Meeting Powerpoint: Meeting 2

Time: 8:00pm

Reminders:

  • Office hours *listed online/previously mentioned/ what officers can help with
  • Fall application deadline: October 23rd!
  • Must turn in application, degree audit & $65 membership fee
  • Next meeting —> graduate school panel (Oct. 23rd)

Resources:

  • COS Advising – Last name A-F Dena Ford G-Z Jillian Thompson
  • Psychology Advising – Karen Cox karen.cox@ucf.edu
  • Career Services – career@ucf.edu make an appointment!

Social Event:

  • October 28th Tailgate (BYOS tie-dye)

Speakers:

OUR : Felix & Leslie

  • Present on what research is and how to facilitate that on campus for students
  • Mission: foster a campus-wide culture of undergrad research/scholarships
  • What is research? (inquiring to discover NEW information)
  • What more can I do with research? (conferences)

Benefits of research:

  • increase chance of getting into grad school
  • Academic achievement (more meaning to classes)
  • Skills (professional lingo, communication, etc.)
  • Build community (professors, faculty, students)
  • Career goals (can realize what you want to do in your field)
  • Resume builder, interview skills, recommendations

What can undergrad researchers do?

  • Present
  • Publish
  • Earn credit
  • Get paid/earn scholarships

Peer Advising Hours:

    • Drop-ins: Mondays 9-11, 1-3 Tuesdays 9-11, Thursdays 9-11, 1-3
    • Appointments: Tuesdays 1-4, Fridays 9-12 (required for breaks, exam periods)
    • Call 407-823-3125 or email our@ucf.edu

 

  • Located in Tech Commons II room 209

 

Workshops:

  • October 10th 6-7:30 Hercules Program center, 18th 6-7:30 Libra Community Center, 23rd 6-7:30 Nike Community Center, November 2nd

Summer Research Academy

  • July 26th-28th 2018
  • Applications due: May 25th, 2018

Programs

  • Summer undergraduate research fellowship (applications due March 9th)

*don’t have to do research in your major, can be your interests!

Research RSO’s

  • UCF SACNAS– undergrad research panel Friday 5:00 pm Teaching Academy 201 (personal experiences/feedback/Q&A)
  • EUREKA Research Society

 

Psychadvising (research experience): Erin Grainger

Why get involved in research?

  • At least 1 year of research experience needed to apply to a doctoral program!

 

Research Assistant Opportunities

    • UCF Psychology have available labs listed (not always updated)
    • Read past research articles from labs you are interested in
    • Meet with a professor whose lab you want to be involved in
    • RA Match Application online psy-ramatch.cos.ucf.edu

 

  • Some labs require you to be CITI trained/certified! (social/behavioral research)

 

What will you do as an RA:

  • Set up studies for participants, code data from participants, use SPSS, read & summarize scholarly articles, etc.

 

Labs looking for RAs:

Research Experience Opportunities:

 

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