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Cmditradmin: /* Mentoring REU Students */

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Mentoring REU Students

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	== Mentoring REU Students ==		== Mentoring REU Students ==
	The Research Experience for Undergraduates is a major initiative of CMDITR that focuses on preparing students for the workforce of the future. The REU experience has been shown to alter students perceptions about going into graduate school and research careers. <ref>Russell, S.H.; Hancock, M.P.; McCullough, J. Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Follow-up Survey of Undergraduate NSF Program Participants June 2006. http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/university/</ref>		The Research Experience for Undergraduates is a major initiative of CMDITR that focuses on preparing students for the workforce of the future. The REU experience has been shown to alter students perceptions about going into graduate school and research careers. <ref>Russell, S.H.; Hancock, M.P.; McCullough, J. Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities: Follow-up Survey of Undergraduate NSF Program Participants June 2006. http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/university/</ref>

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	=== Unique Characteristics of REU students ===		=== Unique Characteristics of REU students ===

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External Links

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	*[http://www.nap.edu/books/0309069963/html/ Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies]		*[http://www.nap.edu/books/0309069963/html/ Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies]

	*[http://books.nap.edu/readingroom/books/mentor/ Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and ~~Enginering~~]		*[http://books.nap.edu/readingroom/books/mentor/ Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering]

	*[http://www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/postdoc/section.php?id=938 Gladstone Institute's Postdoctoral Fellows Program Mentoring Standards]		*[http://www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/postdoc/section.php?id=938 Gladstone Institute's Postdoctoral Fellows Program Mentoring Standards]

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	~~[http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials TAMU mentoring workshops]~~

	[http://www.~~grad~~.~~washington.edu~~/~~mentoring UW mentoring Pages~~]		*[http://www.mentornet.net/ MentorNet – an E-Mentoring opportunity]

	[http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/university/ SRI research on REU program]		*[http://www.nap.edu/books/0309069963/html/ Enhancing the Postdoctoral Experience for Scientists and Engineers: A Guide for Postdoctoral Scholars, Advisers, Institutions, Funding Organizations, and Disciplinary Societies]

			*[http://books.nap.edu/readingroom/books/mentor/ Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Enginering]

			*[http://www.gladstone.ucsf.edu/gladstone/site/postdoc/section.php?id=938 Gladstone Institute's Postdoctoral Fellows Program Mentoring Standards]

			*[http://www.rackham.umich.edu/StudentInfo/Publications/StudentMentoring/mentoring.pdf How To Get the Mentoring You Want]

			*[http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/awards/mentor/index.shtml AAAS Mentor Awards]

			*[http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_development/previous_issues/articles/1820/choosing_a_graduate_or_postdoc_advisor/ Choosing a Graduate or Postdoc Advisor]

			*http://www.hhmi.org/resources/labmanagement/ Resources for the Development of Early-Career Scientists]

			*[http://rcrec.org/r/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&meid=80&ceid=46 RCR Education Consortium - Mentoring]

			*[http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials TAMU mentoring workshops]

			*[http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring UW mentoring Pages]

			*[http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/university/ SRI research on REU program]

	== References ==		== References ==

	<references/>		<references/>

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External Links

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	==External Links==		==External Links==
	http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials		[http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials TAMU mentoring workshops]

	http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring		[http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring UW mentoring Pages]

			[http://www.sri.com/policy/csted/reports/university/ SRI research on REU program]

	== References ==		== References ==

	<references/>		<references/>

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	Thoughts on Mentoring		Thoughts on Mentoring
	===What is a mentor?===		===What is a mentor?===

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External Links

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	http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials		http://ugr.tamu.edu/resources/mentoring-undergraduates-workshop-materials

	http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring		http://www.grad.washington.edu/mentoring

Cmditradmin: /* Unique Characteristics of REU students */

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Unique Characteristics of REU students

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	REU students are coming from Gateway institutions such as junior colleges and undergraduate colleges that do not have research programs. So they have had little exposure to research themselves or to anyone who is doing research.		REU students are coming from Gateway institutions such as junior colleges and undergraduate colleges that do not have research programs. So they have had little exposure to research themselves or to anyone who is doing research.

	*They ~~Possess Modest Technical Skills~~		*They possess modest technical skills
	**Laboratory skills, critical thinking, literature database skills		-Laboratory skills, critical thinking, literature database skills

	The ~~Are Developing Personal Skills~~		*The are developing personal skills
	*Time management, communication (written/oral) skills, dealing with challenges		-Time management, communication (written/oral) skills, dealing with challenges

	They ~~Have Learned Primarily Through Coursework~~		*They have learned primarily through coursework
	*No textbook! What do I do now?		-No textbook! What do I do now?
	*Lack the ability to critically evaluate information		-Lack the ability to critically evaluate information

	They ~~Have No Familiarity~~ with ~~Research~~		*They have no familiarity with research
	*They have weak critical thinking skills; they take your word as fact without challenge		-They have weak critical thinking skills; they take your word as fact without challenge
	*Have difficulties developing effective research strategies		-They have difficulties developing effective research strategies
	*Do not understand scientific ethics and research culture		-They do not understand scientific ethics and research culture

	=== The REU research topic ===		=== The REU research topic ===