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Unlocking Research Potential: Your Guide to CURO at UGA

CURO (Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities) offers UGA undergraduates the chance to engage in faculty-mentored research across various disciplines. You can earn course credit, participate in summer fellowships, and share your findings at symposiums. Getting started is easy: identify your interests, find a faculty mentor, and follow the outlined steps to apply. Regardless of major or GPA, CURO is open to all undergraduates looking to enhance their academic and professional journey through research. Explore more at CURO’s official website.

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Unlocking Research Potential: Your Guide to CURO at UGA

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  1. Pursuing Research Through CURO

  2. What is CURO?What does CURO offer?How do I get started?

  3. The Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities

  4. R1=?“research”

  5. sustained, progressive, mentored research in any discipline

  6. existing research project vs. independent study

  7. What does CURO offer?

  8. Course Credit for undergraduate research Opportunities to share & publish your research Funded Summer Fellowships Graduation distinction

  9. “CURO is only for Honors students”

  10. False! CURO is for all UGA undergrads. Faculty Approval + 15 resident credit hours No minimum GPA requirement Honors students: enrolled in 1000H

  11. “Research is only for science majors.”

  12. False! CURO is for all disciplines.

  13. Fall 2013

  14. How Do I Get Started?

  15. First:What are you passionate about? Choose interests over majors.(Consider Gateway seminar.)How can research enrich your undergraduate experience and help you meet your goals?

  16. Then: Find a faculty mentor. Look for faculty conducting research in your area of interest.

  17. Resources for finding faculty mentors • Faculty you already know (classes) • Department websites • Faculty pages (profiles and CVs, list of publications) • Research listings • Lab pages • CURO Symposium and Summer Fellowships books of abstracts • UGA’s Faculty Research Expertise Database (F.R.E.D.) See CURO website for these and more

  18. Contact potential mentors Send e-mails to 3-5 faculty of interest • Don’t be intimidated! • Use your UGA or a professional e-mail account • Be respectful and succinct; shorter is better • Address the faculty member as Dr. or Professor • Be patient, but also persistent (allow a week, then send follow-up) Let the faculty member know • Your name • Your year • Your major • Why you are e-mailing • A time you are available to meet (consider office hours) Remember:Initiating a meeting is the student’s responsibility

  19. Example e-mail • “Dear Prof. /Dr.__, My name is ____and I am currently a ____ year student studying____. If possible, I would like to schedule a time to talk to you about [your research focus]. I am available [day and time]. Sincerely, ___” • Don’tsend: “I want to do research, do you have a spot? Important: seek information, not openings

  20. Meet with potential mentor Understand the research • What, in layman's terms, do you research? How do you do that type of research? Whydo you do this research? Mentoring philosophy • Have you ever mentored undergraduate students? If so, how would you describe your mentoring style? Expectations • Expectations for those he or she mentors? What level of commitment would he or she expect from you? Goals • Discuss your goals and ask how your involvement in the research can help you achieve those goals. Consider how mentored research can promote academic, professional and personal development.

  21. Now: Apply to take a CURO course. Application available on CURO website.

  22. Application requirements • Pick course (4960H, 4970H, 4980H; thesis 4990H); prefix & credit hours determined by desired credit and research project • Attach syllabusdrafted in collaboration with mentor • Attach CITI report (only if research involves human subjects) • Collect necessary signatures • Mentor • Department (e.g. BIOL 4960H= Biology Department) • CURO Associate Director (once you drop-off the form) Submit paperwork to CURO (203 Moore College) by third day of drop-add

  23. Keep in mind: Finding a mentor and project takes time so get started early go step by step

  24. What else does CURO offer?

  25. SymposiumEvery springMarch 31, 2014Apply online (by Feb. 14)Open to all UGA undergraduates

  26. Summer Fellowship Requirements: 15 resident credit hours, application (due Feb. 14), Symposium participation Perks: earn research credit over the summer, receive stipend, present at two forums

  27. Also: • Learn about other summer opportunities on our website • CURO Scholar graduation distinction: • 9hours of Honors undergraduate research • Honors thesis (can count towards 9 hours) • CURO Symposium participation

  28. What is CURO?What does CURO offer?How do I get started?

  29. CURO is faculty mentored research in any disciplineCURO offers course credit & other opportunities (Symposium, JURO, Fellowship, Graduation distinction)get started early by reading our website

  30. Additional Information www.curo.uga.edu 203 Moore College, Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, 706-542-5871 ecwhyte@uga.edumartyr@uga.edu

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