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Williams Undergraduate Research Journal aims to share interdisciplinary work

Molly Fraser December 9, 2020

The Williams Undergraduate Research Journal (WURJ) is launching this year to showcase student research that might not get traditionally presented in the way that thesis defenses or academic presentations would. The idea for WURJ came to Nick Patino ’21 about a year ago, when he noticed that the College did not have an undergraduate research journal. 

“We didn’t really have that essential platform to surface research, and other undergraduate institutions did,” said Patino, who is now the president of WURJ. “[The journal] would be a great way to publish undergraduate research, and also foster a community for Williams College undergrads to talk about research and academic careers in research.” 

Patino teamed up with Chief STEM Editor Nico Coloma-Cook ’21 and Chief Humanities and Social Sciences Editor Zoë Fisher ’21 to form the executive board of WURJ. The three seniors created the journal to publish student writing from internships, fellowships, research with professors, theses and independent work. In addition to encouraging submissions from a wide variety of source projects, WURJ will cover STEM, humanities and social sciences. The journal seeks to publish short and long topic reviews, primary research manuscripts and media submissions. 

“We saw, being in physics on the more STEM side, a lot of students presenting thesis work and other types of research that weren’t their defenses that were going unpublished,” Nico Coloma-Cook said. Patino and Coloma-Cook, both physics majors, were interested in surfacing the work that they and their colleagues do that does not get formally presented. 

A history major, Fisher noted that a lot of student work in other departments was going largely uncelebrated. “There’s a lot of classes in Division I and II where the purpose is to produce a research paper at the end,” she said. “People put a lot of work and passion into that… [WURJ is] a great way for people to get their work out there.” 

The group was inspired by the Dartmouth Undergraduate Research Journal and is working with them and several other publications, including the National Collegiate Journal of Science. The group is composed of the executive board, an editorial board and a faculty advisory board. In creating the journal, the club plans to provide students a hands-on learning experience in academic publishing, editing and research. “We are helping our editors understand the process and guide them through it, and being in constant communication with our advisory board to understand how this peer review process works,” Patino said. “The purpose of this is also to understand that research at Williams is a dynamic process that involves a lot of different steps along the way.” 

The broad composite structure of WURJ makes it unique, as undergraduate research journals at other institutions tend to cover singular disciplines. The complexity of the publication is something that the executives see as both an advantage and challenge for the publication. “The challenge on the humanities side is that at a larger research institution, the journals are even more specific than, say, ‘humanities and social science,’” Fisher said. “They are particularized to disciplines, rather than categories of disciplines. It’s definitely exciting to be covering all this ground, and I’m glad it’s the direction we’re going in.”

Coloma-Cook said that the wide scope of the journal reflects the liberal arts nature inherent to the College. “Having that STEM side but also the social science and humanities side gives you the best reflection of what Williams really is,” he said. 

“Williams thrives on interdisciplinary research,” Patino added. “It thrives on interdisciplinary structures.”

One of the most important aspects of the project is mentoring younger students in research on campus, as well as students who are interested in research but are not currently doing a thesis, according to Coloma-Cook. “[We are] making the notion of research not so far-fetched and bridging the gap between what [underclass students] might see as unrealistic and telling them it’s really not, and encouraging them to reach out [to professors] and best strategies to do that,” he said. 

The group is also trying to increase access to the journal in other ways. “Contrary to more established journals, we don’t have a submission fee, which can make our journal more accessible to a large community at Williams,” Patino said. “Otherwise these fees could rack up to $5,000 in the sciences.”

The founders said that one of their main goals is to provide a platform through which students in different majors can share their work with each other. 

“This kind of journal makes it easier for science people to understand what’s happening on the other side of Route 2, you know, things that I wouldn’t normally cross paths with on a normal day, at a level that’s understandable to me in an undergraduate journal,” Patino said.

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Note that among the journals listed here are SBU's own publications such as  SBU Brooklogue ,  Young Investigator's Review  and the Stony Brook Undergraduate History Journal . 

How do I know whether my discipline is considered a Humanities or Social Science field?

Humanities includes fields such as Art History, Classics, English, Comparative Literature, History, Musicology, and Philosophy. Sometimes History can be considered broadly as either a Humanities or Social Science discipline, but for the sake of this list, most history journals are listed in the Arts & Humanities category. Likewise, Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and related fields often use methods from both Humanities and Social Science research, so you might find related topics on either the Humanities or Social Science list. Psychology is another borderline discipline that might be classified as either a social science or STEM field. For the sake of this list, Psychology is listed with the Social Sciences. STEM fields are those affiliated with science, technology, engineering, or math.

