The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) has several presentations and workshops created. We can also tailor facilitated conversations, workshops, and trainings specifically for your needs. Presentations can be brought to your class, organization, staff meeting or a group of friends. They are led by OUR Staff and Student Ambassadors. Presentations can be edited to meet your time allotments. Presentation format options: face to face, virtual, and/or made into a reusable video/digital. Here are our current topics:
Info Session for Orientations - Undergraduate Research staff will provide an overview of research at the undergraduate level at UTA for Colleges, Schools, and/or Departments. Presentations can be made to be discipline specific. Presentations format options: face to face, virtual, and/or made into a reusable video/digital. Length of presentation can vary from 5-60 minutes.
Undergraduate Research staff will answer questions and talk about strategies for getting involved in undergraduate research at UTA. The sessions are open to students from all disciplines and majors. Length of presentation can vary from 5-60 minutes. Please inform us on the form if you would like us to focus on one of our programs: LSAMP, McNair Scholars, and/or UGRAP/UROP.
Presentation provides skills and best practices when communicating research for general audiences.
Presentation emphasizes poster design principles; appropriate sections for a research poster; understanding your audience; evaluating a poster; using PowerPoint for poster design; and presenting your poster.
Presentation highlights the importance of best practices with regards to research.
At universities, student mentoring is proven to improve student retention, boost job placement rates, and increase alumni engagement when tapping alumni as mentors. This presentation/workshop can include any of the following elements: definitions, common practices, learning objectives, expectations & setting expectations, mentorship relationships, sustaining mentorship, and mentorship to sponsorship.
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Undergraduate Research Student Ambassadors are comprised of undergraduate student researchers with a passion for promoting the importance of research at the undergraduate level. The role of an Undergraduate Research Student Ambassador is to go out into the community of UTA and lead facilitations for classrooms and organizations. Through these facilitations, the OUR Student Ambassadors help create a rich environment that is inclusive of all disciplines.
We invite undergraduate students to apply to be an Undergraduate Research Student Ambassador. Student Ambassadors are selected from OUR UGRAP and/or UROP Programs.
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