Open AccessDisplaying a Poster, Unifying a Campus: Undergraduate Research Day at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
Author(s) -
Jennie Levine Knies,
Megan Mac Gregor
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pennsylvania libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2324-7878
DOI - 10.5195/palrap.2015.109
Subject(s) - event (particle physics) , undergraduate research , state (computer science) , university campus , medical education , library science , sociology , computer science , medicine , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics
This article describes the first official Undergraduate Research Day at Penn State Wilkes-Barre, a small campus with approximately 550 undergraduate students and 8 four-year degree programs. In 2015, an informal planning committee, consisting of two librarians and two faculty members, embarked on a project to turn what had been an informal course assignment into a campus-wide research event. By remaining flexible, engaged, and open to collaboration, the committee made Undergraduate Research Day in April 2015 a success, and plans are underway to hold this event in subsequent years. The event energized and motivated students, faculty, and staff on campus and paved the way toward a unified organizational identity on campus.