Benefits of Mentoring an Undergraduate Research Student

Undergraduate research is a strong component of a student’s experience and offers students the chance to work side-by-side with leading research professors and professionals in all areas of research: natural and social sciences, the arts and humanities, engineering, business and entrepreneurship, education and engineering. Mentoring a student and serving as a guide and facilitator for research projects is a rewarding endeavor. Through UMass Lowell’s UROC program, students are able to contribute in a meaningful way to faculty research initiatives. 
The UROC program offers many benefits including:
  • facilitating the faculty-student interaction that is uniquely and richly supported at UMass Lowell
  • helping students learn new skills from hands-on experience that build on the knowledge acquired in the classroom
  • providing an awareness of what takes place in a research lab that is working towards a product
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“You can have the best research facilities in the world and still might be missing the essential element to the university experience—the interaction between faculty and students.”
-Thomas B. Shea, Director, Center for Cellular Neurobiology and Neurodegeneration

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"It is valuable to see a variety of workplaces from the perspective of the workers, and to learn hands-on skills for identifying and fixing problems. It enriches classroom learning; we’re no longer talking about abstract issues, but about real-world people and situations."
-Laura Punnett, Director, Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace

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"The University enjoys a reputation for technological innovation and entrepreneurship. The Miner School of Computer & Information Sciences has world-class professors with varied research backgrounds and a friendly environment that fosters collaboration."
-Xinwen Fu, Director, I-Safer
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"We attract passionate, engaged students who want to make a difference in the world."
-Mignon Duffy, Associate Director, Center for Women & Work