Research

Experience for

Undergraduates

Summer Programs

 

A Handbook of  Collective Experience from the

AdHoc Network of REUs

 

Winter 2007-2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barbara Pearson

Academic Liaison, RL&D

bpearson@research.umass.edu

413-545-5023

http://www.umass.edu/research/rld/academic_liaison/reu_handbook.html

 

 

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UMASS (Summer) REUs--OVERVIEW

The goal of these guidelines is to gather the collective experience of REU providers at UMass in order to facilitate the operation of existing programs and provide a blueprint for new programs.

They are a work in progress.  Please send corrections and additions to bpearson@research.umass.edu  545-5023

 

Table of contents

  1. Establishing the program
    1. Goals
    2. Institutional Presence (“sites” versus supplements)
    3. Record Keeping
    4. 2007-8 Programs

 

2.  Setting Up

a. Setting dates for applications etc. (sample timeline)

b. The roles of a coordinator

c. Advertising

d. Other recruiting

e. Helpful offices on campus

                                                               i.      OURS

                                                             ii.      RL&D

 

3.   Logistics

a.  Room and Board, if applicable (auxiliary personnel)

b.  Travel Arrangements

c.  Payment mechanism

d.  Assignment to labs, pairing with mentors

e.  Health fees/ health insurance

f.  Computer accounts

g.  Sending packet to students

-acceptance

-W-9

-Invoice

h.  Keeping track of non-acceptances

i.  Evaluation.

j.  Tee-shirts, certificates etc.

 

  1. Professional development and Social programming
    1. Required training (EHS, Human Subjects, Animal Subjects)
    2. Seminar Series
    3. Final presentations (publicizing final presentations
    4. Social events. (e-newsletter?)

                                                               i.      Pizza, barbeques

                                                             ii.      Videos

                                                            iii.      Habitat for humanity

                                                           iv.      Excursions

                                                             v.      Free local excursions