Research

Experience for

Undergraduates

Summer Programs

 

A Handbook of  Collective Experience from the

AdHoc Network of REUs

 

Winter 2007-2008/ rev. 2009

 

 

 

 

Susan Bronstein

Coordinator, OURS/ Office of Undergrad Research & Scholarship

sbronstein@acad.umass.edu

413-545-5742

 

Barbara Pearson

Academic Liaison, RL&D

bpearson@research.umass.edu

413-545-5023

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

Also available at http://umassreu.pbwiki.com  (need login info)

 

Reu Portal:  http://www.umass.edu/research/reu.html

 

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UMASS (Summer) REUs--OVERVIEW

The goal of these guidelines is to gather the collective experience of REU providers who form the REU Network 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. 2008-9 Programs/ Index and Matrix

 

2.  Setting Up

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

b. The roles of a coordinator

c. Advertising your program/ setting up website(s)

d. Other recruiting

e. Helpful offices on campus

                                                               i.      OURS

                                                             ii.      RL&D

                                                            iii.      The REU Network

 

3.   Logistics

a.  Recruiting labs and mentor

b.  Handling Applications/ “trading” applications

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

d.  Travel Arrangements

e.  Payment mechanism

f.  Assignment to labs, pairing with mentors

g.  Health services/ health insurance

h.  Computer accounts

i.  Acceptances: Sending packet to students

-acceptance

-W-9

-Invoice

-(Keeping track of non-acceptances)

i.  Evaluation guidelines

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, ice cream social

                                                             ii.      Videos

                                                            iii.      Habitat for humanity

                                                           iv.      Excursions

                                                             v.      Free local excursions

                                                           vi.      Sports facilities and activities

 

  1. Roster of Programs (2007-2009)
  2. List of attachments
    1. Goals statement (Mike Wright, 12/2007)
    2. Sample Fall Brochure
    3. Sample Participant Agreement(s)
    4. Sam Killings Payment by Stipend Memo
    5. Sample Bi-weekly sign-in forms
    6. Sample pre-evaluation/ (post) evaluation/ mentor evaluation