UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #520

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: G. Kurt Piehler
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: Professor 
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Professor
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): kpiehler@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: History
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: The Thomasville Project
Project Keywords: History, Grant Writing
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 3
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors

Project Location:: Thomasville, Georgia
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):: Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work?: 7 hours
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 will develop a comprehensive annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources related to the history of Thomasville, Georgia. This bibliography will be eventually digitized and become a permanent reference source for scholars, students, museum professionals, journalists, and the general public.  The project also will work with the Thomasville History Center to prepare a draft of a NEH and/or NHPRC grant to fund the creation of archival finding aids.  As part of the project, at least one primary source reader that will be created for a planned teacher's workshop in Spring 2024.

Research Tasks:
Literature review and data analysis, conducting archival research.  Read and transcribe documents. 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Writing (Required) 

Mentoring Philosophy:
Over the course of my career I have supervised over 100 internships that have allowed students to engage in research projects of lasting significance beginning with the Rutgers Oral History Archives. A good intern will be able to take broad direction and work independently.  Over the course of an internship, I work with a student to plan the next steps of their career whether it is another internship,  graduate school, or the first job after graduation.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: thomasvilleneh.org
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In the summer of 2023, Professor Piehler served as co-director of the Quest for Freedom NEH teacher's workshop focusing on the local civil rights movement in Thomasville, Georgia.  


Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: Yes
Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Wednesday September 6, 3:00-4:00
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93852732471?pwd=V2crOEl3dy9jME1PVmFlUWFpam1TZz09
Meeting ID: 938 5273 2471
Passcode: Thomas

Friday, September 8,   4:00-5:00

Join Zoom Meeting
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/96358716276?pwd=OGNwY2hsenNFRVdhcmduVmgzVXFWQT09

Meeting ID: 963 5871 6276
Passcode: Flipper

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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

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Year: 2023
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