UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1146
Submission information
Submission Number: 1146
Submission ID: 20326
Submission UUID: fb8225bb-59c5-4f58-b36e-5f9263d29ec9
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Thu, 08/14/2025 - 02:42 PM
Completed: Thu, 08/14/2025 - 02:46 PM
Changed: Mon, 08/25/2025 - 01:25 PM
Remote IP address: 128.186.65.147
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal
Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal
serial: '1146' sid: '20326' uuid: fb8225bb-59c5-4f58-b36e-5f9263d29ec9 uri: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal created: '1755196959' completed: '1755197168' changed: '1756142752' in_draft: '0' current_page: '' remote_addr: 128.186.65.147 uid: '0' langcode: en webform_id: urop_project_proposal_portal entity_type: node entity_id: '1116' locked: '0' sticky: '0' notes: '' metatag: meta data: roundtable_info: { } approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '5' are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No' confirmation_1: '1' contact_email_fsu_email: ssikes@fsu.edu contact_email_fsu_email2: '' contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: kgipalo@fsu.edu faculty_advisor_confirmation: '' faculty_advisor_name: '' faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: '' fsu_college: N/A fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Office of Institutional Research' headshot_optional_: '62356' if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: '' mentoring_philosophy: | ○ Importance of balance between mentor engagement and allowing mentees to make mistakes ○ Support with mentees developing their professional boundaries ○ Facilitate dialogue that allows for feedback and questions in a way that works for the mentee ○ Provide clear, direct instruction both verbally and written ○ Assist mentees in developing transferable skills that support their broader academic, research, and career goals ○ Value communication, organization, and willingness to learn in a mentee ○ Desire to support community and connection building between my mentees ○ Desire to provide mentorship support to my mentees both during and after the formal time frame of our relationship mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1' name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: '' number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '1' other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: '' overall_research_project_description: |- In this project, the Office of Institutional Research wishes to investigate Time-to-Degree and Stop-Out outcomes for prior FCS AA Transfer students. The state of Florida has a recent interest in the outcomes of these students more broadly, but have focused in on the feasibility of 2+2 programs - where a student completes their AA at an FCS institution in 2 years, transfers to a state university, and completes the remainder of their Bachelor's in the subsequent 2 years. We want to know the following: ○ What does the Time-to-Degree distribution of our FCS AA Transfer students look like historically? ○ How many FCS AA Transfer students stopout, ie stop enrolling for more than 3 semesters, historically? ○ What does the major change behavior look like for FCS AA Transfer students? ○ How many students would be eligible to fit into the 2+2 framework, upon arrival to FSU (ie, how many students completed their AA at their FCS institution in 2 years or less)? ○ What does the relationship between major change and Time-to-Degree look like? ○ What does the relationship between major change and stopout look like? These are the questions that our UROP student will be working with us to contribute to. please_add_any_additional_information_here: '' please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: ir.fsu.edu please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote' please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus' position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule' position_title: 'FSU Staff/Campus Partner' primary_research_mentor_name: 'Katherine (Katie) Gipalo' project_keywords: 'Transfer students, student success, graduation, higher education' relevant_student_major_s_: Statistics research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: she/her research_mentor_pronouns: she/her research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: 'Sarah Sikes' research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: | The undergraduate researcher will support data cleaning and validation efforts, as well as the conducting of inferential statistical tests. She will work with the mentors listed above to derive meaning and insights from these results that can inform policy and practice within the institution. roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: '' skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |- Required: strong communication skills, willingness to learn, ability to work collaboratively, familiarity with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel, familiarity with beginner-level inferential statistical methods Recommended: beginner level understanding of SAS programming language, interest in higher education administration/improvement Nice to have: interest in transfer student success title_of_the_project: 'Transfer Student Success: Time-to-Degree, Major Change, and the 2+2 Program' update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?element_parents=elements/research_mentor_information/headshot_optional_&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=32cgSo6M7v_P9qh_fE7w75qhnsIlU8wH6Rw8sK9fHn4' urop_performance_evaluation: '1' urop_poster_presentation: '1' when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: Ms. when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: '' when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Ms. would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No' would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: '' year: '2025'