Dimitriu, D. G., & O'Connor, J. (2012, June), Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program   Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21536

\bibitem{asee_peer_21536}
  Dimitriu, D. G., \& O'Connor, J. (2012, June), \emph{Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program }
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21536

Dan G. Dimitriu and Jerry O'Connor.  "Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program ".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21536 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21536}
  Dan G. Dimitriu and Jerry O'Connor.
  "Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program ".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21536 Internet.  23 Apr, 2024

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AB  -                   Initiation of an Undergraduate Research Program                                   at a Community CollegeAbstractOur two year college is home to the first (and only to date) MESA Center in Texas. MESA is acomprehensive academic support program that originated in California in 1970. MESA standsfor math, engineering and science achievement, and the program is designed to help studentsexcel in math, science, technology and engineering courses and graduate with STEM-baseddegrees. The MESA Center is also home for several student organizations on our campus,including MAES, SACNAS, and SWE. Over the last two years we have partnered with a nearbyuniversity to direct a NASA sponsored undergraduate research program. The program (CIPAIR)provides opportunities for undergraduate students to participate in ongoing research projects off-campus, as well as to conduct new research projects on campus under the guidance andsupervision of a faculty member.The MESA Center served as a focal point for promoting these opportunities and fordissemination of project results. The on-campus research projects were developed by studentteams based on equipment and instrumentation that was available and/or obtained by loan ordonation. Three teams worked independently on projects involving solar panel efficiency,hydroponics, and energy production by a rider on a stationary exercise bicycle. The projectsconcluded with team reports and presentations in the MESA center to an audience of students,staff, faculty, and NASA representatives.Undergraduate research programs at four-year institutions have been widely reported to increaseretention, and our results indicate that two-year institutions can also initiate successful programs.This paper will present in detail the initiation of a summer undergraduate research program atour community college, offer recommendations, and outline future plans.
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