UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1041 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1041

Submission ID: 19801

Submission UUID: c3bdc6a5-ac95-4315-9761-e32c221bc991

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Thu, 07/10/2025 - 04:12 PM

Completed: Thu, 07/10/2025 - 04:12 PM

Changed: Thu, 09/25/2025 - 12:39 PM

Remote IP address: 172.225.246.142

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Marlo Ransdell

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) mransdell@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) Fine Arts

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Interior Architecture and Design

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Quilted History

Project Keywords Design, art, digital fabrication, history, culture

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors

Project Location: Carnagie Arts Building (CAB) 2214 Bellevue way

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes

Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5

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 This project is an art installation in a public art space for Thomasville Center for Arts. The exhibit will feature historic quilt patterns and blocks as reinterpreted through wood and acrylic. The focus will be the historical and cultural significance of long used quilt patterns and blocks and will result in a large scale installation for March 2026.

Research Tasks Tasks will include:
Research and review of blocks and patterns
Review and/or production of CAD files for testing
Sanding, painting, drilling in the wood shop
Designing or assisting with design of historical narrative for installation

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended skills would be: use of CAD software, graphic design skills, comfort with wood hand tools and/or digital fabrication equipment.

Mentoring Philosophy Working in an experiential learning space like Studio D allows me to mentor students in many different ways. Through hands on demonstrations and scaffolding exercises, students gain experience and trust in the creative process. This guided experience includes failures and successes and is supported in an environment that allows learners growth through iteration.

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? No

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UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2025

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