Journals that publish undergraduate research

There are many journals that focus specifically on publishing undergraduate research. The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) keeps an ever growing list of journals that feature undergraduate work . However, many of those listed by CUR are hosted by a specific institution and might only publish the work of their own students, and others might not be peer-reviewed or have publishing fees, so read the descriptions carefully. And, as always, carefully review each journal's website, published articles, and the author submission guidelines before submitting your work.

Below is a list of selected journals that SBU undergraduates are eligible to submit to, organized into the following categories:

• Broad Scope: Journals that publish research in any disciplinary area.
• Arts and Humanities : Fields such as Art History, Classics, English, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, History, Musicology, Philosophy, Theology, and Writing & Rhetoric. Sometimes History-related fields are also classified as a Social Science, but on this page, most history journals are in the Arts & Humanities category.
• Social Sciences: Fields such as Sociology, Psychology, Economics, International Affairs, Geography, Sustainability, Political Science, and Human Rights are included here.
• STEM : Fields in the hard sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Broad Scope: Journals that publish research in any discipline

• Aletheia: The Alpha Chi Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship Peer-reviewed journal for undergraduate scholarship run by the Alpha Chi National College Honor Society.
• American Journal of Undergraduate Research (AJUR) AJUR is a national, independent, faculty peer-reviewed, open-source, quarterly, multidisciplinary student research journal.
• Butler Journal of Undergraduate Research (BJUR) Submission of original, scholarly research articles is open to undergraduates from any accredited college or university. BJUR publishes scholarship across the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
• Discussions: The Undergraduate Research Journal of Case Western Reserve University The journal accepts research papers written by current undergraduate students from accredited colleges and universities around the globe. The research can be on any topic.
• Inquiries: Social Sciences, Arts, & Humanities An open access academic journal focusing on publishing high quality original work across a range of disciplines, especially on work in the social sciences, arts, and humanities.
• International Journal of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities (IJURCA) Peer-reviewed, open-access journal dedicated to the publication of outstanding scholarship by undergraduates and their mentors. Accepts submissions from all academic disciplines, including original research in the the form of articles and literature reviews, as well as creative work in a variety of media.
• Journal of Student Research Multidisciplinary and faculty-reviewed journal devoted to the rapid dissemination of current research done by high school, undergraduate, and graduate students.
• Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research Multidisciplinary scholarly journal produced by a team of Monmouth College student editors and faculty members with peer and faculty reviewers for each article.
• SBU Brooklogue SBU's exclusively undergraduate, peer-reviewed journal for humanities and social sciences.
• Undergraduate Research Journal Double-blind, educator-reviewed print and electronic journal published annually. A forum for multidisciplinary undergraduate research and creative endeavors including case studies, conceptual pieces, creative writing, journalism writings, literature reviews, original art, photography, and scientific studies. Highlights mentored undergraduate scholarly products across all disciplines from all types of higher education institutions.
• UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research & Creative Activity The official undergraduate journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council. Submissions are accepted from undergraduates in the following categories: STEM, Social Science, Humanities, Fine Art, and Creative Writing.

