What is SURP?
- Participation in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is designed to provide students with insight into the research process.
- Faculty mentors (and Librarians) hold workshops and seminars throughout the summer to help SURP students build their research and presentation skills.
Questions you may want to ask your faculty mentor:
The BIG Question:
How do scholars in your discipline create research questions, conduct research, summarize findings, and share research with their peers?
More questions...
- Where do scholars in your discipline go to find information?
- What’s your favorite database or search tool?
- What types of sources are typically used in your discipline?
- How do you evaluate your sources? What is considered good evidence in your discipline?
- How do you keep current in your discipline? What journals, blogs, websites, books, etc. do you read?