About WCU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program
WCU’s Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is an intensive 8-week program, and a unique opportunity for students and faculty to engage in high impact practices and problem-based inquiry.
SURP is an all-inclusive, multi-disciplinary program, open to all majors across campus. Students who apply and are accepted into SURP work closely with their faculty mentor to advance new knowledge in their respective disciplines. With a focus on experiential and inquiry-based learning, SURP faculty mentor students through the process, passing on their expertise, technical skills, and passion. Student-faculty teams often culminate their work in SURP with real impact on their discipline.
2020 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Sponsors
The support of our sponsors helped advance the research and creative work for 11 Undergraduate Students and 10 Faculty Mentors! Thank you for support!
- Jack and Judy Brinson
- NC Biotechnology Center, Executive Director Dr. Jon Snover
- Chancellor Kelli R. Brown
- Chief of Staff Dr. Melissa Wargo
- The Provosts Office, Provost, Dr. Richard Starnes and Dr. Carol Burton
- Associate Provost, Dr. Bandon Schwab
- The Brinson Honors College, Dean Jill Granger
- The Rapid Center, Dr. Pat Gardner
- The Center for the Study of Free Enterprise, Dr. Ed Lopez
- The Belcher College of Fine and Performing Arts, Dean George Brown
- The College of Business, Dean, Dr. Debra Burke
- The College of Education and Allied Professions, Dean Kim Winter
- The College of Health and Human Sciences, Dean Lori Anderson
- The College of Engineering and Technology, Dean Jeff Ray
This program is a wonderful opportunity for students to do research. The kind of research that we need to grow in our careers and to make us more competitive on applications. Also, we greatly benefit from having a stipend, and the wonderful faculty who can guide our research. In applying for graduate school, SURP will have definitely made a huge impact on my ability to have more opportunities.
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This opportunity opened my eyes to the possibility of pursuing research as a career or academic focus point. It is something I hope to continue, and it will assist in my graduate school applications. |
Katelyn Smith, 2020 SURP
The SURP program helped me make a giant leap forward towards the completion my research project. The online format also allowed me to learn about a part of my field (computational chemistry) that I would have been reluctant to approach in normal conditions.
Support SURP
This is your call to action to support future SURP students and faculty! Give to the Brinson Honors College Undergraduate Research Fund today!