Arts and Humanities

• Animus: The Undergraduate Classical Journal of the University of Chicago Supports undergraduate scholarship in the Classics and related fields.
• Apollon Undergraduate Journal A peer-reviewed journal run by faculty and students at Fairfield University. Any undergraduate student whose research was produced through coursework in the humanities may submit.
• Archive: An Undergraduate Journal of History Accepts submissions of History scholarship, including scholarly papers, articles, book reviews, and historical essays from undergraduate students of all majors from colleges and universities in the U.S. or abroad.
• Berkeley Undergraduate Journal of Classics Original manuscripts on any topic related to Classics from undergraduate students in any major at an institution which confers a bachelor's degree are eligible to submit.
• Clio's Scroll: The Berkeley Undergraduate History Journal The journal publishes articles by undergraduates and recent graduates of any university on historical topics.
• Dies Ligibiles: An Undergraduate Journal of Medieval Studies The journal accepts research papers, book reviews, translations, and art in English, French, and Spanish from any undergraduate student at any college or university. The work must pertain to the time period 400 - 1600 CE.
• Epistemai: An Undergraduate Philosophy Journal A student-run philosophy journal at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. The journal publishes short, original philosophical work done by undergraduates from universities across the country, and internationally.
• Falsafa: Undergraduate Journal of Philosophy Run by the Philosophy Club at the University of California, Irvine, this journal highlights philosophical ideas and research by undergraduates.
• Forbes & Fifth This undergraduate journal of the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh considers both scholarly and creative work from students at any accredited university in the world.
• The Gettysburg College Journal of the Civil War Era Open access peer-reviewed undergraduate journal that publishes academic essays, public history essays, and book reviews on the Civil War Era.
• History Matters: An Undergraduate Journal of Historical Research An undergraduate history journal published annually by the Department of History at Appalachian State University. The journal is indexed by EBSCOhost's America: History and Life.
• Journal of Art History and Museum Studies (JAHMS) An undergraduate peer-reviewed journal that publishes undergraduate scholarship by a diverse coalition of student artists and historians.
• The Kennesaw Tower: Undergraduate Foreign Language Research Journal Annual undergraduate double blind and peer-reviewed journal publishes scholarly work of advanced undergraduates students in Chinese, FLED, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
• Mysterion: The Theology Journal of Boston College Publishes undergraduate research from around the world on topics related to theology.
• Nota Bene: Canadian Undergraduate Journal of Musicology Publishes essays written by undergraduate students from universities around the world. Topics include historical musicology, ethnomusicology, popular music studies, music theory, music education, and interdisciplinary subjects. Double blind review by professors across Canada.
• The Oswald Review: An International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Criticism in the Discipline of English Published annually, and requiring a faculty member's endorsement, the refereed journal in indexed in EBSCO and accepts undergraduate criticism and research in the field of English from students throughout the U.S. and abroad.
• Queen City Writers: a journal of undergraduate writing & composing Refereed journal that publishes essays and multimedia work by undergraduate students affiliated with any post-secondary institution. Topics covered include writing, rhetoric, reading, pedagogy, literacy broadly conceived, popular culture and media, community discourses and multimodal and digital composing.
• Rock Creek Review An undergraduate journal edited, produced and published at Heidelberg University in partnership with the English Department. The journal publishes literary research from schools around the world for an annual publication. Check the website for the "call for papers," which will explain the theme of the next issue.
• RhetTech Undergraduate Journal Run by students at James Madison University, this journal showcases exemplary work being done in undergraduate writing, rhetoric, and technical communication courses around the country.
• Simpliciter: Brandies Philosophy Journal Run by students at Brandeis University, this journal aims to recognize excellent works of philosophy produced by undergraduates from universities anywhere in the world.
• sprinkle: an undergraduate journal of feminist and queer studies A peer-reviewed journal devoted to the diverse voices of emerging scholar-activists, authors, and artists in Women's Gender & Queer Studies and related fields. First established at McGill University, sprinkle is now published at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and welcomes submissions from around the world.
• Stance: An International Undergraduate Philosophy Journal Peer-reviewed journal publishes original work by undergraduates from around the world.
• Stony Brook Undergraduate History Journal Peer-reviewed publication that showcases the research of SBU students writing about history at the local, national and international levels.
• UC Berkeley Comparative Literature Undergraduate Journal Publishes undergraduate research in comparative texts and media, treating a broad range of topics including theoretical literary discourse, international trends in literature, and comparisons for national literature. Showcases the best work across the U.S. and also highlight more contemplative writing by students regarding multicultural issues, culture shock, or transnational experiences such as studying abroad.
• UC Santa Barbara Undergraduate Journal of History A space for undergraduates to share original research other scholarly works of history. Reviewed by graduate students with faculty mentorship.
• The Word: The Stanford Journal of Student Hiphop Research Continually solicits research papers and blog content related to hiphop culture. An open-source, open peer-refereed journal. Open to undergraduates from any college or university.
• Xchanges: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Technical Communication, Rhetoric, and Writing Across the Curriculum The fall issues publishes these and research projects of upper-level undergraduate students. Submissions may be traditional articles or multimodal "webtexts." Based in the English Department at the University of New Mexico.
• Yale Historical Review Welcomes works from undergraduates at any institution on any historically relevant topic.
• Young Scholars in Writing (YSW) An international peer-reviewed journal. Publishes original research and theoretical articles by undergraduates of all majors and years on the subjects of rhetoric, writing, writers, discourse, language, and related topics.

