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.
» Download the AYURE call for proposals- Spring 2009 (Word)
** Please contact the RSCA Director (morrowm@newpaltz.edu, X3776) with your proposal application questions.
Download the AYURE proposal evaluation sheet (Word)
The fall 2008 AYURE projects:
Fractionation of Psoralea corylifolia and Heracleum maximum ethanolic extracts and Isolation and characterization of the toxic factor(s), Preeti Dhar, Chemistry, Ingrid Walfish (Chemistry, 2010) and Alisha Philip (Chemistry, 2009)
How Mastery-Oriented Students Sabotage Their Own Performance: A Laboratory Investigation, Corwin Senko, Psychology, Sarah Wolfe (Psychology, 2009)
Identifying proteins that interact with Hug1, Jennifer Waldo, Biology, Amanda DeCotes (Biology, 2010)
Internet Activism: The Implications of Online Social Justice Mobilization at the 2008 World Social Forum, Benjamin Junge, Anthropology, Emily Anne Korona (Anthropology) 2009
Paleontology of the Stony Hollow Member of the Union Springs Formation (Middle Devonian, latest Eifelian) in Eastern New York State, Alex Bartholomew, Geology, Christina J. Hartwell (Geology, 2009)
Stratigraphy of the Oatka Creek/Mount Marion Formations in Central and Eastern New York State: implications for hydrocarbon sources and traps within the Middle Devonian of eastern New York, Alex Bartholomew, Geology, Evan Pilnick (Geology, 2009)
Stratigraphy of the Middle Devonian Hamilton Group in the Skunnemunk-Green Pont Outlier in Southeastern New York State, Alex Bartholomew, Geology, Thomas Schramm (Geology, 2009)
Left Behind: Law and (Some) Lawyers in the Bush Administration, Nancy Kassop Political Science and International Relations, Joshua Simons (Political Science, 2008)
Assessment of a Web-based Youth Risk Survey, Eve Waltermaurer Sociology, Brent Miller (Sociology , 2008)
Investigating the effect of X-ray radiation on DNA, Jennifer Waldo, Biology and Ken Nystrom, Anthropology, Hana Akimoto (Biology, 2010)
Effects of Interviewee Nonverbal Behavior on Interviewer Perceptions and Decisions, Douglas C. Maynard, Psychology, Rachel Moreau (Psychology, 2008)
Quantitation of the cytotoxic effect of Ruthenium complexes on cancer cell lines, Maureen Morrow, Biology and Dan Freedman, Chemistry, Sanjana Reddy (Biology, 2011)
Affordable, Storable, (& Sustainable) Papermaking Unit, Jill Parisi, Art , Melissa Mandel (Printmaking, 2009)
Identification of Bacteria Isolated from Pacific Coral Reef Live Rock, Jason Valens, Biology, Denni Catalano (Biology, 2008)
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 Research Opportunities page.
