Mentorship Resources
CURCE supports faculty mentorship of undergraduate students – from longstanding, experienced mentors to instructors interested in getting started.
Resources for Mentoring Undergraduates:
- Self-paced Online Mentor Training from the University of Minnesota
- Salient Practices of Undergraduate Research Mentors from Elon University's Center for Engaged Learning
- Mentoring Undergraduate Research Handbook 2nd Edition
- Mentoring Best Practices
Virtually Mentoring Undergraduates
- Mentoring Undergraduate Research Virtually, from University of Tennessee's Office of Undergraduate Research
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Virtual Undergraduate Research in Action
Data Sets, Open Access Resources, Case Studies & More
CDC Public Health Image Library
EPA Toxic Release Inventory Program
Fossilworks and Paelobiology Database
Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering & Environment Case Studies
NASA Space Science Data Coordinated Archive
New York State Federal Reserve Economic Data
Native Case Studies: multiple disciplinary case studies
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Data
United States Department of Energy Data
United States Government's Open Data
United States Geological Survey Data
Mentoring Federal Work-Study Students (or other undergraduate student positions)
Tips from CURCE:
- Set clear expectations and communicate them regularly to students.
- Unsure of what is reasonable, email Casey Kohler in CURCE or Dina Holmes, Work Study Director
- Establish tasks, deadlines, and provide students with details on successful completion
- Start small for new students to research with tasks that support the larger functions of your team
- Provide training to students to engage them more in the research process as this is a great opportunity to prepare students for a more robust role with your research or laboratory
- Utilize free web-based tools for work assignments like Asana
- Engage students in your regular laboratory or project meetings