UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #680

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Sam Luby
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: He/him
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: just Sam is fine..!
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): sml23@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
Faculty Advisor Name: Dr. Shouping Hu
Faculty Advisor's FSU Email: shu@admin.fsu.edu
FSU College (if applicable): Education, Health, and Human Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Education Leadership and Policy Studies
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Identifying and Categorizing University Pre-College Programs
Project Keywords: Pre-college, college choice, student success, social science
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 2
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
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Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 10
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work?: Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Overall Research Project Description:
Many leading U.S. universities today offer some sort of pre-college or high school student program. Commonly delivered in the summer, these can be online or in-person and delivered in a variety of different experiences to the student, with the overall goal of improving college readiness. They are usually part of a university’s non-degree seeking academic portfolio. 

This project aims to collect the entire variety of pre-college programs that currently exist, produce a clean dataset, and empirically produce a typology categorizing these programs to provide scholarship that can be used in future studies. You will be working alongside the lead researcher for this project and work towards the formal publication of this scholarship. 

This project is ideal for someone interested in a career in research or data science; particularly with an interest in social sciences, public policy, or education. This can be completely remote if you prefer, but I'll be on campus and available to meet

Research Tasks:
Collect and organize the dataset
Engage and support the literature review
Contribute towards other research-related tasks


Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
An interest to learn more about large data sets, how to research information, and how social science research is done. Beneficial to have statistics background and excel knowledge


Mentoring Philosophy:
My masters degree is in education and I have been a college and career counselor for over a decade. I am an educator at heart and my mentoring philosophy focuses on helping my students find their own paths and futures, and building practical tools and knowledge to pursue those paths. 

At the beginning, this will involve us figuring out your starting point; both in your practical skills of completing the project and progressing further, but also in your conceptual ideas about how this experience fits with the bigger future picture, and what that future picture looks like. 

I will then work to equip you with the information and skills you need to start completing this project. This will be done through meetings, lectures, and small readings or software review. Yes, it is a research project but treat it as a class, as you will be learning. I believe in autonomy and professional respect, and empower you to create your own schedule and meet me virtually to prepare for a postgraduate future that expects this maturity. I envision, however, that we would have at least 1 or 2 in-person meetings, or more if you believe it is useful for your learning progression. 

Lastly, this needs to be a meaningful endeavor for you. Therefore, I will encourage you to shape this experience to meet your individual needs. Support my project, while using the opportunity to create your own benefit. The skill to do that will serve you wisely. 

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Topic: Roundtable #1: Identifying and Categorizing University Pre-College Programs
Time: Sep 3, 2024 05:00 PM - 06:00PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97439561496?pwd=qLbtbeOlIRrBDuRaQlShQDey0GXjQ2.1

Meeting ID: 974 3956 1496
Passcode: 303274


Topic: Roundtable #2: Identifying and Categorizing University Pre-College Programs
Time: Sep 4, 2024 01:00 PM - 01:30PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94273765422?pwd=TfxkyOLQ4ibpfa6rVldP3bJmGv4eJ9.1

Meeting ID: 942 7376 5422
Passcode: 698422

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UROP Program Elements
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes
Materials Grant: Yes
UROP Poster Presentation: Yes
Faculty Advisor Confirmation: Yes

Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2024
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