UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #520 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 520

Submission ID: 8871

Submission UUID: 96ecc9ec-9102-44b4-be8d-6f5c502f231b

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

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Created: Mon, 08/21/2023 - 07:42 AM

Completed: Mon, 08/21/2023 - 09:59 AM

Changed: Thu, 08/31/2023 - 04:37 PM

Remote IP address: 217.180.196.114

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Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

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

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

Please add any additional information here (if applicable): 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.

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

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 2023

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