Social Sciences

• Afkar: The Undergraduate Journal of Middle East Studies International peer-reviewed journal that accepts research articles, essays, and book reviews that focus on the politics, history, culture, and society of the Middle East and North Africa.
• Al Noor Boston College's Middle Eastern Studies journal. It is run by undergraduates and publishes work from students around the world.
• Chicago Journal of Foreign Policy: University of Chicago's Premiere Undergraduate Journal of International Affairs Accepts submissions from undergraduates from around the world on articles related to foreign policy, international relations, and related topics, preferably pertaining to the period since 1945..
• Compass: An Undergraduate Journal of American Political Ideas A joint project of Northern Illinois University and Arizona State University, Compass publishes work related to American democracy understood in the broad contexts of political philosophy, history, literature, economics, and culture.
• Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development To encourage an international community to think more broadly, deeply, and analytically about sustainable development, the journal publishes work by students, researchers, professors, and practitioners from a variety of academic fields and geographic regions.
• Critique: a worldwide student journal of politics Peer-reviewed journal that publishes scholarship by students of political science. The journal is recognized by the American Political Science Association and indexed by EBSCO.
• The Developing Economist Student-run undergraduate economics research journal, published with support from the Longhorn Chapter of the Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society and the Department of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Issues in Political Economy Co-edited by undergraduates at Elon University and the University of Mary Washington, the journal publishes undergraduate research in the field of economics and is indexed in Cabell's Directory of Publishing Opportunities in Economics and Finance.
• Journal of Integrated Social Sciences A web-based, peer-reviewed journal committed to the scholarly investigation of social phenomena. We especially encourage students and their faculty advisors to submit the results of their investigations in Psychology, Sociology, and Gender Studies.
• Journal of Interpersonal Relations, Intergroup Relations, and Identity (JIRIRI) Affiliated with the Universite de Montreal, the international peer-reviewed journal publishes the work of undergraduates on new theoretical ideas in the fields of psychology, identity, interpersonal and intergroup relations. It publishes both theoretical and empirical articles.
• Journal of Politics and Society Published by the student group Helvidius at Columbia University, the journal focuses on undergraduate interdisciplinary research in the social sciences.
• The Journal of Undergraduate Ethnic Minority Psychology (JUEMP) Open access, double blind, peer-reviewed journal devoted to publishing research authored or co-authored by undergraduates. The journal is especially interested in submissions that are from ethnic minorities perspectives, that focus on the thoughts and behaviors of ethnic minority populations, or both.
• New Errands: The Undergraduate Journal of American Studies Sponsored by The Eastern American Studies Association and the American Studies Program at Penn State Harrisburg, this journal publishes undergraduate research in the field of American Studies.
• The Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Review International undergraduate journal housed in the Kellogg Center for Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Virginia Tech. Through a double blind review process, the journal publishes original research in the humanities and social sciences from undergraduates worldwide.
• Process: Journal of Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Scholarship Published quarterly, the journal publishes undergraduate writings that rigorously engage with issues of social justice, transformative education, politics, identity, and cultural production. Publishes both critical essays and non-traditional or multimodal compositions.
• Righting Wrongs: A Journal of Human Rights Based at Webster University's Institute for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies, this peer-reviewed academic journal publishes undergraduate research papers, book reviews, opinion pieces, and photo essays that explore human rights issues.
• Social Moments: A Student Journal of Social Relations Interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal examining the social and cultural world through a social science lens. All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit work in any social science discipline.
• Sociology between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics Undergraduates, graduates, and professionals in sociology and related fields may submit their articles, books and film reviews, and point of view essays. Double blind peer review.
• Undergraduate Economic Review (UER) Supported by the Department of Economics and The Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University, this is an open access peer-reviewed journal that publishes undergraduate research in the field of economics from around the world.
• Undergraduate Journal of Global Citizenship Based at Fairfield University, the journal publishes undergraduate research on topics related to International Studies such as global awareness, interdependence, environmental responsibility, social justice, humanitarianism, and other themes that promote the understanding of global citizenship.
• Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning & Community-Based Research Refereed, multidisciplinary, open access undergraduate journal that publishes articles from students all around the world. Accepted articles contribute to the literature on service learning and community-based research through reflection, research, or analysis. Based at University of North Carolina Wilmington.
• The Undergraduate Research Journal of Psychology at UCLA (URJP) Based at UCLA, but accepting submissions of undergraduate research from institutions all over the world, this peer-reviewed journal aims to empower undergraduate students to engage in and with research and facilitate scientific conversation and inquiry in the field of psychology.

