At the awards ceremony for winners of the Undergraduate Research Symposium were (left to right) CURS Director Cordula Mora, Brad Holmes, Matthew Franks, Provost John Fischer, Alyssa Hulthen, Rebecca Ebert, Francesca Leo, Dr. Virginia Dubasik, and doctoral student Mikhail Shilov, accepting the award on behalf of Noah Dunn, whom he mentored.
Undergraduates honored for scholarly research
If Bowling Green State University undergraduate research is any indication, the future of scholarly discovery is in good shape. Students shared their original research at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 28. Working with their faculty mentors, they developed skills for inquiry, critical thinking, creativity and scholarship.
The University honored the winners of the 2018 symposium at an Aug. 14 ceremony with the presentation of special glass sculptures designed by BGSU art faculty member Joel O’Dorisio. Awards were given for oral and poster presentations. The symposium is hosted by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS), which provides support and resources for student researchers. Dr. John Fischer, interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, spoke at the ceremony and congratulated the winners.
“We had amazing presentations at this year’s symposium with an incredibly wide range of topics from all types of disciplines,” said CURS director Dr. Cordula Mora. “It has been a pleasure to see the scope of the symposium grow each year, and I would encourage faculty to start thinking already now, with the fall semester almost upon us, to plan to have their students present their research, scholarly and creative works at next year’s event.”
Also honored at the Aug. 14 event was the Undergraduate Faculty Mentor of the Year, Dr. Virginia Dubasik, assistant professor in communication sciences and disorders.
One of her student nominators for the award wrote: “Dr. Dubasik strives to provide ample opportunities for undergraduate students in research. She allows students to build up their confidence when working with her by allowing autonomy in research but still providing the necessary help to be successful. She has made a very large impact on my experience at BGSU, and has inspired me to become involved in more research. She has allowed me to build confidence in my ability to conduct research through my honors project and through a project being presented at the Ohio Academy of Science annual conference, and helped me to build a proposal to hopefully present at a national conference in the fall.”
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