Faculty Mentor Awards

This award recognizes excellence in mentoring undergraduate researchers over a sustained period of time. This campus award is one way that UIS recognizes the quality of faculty mentoring of undergraduate research students. In particular, this award program:

• Celebrates a faculty member who actively mentors undergraduates in research—someone who helps undergraduate students to explore, inquire and engage in new knowledge creation by providing meaningful guidance and support,
• Recognizes a continuous, long-term commitment to undergraduate student research.

The Undergraduate Research Support Program sponsors a faculty mentor award based on student nominations. A panel of faculty and students review the nominations and select awards from different areas.