STEM Fields

• Columbia Undergraduate Science Journal (CUSJ) Open access science journal that publishes manuscripts resulting from significant scientific research or analysis. Each paper undergoes a double-blind peer review process and a faculty review by the CUSJ Faculty Advisory Board.
• EvoS: The Evolutional Studies Consortium A peer-reviewed open access journal, EvoS welcomes work from all academic disciplines and interdisciplinary scholarship that incorporates evolutionary theory.
• Illumin Magazine: A Review of Engineering in Everyday Life An online magazine dedicated to exploring the science and technology behind the things we encounter every day. Features the work of University of Southern California undergraduate engineers, as well as submissions from universities across the U.S.
• Impulse: The Premier Undergraduate Neuroscience Journal International online neuroscience journal for undergraduate publications.
• International Journal of Exercise Science This journal engages undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly activity as both authors and reviewers. Articles on exercise science undergo peer review.
• Intersect: The Stanford Journal of Science, Technology, and Society An open access international science, technology, and society research journal that accepts undergraduate, graduate, and PhD submissions at the intersection of history, culture, sociology, art, literature, business, law, health, and design with science and technology. Students from around the world are invited to submit.
• Involve: A Journal of Mathematics High quality mathematical research involving students from all academic levels. Submissions should include substantial faculty input; faculty co-authorship is required and the submission should come from a faculty member.
• Journal of Undergraduate Chemistry Research Peer-reviewed journal that publishes undergraduate students' work in chemistry, including analytical, organic, inorganic, physical, polymers, and biochemistry.
• Journal of Undergraduate Kinesiology Research Published by the Kinesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, the peer-reviewed, journal is dedicated to original undergraduate research in Kinesiology. Currently, the research originates from students at the University of Wisconsin, but undergraduates from all institutions are invited to submit.
• Journal of Undergraduate Reports in Physics (JURP) Peer-reviewed publication of the Society of Physics Students comprised of undergraduate research, outreach, and scholarly reporting.
• Journal of Young Investigators (JYI) JYI publishes original work in the sciences written by undergraduates mentored by a faculty member. The mission of the journal is to improve undergraduate science training by providing innovative, high quality educational experiences in science writing, publication, and the peer-review process.
• Psi Chi Journal Undergraduate, graduate, and faculty submissions welcome year round to this peer-reviewed psychology journal.
• Rose-Hulman Undergraduate Mathematics Journal Devoted entirely to papers written by undergraduates on topics in the mathematical sciences. Sponsored by the Mathematics Department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the journal accepts submissions from undergraduates around the world and faculty co-authors are not permitted.
• RURALS: Review of Undergraduate Research in Agricultural and Life Sciences Faculty-refereed international journal devoted to the publication of high quality research by undergraduates in all agricultural research problem areas.
• SIAM Undergraduate Research Online (SIURO) Run by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), SIURO publishes articles written by undergraduates from all over the world in the field of computational mathematics. Each paper must be submitted with a letter from a faculty advisor.
• Spectrum Published by the University of Alberta, this multidisciplinary journal publishes research completed by undergraduates in a variety of formats including research articles, review articles, music, video, visual arts, and creative writing.
• Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics Published by Illinois State, this is an open access refereed research journal dedicated to publishing high quality manuscripts by undergraduate or graduate students that describe mathematical and statistical techniques to solve problems in biological settings, as well as in experimental biology. Requires an article processing charge.
• PUMP Journal of Undergraduate Research PUMP stands for Preparing Undergraduate Mathematicians for Ph.D.s, and the journal publishes articles by undergraduates students who want to pursue doctoral studies in the Mathematical Sciences. The journal especially encourages submissions by students from underrepresented groups. Topics include pure and applied mathematics and statistics and authors may submit research papers, papers containing new proofs of known results, and expository papers which propose original points of view.
• Undergraduate Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology (UJEMI+) Based at the University of British Columbia, the journal has two versions -- one that publishes only UBC students (UJEMI) and the other that is open to external submissions (UJEMI+). Dedicated to the publication of undergraduate articles in fields related to microbiology and immunology, the journal requires a formal endorsement from a course instructor or researcher who mentored the student authors.
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• The Vidette (1867-1874), according to the editors "a lively college paper," which included general college news, the proceedings of different campus societies, essays, news from other colleges, and editorials.
• The Williams Review (1870-1874), categorized as a college newspaper, also contained student works of fiction and poetry.
• The Williams Athenaeum (1874-1885) was formed from a merger of the Vidette and the Review . The Athenaeum contained more college news than literary pieces.
• The Argo (1881-1885). With this paper the editors hoped to publish, "something brighter and more interesting," than the Athenaeum .
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• The Adelphi (1831-1832): published by the Adelphic Union, primarily a literary journal. 
• The Collegian's Magazine (1833): literary work by Williams students. Only one issue was published.
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Many students don’t consider undergraduate research when searching for a co-op or internship, but it can have the same benefits – if not better – than those traditional options. This blog will detail the benefits of undergraduate research, including skills you can gain, types of research, and how to find opportunities.

