UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1221

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  roundtable_info:
    - day: 'Wednesday, September 3'
      endingtime: '3:30'
      starttime: '3:00'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8818962394'
    - day: 'Thursday, September 4'
      endingtime: '2:00'
      starttime: '1:30'
      zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8818962394'
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '5 hours'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: mrneal@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: English
  headshot_optional_: '62571'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: ''
  mentoring_philosophy: |-
    My mentoring philosophy emphasizes collaboration, engagement, and individualization. I recognize my positionalities as a white, male, tenured faculty member and acknowledge that my experiences may differ from those of my mentees. Rather than expecting students to mirror my trajectory, I help them develop their own scholarly identities and research projects.
    My mentoring approach centers on three core principles:
    Subjectivities: I help mentees identify and navigate their own subject positions, acknowledging that no research is neutral or objective. We explicitly examine the experiences and beliefs we bring to our work, understanding how they shape our research questions and approaches. By modeling this reflexivity, I encourage students to recognize their unique perspectives as valuable to creating knowledge.
    Inquiry Processes: I guide students toward genuine, curiosity-driven inquiry in their areas of interest. Together we develop open-ended questions that allow for multiple possible outcomes, which I hope enables students to engage deeply with their research topics, enjoy the process, and discover unexpected insights.
    Scaffolding: I provide early direct instruction and support that gradually decreases as students gain independence. I don’t assume students are unfamiliar with digital humanities methodologies, genres, technologies, and processes, I offer explicit guidance initially, then strategically withdraw structure for students to take agency of own their projects. This approach ensures they develop independent skills for future research contexts.
    My mentorship goals consistent of helping students realize their potential within their own unique set of abilities, interests, and goals while fostering the curiosity and methodological skills that will enhance their academic experiences. 
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '4'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: 'The FSU Card Archive offers undergraduate researchers an opportunity to curate a rich collection of over 6,000 historic postcards spanning multiple decades. This project sits at the intersection of history, technology, visual culture, and public scholarship, making it ideal for students in fields ranging from art history and communications to computer science, English, sociology, anthropology, museum studies, and more. Each postcard serves as a window into the past, revealing insights about cultural attitudes, technological development, social movements, tourism, politics, and daily life across different eras and locations. Through searchable metadata, researchers can explore connections across time periods, geographic regions, and themes. This UROP project is particularly suited to those who want to explore their own interests within the archive. Since the research is flexible in scope and topic, students have brought their own research interests to the project, curated exhibits on diverse topics including stereotypical representations of Native Americans, the history of Key West tourism, Puerto Rican culture in the early 1900s, environmental messaging about the Everglades, humor in popular culture, World War II propaganda, representations of gender and race, etc. The archive serves both as a preservation tool and as a site for current research where students’ work remains accessible to future scholars and the public.'
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://fsucardarchive.create.fsu.edu/, https://kairos.technorhetoric.net/17.3/topoi/neal-et-al/index.html, https://michaelneal.wixsite.com/facultypage'
  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: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Michael Neal'
  project_keywords: 'digital archive, visual rhetoric, public memory, cultural studies'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'open to all majors'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: he/him
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |
    Students working with the FSU Card Archive can engage in several types of scholarly work tailored to their interests and academic goals:
    1.	Archival Curation & Metadata Creation: Learn archival practices using the OMEKA content management system while building technical skills.
    2.	Visual Analysis & Content Development: Develop critical research skills by analyzing the visual rhetoric and cultural messaging embedded in historic postcards.
    3.	Digital Humanities: Gain experience in digital archiving and publishing by entering new card and transferring exhibits onto our new platform (fsucardarchive.create.fsu.edu).
    4.	Individualized Research Projects: Design and curate original exhibits by conducting research on specific themes, time periods, or geographic regions represented in the collection.
    This project offers students the chance to contribute to meaningful scholarship around areas of interest to them while developing skills in research methodology, digital literacies, project management, and public communication—all while working with accessible primary source materials.
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: |-
    Wednesday, Sept. 3rd 3:00-3:30 (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8818962394)
    Thursday, Sept. 4th 1:30-2:00 (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/8818962394)
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: "Nothing in this project is so difficult that it can't be easily learned in the first few weeks of the semester. What I'm looking for are curious and creative students who can bring their interests into the archive and help shape the space for future researchers as well as public audiences.  "
  title_of_the_project: 'FSU Postcard Archive'
  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=xEb5-p5y8RN8rn0DuzWNCMbVSP4uDuK-Ve5YAXaw3H0'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'Yes'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'