Dates & Deadlines Academic Year 2013-14 Fall Term Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) staff available to speak at freshman seminars (UNIV101, Honors 200, etc.) about the STAR Scholars Program and application process; also available to speak at faculty/department meetings about the STAR Scholars Program Students pre-enrolled as STAR Scholars meet with STAR alumni for informal mentoring OUR Staff meet individually with pre-enrolled STAR Scholars to begin the matching process Faculty interested in serving as STAR Mentors post STAR projects on DISCOVER Winter Term January 6, 2014: STAR Application is open to entire freshman class (not limited to Honors students) Requirements: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.6; recommendation letter from Drexel faculty; personal statement January 2014: OUR staff host informational luncheon in the University Club for prospective STAR Faculty Mentors to answer any questions about the STAR Scholars Program January 23-25, 2014: STAR Alumni to present research at Harvard University’s National Collegiate Research Conference February 3, 2014: STAR Applications due to OUR Mid-March 2014: Decisions sent out to all STAR applicants Those not accepted into STAR are automatically placed on a waiting list OUR Staff meet individually with all accepted STAR Scholars to secure faculty mentor and project Spring Term STARs in COE and LeBow eligible to register for Introduction to Research Methods courses April 2014: OUR staff accompany STAR alumni to undergraduate research conferences Faculty members can contact OUR staff (our@drexel.edu) to be matched with STAR Scholars or to advertise open research positions that are appropriate for STAR Scholars Some STARs begin working with Mentors on a volunteer, part-time basis toward end of Spring term to become familiar with research projects, graduate students, lab safety (if applicable), and methods OUR staff arrange for STAR Summer housing, personnel, and payment OUR staff monitor academic progress of all STAR Scholars to ensure program compliance Summer Term June 23, 2014: First day of STAR Summer term All STAR Scholars expected to work 400 hours over ten-week period OUR staff and other departments on campus host informational sessions for STAR Scholars Study Abroad Info session Fellowships and Research Conferences session Poster Design and Presentation session OUR staff schedule site visits with all STAR Scholars and Mentors OUR staff recruit faculty evaluators for poster session August 14, 2014: STAR Scholars Abstracts due to OUR staff to be included in program booklet for STAR Scholars Summer Showcase August 20, 2014: STAR Scholars Posters due to OUR staff for printing August 27, 2014: STAR Scholars Summer Showcase STAR poster session Faculty/student awards Celebration luncheon September 2, 2014: Last day of STAR Scholars Summer term
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