Become a URS Faculty Mentor

 

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Thank you for your interest in mentoring Honors students through the Undergraduate Research Scholars program!

URS should be viewed as an opportunity for the student to learn from your expertise, guidance, and support. Part of this program requires student scholars to present a poster or paper during Spring semester. To assist with this requirement faculty mentors will provide their expertise and time as the Scholar prepares for this event.

 

Mentor Responsibilities

All faculty mentors should complete the Mentor's Pledge. This will be shared with their respective Scholars so they can complete their application to join URS.

 

Faculty mentors will also:

1. provide clear guidelines to the Scholar regarding their expectations for this research,
2. provide information about the safety trainings required to the URS Coordinator and Scholar,
3. ensure that any URS student presenting or publishing research that involves human subjects is properly trained and that their project has been approved by the TTU Institutional Review Board,
4. give recognition to their Scholar when possible, on publications and presentations,
5. assist the Honors College with publicity of the URS program by providing information to the URS Coordinator about any publications/presentations resulting from research done with their Undergraduate Research Scholar,
6. ensure that the Scholar is able to submit their timesheets on time to the Honors College every two weeks,
7. notify the Honors URS Program Coordinator if questions arise regarding the hours the Scholar has reported. (A timesheet is a legal document and subject to audit. Falsification of hours reported will result in termination of the Scholar's position and possible legal action.)

Mentor's Pledge

 

For more information please contact honors.urs@ttu.edu