arts and more.
Programs with names, titles, research mentors, and abstracts are available on our webpage below
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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)
Program Components:
- Conduct research 5 -10 hours per week assisting a faculty member, graduate student, or campus or community partner
- 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 process will be in HSF room 3008:
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The 2020 OWL will be released on
Wednesday, April 1st
on the Open Journal System
The OWL is FSU's only peer-reviewed undergraduate research journal and includes submissions from all disciplines. Every fall, SCURC accepts submissions from student researchers all over campus, reviews them, and releases a print publication in the spring. Stay tuned and follow SCURC to receive updates on deadlines, events, and publications!
Stay tuned and follow SCURC
to receive updates on deadlines, events, and publications!
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In the meantime, check out FSU's history with the Owl, a symbol representing knowledge and wisdom.
In the spring of 1901, when the school was still named West Florida Seminary and also known as the Seminary West of the Suwannee, the owl made its first appearance on campus when students included the symbol in their yearbook at the time, 'The Argo'"
Today, we have The Owl, a peer-reviewed publication of research articles and creative works by Florida State University undergraduates. The journal exhibits the academic pursuits and intellectual heterogeneity of Florida State’s emerging scholars from all disciplines.
The Owl is a publication of the Student Council for Undergraduate Research and Creativity (SCURC) and is sponsored by the Student Government Association.
Named The Owl after the original seal used from 1851 to 1901 by West Florida Seminary, the journal is anchored in the history of our institution, showcases our university’s brightest minds of today, and helps shape the future of undergraduate research at Florida State.
Adapted from the news.fsu article, “What a hoot! FSU’s long relationship with a wise old symbol”
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White House Office of Science and Technology Call to Action
Earlier this week, the National Library of Medicine released the
COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19)
of scholarly literature related to COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, and the Coronavirus group. The dataset is the most comprehensive machine-readable Coronavirus literature collection available for data and text mining to date, with over 29,000 articles - more than 13,000 of them full text.
To make full use of this dataset, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has issued a
call for tech and AI experts
to develop new text and data mining techniques that can be used to help the science community answer high-priority scientific questions related to COVID-19.
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Here are some of the words of encouragement from our alumni and friends to our graduating seniors! For the next few weeks, Friends of HSF will be posting messages like these for our students to see. Thank you to those of you who have contributed. Click the button below if you are a friend or alumni who wants to share your message!
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ProfessioNOLE Mentorship Program
The FSU Career Center sponsored ProfessioNole Mentors program offers students the chance to reach out to professionals throughout the community, country, and world and learn more about their field’s industry demands, career expectations, job outlook, and employment opportunities. Both alumni and friends of the University participate in ProfessioNole Mentors, making themselves available for student inquiries.
Students are encouraged to sign up through the ProfessioNOLE platform if they are interested in successful mentorship.
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Ana Caballero
University Libraries and UROP Excellence in Research Award winner
I am 22 years old, and I was born in Panama City, Panama. I transferred from the FSU-Panama Campus to the Tallahassee campus in 2018 to continue my BS in Psychology. I am bilingual, and I loved the opportunity that FSU offered me during these past four years. I graduated last Fall 2019, and I am currently planning to pursue a Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling, specializing in children's counseling.
My research project consisted of finding the correlations between mental health disorders, such as depression and anxiety, and their possible influence on cardiovascular diseases, specifically hypertension and hyperlipidemia, and vice versa. I had the opportunity to work with and learn from a respected faculty member, conduct literature reviews, design a poster about my research, and share my research publicly. I also got the opportunity to become more involved with the University Libraries, such as using their tools and tips to make research quicker and efficient. Thanks to the program, I was able to learn deeply and face challenges I did not think I would ever face and even won third place in the Library awards. After all the effort and passion I put into my research, being recognized in that way made me feel that every step in the journey was worth it. I felt thankful that I was able to take all the information I learned and produce something that could contribute to the field.
I presented my research project at three different conferences. The first one I attended was FURC (Florida Undergraduate Research Conference) at the University of North Florida back in Spring 2019. Then, I presented my project at the Undergraduate Research Symposium at FSU, also in Spring 2019. My third opportunity was at the Undergraduate Research Day at the Department of Psychology, also in that very same semester.
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CRE VIRTUAL ADVISING
Please set up a meeting through Campus Connect, use the instructions on the “Getting Started” (
cre.fsu.edu/gettingstarted
) page, and we will respond to you with a link to a Zoom appointment.
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