Author: Crystal Anderson

Read student submissions from the inaugural issue of The Omnipedia Review, Volume 1, Issue 1, which includes the following submissions:

Madison Arlett, “The Complications and Perseverance of LGBTQ+ Theatre”

Kaitlin Crow, “Comparing Earthquakes to Sex: A Poetic Exploration of the Female Body, Sexuality, and Power”

Cecilie Elliiot and Kaitlyn McCleese, “An Essay Comparing and Contrasting Different Medical Issue on Opposite Ends of the Spectrum of Health Care”

Ibrahim Kante, “History of Centralization and Kingship in Sub-Saharan-Africa”

Kaitlyn McCleese, “The Effects of Culture on Sleep Paralysis Experiences”

Dallas Phelps, “Developing Visual Supports for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities who are Non-Verbal to Enhance Communication in the Home, School, & Community”

The Office of Student Research (OSR) invites current Longwood University undergraduate students from all programs, departments and colleges to nominate faculty for the 2018 Faculty Excellence in Mentoring Awards (FEMA). OSR will award ten $1000 awards to selected faculty. Only tenured and tenure-track faculty, clinical educators, lecturers, visiting professors and administrative and professional faculty with academic rank are eligible for nomination.

The deadline to submit the 2019 FEMA Nomination Form is April 29, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Last year’s recipients of the award are not eligible.

2019 FEMA Information Sheet

2019 FEMA Nomination Form

Questions? Contact Dr. Crystal S. Anderson, Director, Office of Student Research, andersoncs2@longwood.edu

The Office of Student Research offers free poster printing for students from departments without a poster printer who participate in  the Spring Showcase for Research and Creative Inquiry. The deadline for submitting poster printing requests for the Showcase is April 16, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY!

DEADLINE: FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2019 AT 5:00 P.M.

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO MARCH 18, 2019

The Office of Student Research (OSR) invites current undergraduate and graduate students to apply to be Student Research Mentors for the CITE Program. Student Research Mentors will receive a $3600 stipend (distributed in four installments during the 2019-20 year). Student Research Mentors teach CITE Program student participants fundamental research skills and act as readers for The Omnipedia Review, OSR’s online review journal. The CITE Program is a partnership between the Office of Student Research and the Office of Citizen Leadership and Social Justice Education (CLSJE).

The CITE Program. The CITE Program helps undergraduate students participants develop skills in note-taking, annotation and synthesis for research in the humanities. The program also helps improve confidence in undertaking research within and beyond courses.  Working in teams of two, student participants learn how to collaborate and produce scholarly writing for publication. Student Research Mentor Applicants do not need be in a humanities department to apply. The CITE Program has 10 slots for Student Research Mentors for the 2019-20 academic year.

To Apply.

1. Applicants must complete the 2019-20 Application .
2. Applicants must have a faculty member complete and return to them the 2019-20 Faculty Recommendation Form.
3. Applicants must submit a hard copy of the completed application AND the Faculty Recommendation Form to the Office of Student Research (Library 153/154) by March 1, 2019 March 18, 2019 by 5:00 p.m. April 5, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

After an initial review of applications, qualified applicants will be invited for an interview. Spring training for undergraduates is expected to occur in April. Summer training for graduate students is to be determined. Please direct any questions to Crystal S. Anderson, Director, Office of Student Research (andersoncs2@longwood.edu).

The 2019 Spring Presentation of Undergraduate Research (SPUR) is a digital initiative that collects and archives exemplary course-based student research with a grade of B+ or above in Digital Commons, Longwood University’s digital archive. Students who submit their work will receive swag from the Office of Student Research. SPUR provides open access to global users and awards to students for most views and downloads. It also creates permanent links that students can use in applications for employment, internships and graduate school.  In spring 2019, all student work will be featured in an online exhibition.  Students who have the highest number of views and downloads will receive awards at a special dinner. Students can submit multiple research-based assignments to increase their chances for awards.

Deadline: January 31, 2019

How to Submit

Is it Research?

In order to submit your coursework to SPUR, you must determine if it is research-based.

Does your paper or project have a research question, hypothesis, thesis or theme (for creative disciplines)?

Did you look up sources and incorporate them into your work or consider what others have said about your topic?

Did you do an analysis or interpretation or produce a creative piece?

If you answered Yes to ALL of these questions, you have research-based coursework suitable for submission to SPUR.

Needed Files

In order to submit you will need a file containing your work and a screenshot of your grade from Canvas or a scan of the grade you earned.

