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February 14, 2006
Eighty-two percent of NCUR applicants accepted
Hamline will take 38 students, of the 46 who applied, to the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR) in North Carolina this April to present their research. “The selection is highly competitive, and has grown even more so, despite the greater number of students we take,” Professor Mike Reynolds said. Hamline foots most of the bill for the participants through its Collaborative Research Program, but students must go through a rigorous selection process to participate. A few faculty members attend the conference to give students feedback.
“The feedback that one receives from preparing for the conference and presenting while there is priceless,” said Laura Paulsen, a senior participating for a second time. “So it ends up being both an opportunity to show off a ‘finished’ product and to keep developing professional skills,” Reynolds said. Many fields of research are represented, from sciences to music.
The program was designed and implemented here on campus in the early ‘90s by theater arts professor Bill Wallace. Reynolds has taken over the last couple of years and continues the structure Wallace laid out. Students have received many compliments at the conference. “Teachers from other schools wonder what’s in the water at Hamline, that we are producing such talent,” Reynolds said.
President Hanson recently presented on the program to other university presidents from across the country. The success of the program is shown by the number of students Hamline takes to the conference, considering the size of the campus. The U of M took 50 students last year compared to 34 from Hamline.
NCUR is an annual event driven by applications, so students who are interested should contact Professor Mike Reynolds. To learn more visit www.ncur.org.
Posted by dwright at February 14, 2006 12:42 PM
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