Dates & Deadlines Academic Year 2014-15 Fall Term 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 5, 2015: STAR Application is open to entire freshman class (not limited to Honors students) Requirements: Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.2 [strong preference given to 3.6+ GPA]; recommendation letter from Drexel faculty; personal statement January 22-24, 2015: STAR Alumni to present research at Harvard University’s National Collegiate Research Conference February 2, 2015: STAR Applications due to OUR Late March 2015: Decisions sent out to all STAR applicants Those not accepted into STAR are automatically placed on a waiting list All applicants will hear from Office of Undergraduate research, regardless of decision OUR Staff meet individually with all accepted STAR Scholars to help students secure faculty mentor and project LeBow STAR Scholars required to register for Introduction to Research Methods course (MIS 481-001 and MIS 481-002); also open to STAR Scholars in Humanities and Social Sciences Spring Term March 27-29, 2015: Drexel University hosts Colonial Academic Alliance Undergraduate Research Conference Faculty members can contact OUR staff (our@drexel.edu) to be matched with STAR Scholars or to advertise open research positions 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 22, 2015: First day of STAR Summer term All STAR Scholars expected to work 400 hours over ten-week period OUR staff host information sessions and professional development workshops for STAR Scholars OUR staff schedule site visits with interested STAR Scholars and Mentors August 14, 2015: STAR Scholars Abstracts due to OUR staff to be included in program booklet for STAR Scholars Summer Showcase August 20, 2015: STAR Scholars Posters due to OUR staff for printing August 27, 2015: STAR Scholars Summer Showcase STAR poster sessions Faculty/student awards Celebration luncheon September 1, 2015: Last day of STAR Scholars Summer term
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