What is a SURFer?

With generous funding from the President’s Mission Initiative the Student Research Steering Council (SRSC) is pleased to announce the creation of an Interdisciplinary Research Learning Community (IRLC) for Spring Semester 2015. SRSC received funding for 14 Student Undergraduate Research Fellows (SURFers). Project ACCESO is generously funding an additional 2 SURFers, for a total of 16 students during the Spring Semester. SRSC hopes that this program will scale up and continue in 2015-2016, and into the future.

Purpose: The purpose of the IRLC is to bring together undergraduate students from across the disciplines who are engaged in research or creative activity (hereafter research). Through close interaction with their fellow students, and with faculty learning community leaders, students will build an appreciation for the differences and similarities of discovery in multiple disciplines. In addition, faculty members will work with students to improve their ability to communicate their research to diverse audiences. This will help prepare them to successfully participate in disciplinary and interdisciplinary research conference(s).