Improving Faculty-Student Research Engagement: Challenges and Solutions
Explore challenges and solutions in faculty-student research engagement, including deadlines, compensation, resources, and community-building initiatives to enhance collaboration and productivity.
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Reminders IUSE Curricular Reform Award spring deadline is this Friday (2/24) Summer pedagogy workshop: June 27-29 Next Brown Bag division meetings: Thursday, March 9that 11:30 Monday, April 10that 11:30 Thursday, May 4that 11:30
Challenges to faculty-student research Overarching How does the institution view this activity? Research? Service? Teaching? SM faculty are the only ones who have this requirement in Appendix B Adequate compensation-money/teaching credit? (e.g., research with SRF students gets teaching credit) Adequate institutional support for material costs?
Challenges to faculty-student research Summer Perception that there are fewer faculty participating Stipend (for both faculty and students) has stayed flat for years Work-life balance: some time for summer vacation Enough resources for research materials? Faculty pay docked if they were gone to attend a conference or workshop Challenges to a single deadline for summer application Can feel isolating for student if only one in department Some faculty want a longer research commitment from students
Initial suggestions for improvement More organized/transparent process for identifying which departments/faculty are sponsoring research Greater flexibility in defining research and summer schedule Tangible compensation for faculty sponsoring research (e.g., money, teaching credit, reassigned time) Rotations within departments Departments could guarantee X number of summer research spots and university provides guaranteed funds Build greater sense of community among student researchers Greater coordination with SRF