1. File containing your work: Digital Commons converts files into a PDF. If you have other files in other formats, you can add them as Additional Files in the submission process.

2. Screenshot of grade: If your grade is in Canvas, you will need a screenshot from the Submission Detail page. (If your grade is on a hardcopy, just scan the first page that shows the grade you earned).

a. In Canvas, click on the Course that contains the assignment and grade.

b. Click on Grades on the left.

c. Click on the Assignment

d. Make sure you are on the Submission Details page and take a screenshot (see below). You can take a screenshot with your phone and email it to yourself or take a screenshot using a PC or a Mac.

Submission Process

Submit your work and screenshot (or scan) using the online SPUR Submission Form.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) invites all undergraduate students to apply for the Collegiate Undergraduate Research and Inquiry Opportunities (CURIO) Research Program. CURIO is a spring semester research program where faculty supervise student-initiated research that culminates in publication in OSR’s online journal, Omnipedia Review, housed in Digital Commons. CURIO provides students with an opportunity to engage in preliminary research, which that forms the basis for every major research project or inquiry-based creative activity, or to continue a research project already in progress.   OSR designates at least one slot for a student project focused on community engagement. Student researchers receive an $1800 stipend and faculty mentors receive a $2500 stipend. Applications are due November 6, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. CURIO supports Goal 1 of Longwood University’s Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), “to improve student learning by promoting their discovery of new knowledge through research” by making available a faculty-guided summer undergraduate research program in all disciplines (Action 1.2).

To Apply:  Students should complete the 2018-19 CURIO Application . Students may also consult the CURIO Rubric. Faculty should complete the 2018-19 CURIO Faculty Recommendation and give it to the student. The student should submit a hard copy of both the Application and Faculty Recommendation to OSR (Library 154) by November 6, 2018 by 5:00 p.m.  Please direct any questions to Dr. Crystal S. Anderson, andersoncs2@longwood.edu

The Office of Student Research (OSR) offers grants to departments to support events related to student research. These grants may support any activity at the department level related to student research that also complies with general requirements for disbursements (see Policy 4102). The grant amount is $500 and must be used by April 30.  Questions? Contact Dr. Crystal S. Anderson, Director, Office of Student Research, andersoncs2@longwood.edu

Departmental Grant Request Form

Departmental Grant Report Form

THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 23, 2018 AT 12:00 P.M.

PLEASE NOTE THAT STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE THE OSR PRE-APPLICATION AND SUBMIT THE FACULTY ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM AND STUDENT FUNDING APPLICATION.   THE DEADLINE FOR ROUND 2 HAS BEEN EXTENDED.

The Office of Student Research (OSR) offers awards to undergraduate students to defray costs associated with student-initiated research. The maximum award is $500 for single researchers, $1000 for two co-researchers and $1500 for three co-researchers.  Research includes creative activities in theatre, music, art and graphic arts and animation, projects in departments in arts and sciences as well as business and education. Students seeking funding for research posters should use OSR’s Poster Printing Service.  Round 1 applications are due September 17, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Round 2 applications are due October 15, 2018 October 17, 2018 at 5:00 October 23, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. Additionally, students will now have until April 30, 2019 to spend their funds.

New Application Procedures

1. Students must complete all OSR Pre-Application Tutorials and score at least a 70 for each BEFORE submitting the application. In order to take the Tutorials, send your email address to andersoncs2@longwood.edu with the subject line “Pre-Application Tutorials” and we will add you to the Canvas site, where you will see the three modules for Tutorials. Students who were previously awarded a research or travel grant (provisional awards do not count) are not required to complete the Tutorials. If you are unsure, please contact OSR. Applications from students who have not completed the tutorial will not be accepted.
2. For students conducting human subject or animal research, you must have your IRB or IACUC application approved BEFORE applying for funding, as you will have to provide documentation of approval.
3. OSR will no longer make provisional funding decisions (i.e. give awards pending the submission of additional paperwork).
4. All funds will be disbursed by check to the student applicant(s).

To Apply

1. Download Undergraduate Funding for Research and Travel CFA and Application  and Faculty Acknowledgement Form.
2. Send email address to osr@longwood.edu with subject line “Pre-Application Tutorials.”
3. Take the Tutorials (less than 15 minutes combined) and the relevant quizzes.
4. Once you receive confirmation of your successful completion of the tutorials, you can complete and submit the hard copy of your application to the Office of Student Research, Library 154 by the deadlines.

Questions? Contact Dr. Crystal S. Anderson, Director, Office of Student Research, andersoncs2@longwood.edu