In an effort to encourage and support the connections between undergraduate student learning and faculty scholarship, the Office of Academic Affairs will provide support for faculty-mentored student scholarship through the Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Program. Support will be provided for activities that create new knowledge or works in ways commensurate with practices in the discipline. The expectation of this program is to further the education experience of our students through active participation in their field of study. This program is open to all faculty wishing to mentor students in projects that enable the student to achieve beyond that which is possible in the classroom.
Faculty mentors will direct and provide guidance to participating students as they work on a specific project (which may be a particular aspect of the faculty’s research program) during the course of a semester. Each student will meet weekly with their faculty mentor discuss progress and problems that may arise during the semester. This interaction will allow students the opportunity to gain experience in communicating their plans and questions associated with their project. Graduate students and undergraduates may also apply for research funds through the Student Association's Research Project line.
» Download the AYURE call for proposals- spring 2012 (Word)
This call for proposals is due Dec. 1, 2011
** Please contact the RSCA Director (morrowm@newpaltz.edu, X3776) with your proposal application questions.
Deadlines for AYURE proposals are typically in the 12th-13th week of the semester. A second call for fall proposals is typically sent out at the beginning of the fall semester with an early September deadline.
Download the AYURE proposal evaluation sheet (Word)
The spring 2012 AYURE Projects:
Laura Zaoutis, Mathematics, '13 (Natalie Cartwright, Mathematics) Mathematics and Rainbows: A Study of Special Functions
Corinna Ridgeway, Biology,'12 and Michael Minicozzi, Biology'12 (Spencer M. Mass, Biology) Tamoxifen rescues planarians from the toxic effects of 4-Octylphenol
Katherine Patterson, Theatre Arts and BFA Printmaking,'12 and Keri Sheheen, BFA Printmaking/Film and Video Studies'13 (Aleánna Luethi-Garrecht, Art / Graphic Design) Pop-up! An Exploration From Narrative to Construction'
John Willemse, Art Education'12 and Helen Gutfreund, Art Education'12 and Stephen Protoss, Art Education '12 (Beth Thomas, Art Education) Studio Research as Curriculum Development
Kathleen Westervelt, Chemistry,'15 and Adam Rimawi, Biology,'15 (Pamela St. John, Chemistry) The denaturation of DNA in the presence of a surfactant
Samantha Carraror, Psychology/ Studio Art, '13(Corwin Senko, Psychology) How Abstract vs. Concrete Thinking Influence Student Achievement
Rachel Townsend, Theatre Arts/ Film Studies,'12 (Andrea Varga, Theatre Arts) Costume Design and Illustrations for Eugenia: A production of the Theatre Arts Department
Kristen Gray, Communication Studies,'12(Elizabeth Munz, Communication and Media) The Transition to Grandparenthood
Carling Moore, Political Science,'12 (Jeff Miller, Political Science and International Relations) New Anarchism
Colin R. Morrell, Physics'11 and Luke Stover, Secondary Education: Physics,'13(Diego Dominici, Mathematics) Designing a record breaking solar car
Mary Schappert, Biology/ Chemistry,'12 (Spencer Mass, Biology) Isolation and characterization of an estrogen receptor gene in Dugesia tigrina
Tsering Dolma, Biology,'12(Jennifer Waldo, Biology) Divalent cation stabilization of the Dad2 subunit of the Dam1 complex
Molly Purcell, Major Printmaking,'12(Jill Parisi-Phillips, Printmaking/ Art Studio) Sculptural Papermaking with Asian, Western, and Local Fibers
Download a list of AYURE projects since fall 2007 (pdf)
Students who have participated in the SURE and AYURE programs will be invited to apply for the Travel Award for Undergraduates. This award supports attendance at a professional conference to present the faculty-mentored research results. Attendance at professional conference will continue the research experience by enabling the student to participate in the professional environment of sharing knowledge and creative projects. The Travel Award application and information can be found at the RSCA Conference Travel Funds page.
