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Dr. Laura Pawlow
lpawlow@siue.edu
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Edwardsville, IL 62026-1121
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| Welcome to the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) website! At SIUE, we are committed to giving our undergraduate students the chance to engage in the types of work that professionals in their chosen fields are doing in the “real world.” By providing these types of hands-on experiences and fostering meaningful mentoring relationships with professors, we are not only giving our students an excellent education, but we’re providing them with the tools they need to succeed as future graduate students, employees, and citizens of the world! Students can participate in the URCA program in two ways: as Associates and Assistants. Assistants commit to work on faculty-led projects for one semester. This opportunity is a great way for students to get familiar with the work that faculty do in the lab, studio, or field. Associates design their own projects, under the guidance of a faculty mentor, and spend a year seeing it through from inception to completion. These positions are for juniors and seniors who are ready to tackle an issue in their field more independently. I encourage you to explore our website to learn more about these programs, including examples of work students have done in the past and how to apply to these programs. If you have any questions or comments, I’d love to hear from you! Feel free to e-mail me at lpawlow@siue.edu. Laura Pawlow, Ph.D. |
Dr. Pawlow with several URCA Associates at a monthly meeting.
