UR_Mentoring_Survey

Faculty Survey on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring at BSC

The Adrian Tinsley Program for Undergraduate Research is conducting a survey of BSC faculty in all academic disciplines to better understand the challenges and opportunities being faced pertaining to undergraduate research and mentoring. This survey is open to all BSC faculty, whether you are currently involved in undergraduate research mentoring or not. The results of this survey will form the basis for a series of workshops scheduled for the Fall 2005 semester designed to assist individual faculty wishing to initiate or expand student research activities, or departments wishing to institutionalize undergraduate research in their curriculum. The outcomes from the workshops will culminate in a retreat tentatively scheduled for May or June 2006. Your assistance and participation in these efforts is greatly appreciated.

"Undergraduate research" is defined here as any activities related to research, scholarship, and creative work conducted with BSC students inside or outside of the classroom.


This form is for electronic submission of your survey. Fill out the appropriate fields below, then click the "submit" button at the bottom of this page. Your form will be sent electronically to the Tinsley Program coordinators.

Name and Department:


If you or your department are interested in attending a workshop on Undergraduate Research and Mentoring planned for Fall 2005, please give us your email address and office phone:

Email: Office Phone:


If you do plan on attending the workshops is your interest to (check all relevant items):
Learn how to get started mentoring research students Expand and get more out of my current mentoring activities Discuss institutionalizing undergraduate research in my department
Other (please specify):



(1) What is meant by undergraduate "research" and "mentoring" in your discipline? What does it "look like"? If you are not sure, please let us know.


(2) Are you and/or your department currently involved in undergraduate research activities, either through ATP, Honors, directed study, or departmental courses?


(3) In the past three years, how many students did you mentor through ATP, Honors, directed study, or departmental research courses? Please estimate how many hours per student per week you spent mentoring undergraduate research and creative work?


(4) If you have not been involved in mentoring/undergraduate research, then why? What are the obstacles?


(5) If you have been involved in mentoring students as a regular part of your teaching and/or professional development, what obstacles have you faced?


(6) How would you like to see undergraduate research opportunities for students and mentors expanded and enhanced?


(7) Do you see any "downside" to the increasing emphasis on student research, scholarship and creative work at BSC?

Please click the Submit button and your form will be sent electronically to the Tinsley Program Coordinators. Thank you for your participation.

Last Modified: May 20, 2005