Faculty mentors are necessary to be effective role models as creative/critical thinkers by challenging students to discover new knowledge. In addition, this interaction in research and creative projects can achieve a higher level of learning that is unique to undergraduate students at EKU.
Each faculty can become a mentor and potentially work with some of the most inspired, innovative, and creative undergraduates at EKU.
Become a Faculty Mentor
Discover the possibilities
View information session
UP Showcase in the Spring Semester
Make a plan for your projects and identify your needs
Reviewing the existing content in your discipline
Project planning
Data collection and/or analysis
Writing, performing and/or presenting
Identify students in your classes who are good candidates for mentees
Focus on the classes that are relevant to your project, either in terms of content or skills
Can’t find one?
Ask your colleagues who are teaching relevant courses to identify star students in their classes
Post an announcement on our website (provide a brief description of the project, how many students you need, and what their tasks will involve) – Provide link
Check with us for students who have submitted a mentor match-up application
Set up regular meetings with the student(s) to discuss the project and to train them on the tasks
Break the project into attainable steps
Create a schedule with clear objectives and deadlines for each step
Create a semester-long plan and a long-term plan
Semester-long plan involves the work that the student will do on the current project
Long-term plan involves channeling students toward opportunities to develop their own project, which can be published, presented and/or performed in their last year
Academic Journals
Kentucky academy of science, professional conferences, and undergraduate specific conferences
Posters at the Capitol typically in march, submissions due in early December