Benefits of Undergraduate Research

The field of research is the heart of innovation and is responsible for the continuous advancement of medical care, artificial intelligence, space exploration, and so much more. Similar to an industry internship or co-op, participating in a research lab gives students the opportunity to gain experience, build a relevant skillset, and learn about their field. Unique to research, though, is the development of critical thinking skills. Because they’re constantly looking for new answers, methods, or ideas, researchers build very strong critical thinking skills, which are highly desired in the world of engineering. Other skills like independence and collaboration are also specially attained in research because you are responsible for designing/completing your own experiments and analyzing the results with multidisciplinary teams. Beyond technical and interpersonal skills, research also provides the opportunity to present and publish your work. Whether you present your research at a conference or publish it in a research journal, being an author on a formal technical document is an amazing qualification to have when applying for a position – in both industry and academia!

How to Find Opportunities

Research opportunities may be posted on job boards, like Handshake or LinkedIn, but you’re more likely to find them elsewhere. There are two main types of research opportunities you will find: on-campus at Ohio State and at other institutions. Ohio State professors love to take on undergraduate students and frequently have positions available. The best way to find professors and information about their research is on the department website (i.e., biomedical engineering ). Many departments have professors separated by research interest, so it is very easy to search within a field you are interested in. From here, you can reach out by email to professors to ask them about open positions (I like to format it similar to a cover letter, but ECS can help draft an email with you!). On-campus research can be completed during the school year while still taking classes or during the summer, where you can take on more hours. On the contrary, off-campus research is more similar to an internship, where you can work full-time over the summer or take a co-op during an academic term. Specifically during the summer, many universities offer Research Experience for Undergraduates (REUs) where you typically live on that universities campus. 

Ultimately, there are a plethora of research opportunities here at Ohio State and across the nation, which are frequently available for younger students without prior experience. Getting involved in research can help you build a unique and relevant skillset that’ll make you stand out on job applications while also getting hands-on experience in advanced topics. Research experience is just as impactful as internship or co-op experience, so start your search today!

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2024 Ethics at The Beach Seminar

Pictured from left to right: Carl Kemp, Morgan Shidler, Lucia Martinez Perez, Dr. Shelly Collins, Taryn Williams and Bruce Mac Rae

Over 150 CSULB students had an opportunity to enhance their ethical leadership skills during the 17 th  annual Ethics at The Beach seminar held at The Pointe inside the Walter Pyramid on March 15.  

Janey Roeder, Director of the Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership, and Lucia Martinez Perez, Ethics at The Beach Chair, provided welcoming remarks and an overview of the program. Through an interactive exercise, Dr. Shelly Collins shared strategies for overcoming imposter syndrome.  She also encouraged students to take advantage of mental health resources available on campus through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS).

A dynamic panel discussion followed focusing on the seminar’s theme,  The Courage to Set Boundaries , with Lucia serving as moderator.  Esteemed panelists were: Carl Kemp, Executive Director of Public Affairs and Marketing at Long Beach City College; Bruce Mac Rae, Vice President of State Government Affairs at UPS, and Taryn Williams, doctoral student and researcher at the University of California, Irvine.

The final speaker was Morgan Shidler, Founder of Hustle & Play™ guidebook.  After graciously donating a guidebook for every attendee, Morgan explained how to use it while highlighting the importance of balancing our lives by purposefully scheduling activities that bring us joy.

Closing remarks were provided by Shayleen Fay, Director of the Student Center for Professional Development, who thanked the event sponsors and encouraged students to complete a brief survey so they could receive a digital certificate of completion.

Ethics at The Beach was hosted by the Associated Business Students Organization Council, Student Center for Professional Development, and Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership.  Event sponsors were ASI, Boeing, Hustle & Play, and Beach Shops.

For more information please contact Janey Roeder at [email protected] .