Liu, L., & Benton, M. L., & Rylander, J., & Jacobi, A. M., & Reizman, I., & Marincel Payne, M., & Wang, S. (2025, June), Infusing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Undergraduate Researchers through Faculty Development  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada . https://peer.asee.org/56796

\bibitem{asee_peer_56796}
  Liu, L., \& Benton, M. L., \& Rylander, J., \& Jacobi, A. M., \& Reizman, I., \& Marincel Payne, M., \& Wang, S. (2025, June), \emph{Infusing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Undergraduate Researchers through Faculty Development}
  Paper presented at 2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
  https://peer.asee.org/56796

Liping Liu, Mary Lauren Benton, Jonathan Rylander, Anthony M. Jacobi, Irene Reizman, Michelle Marincel Payne, and Sophie Wang.  "Infusing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Undergraduate Researchers through Faculty Development".  2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2025.  https://peer.asee.org/56796 Internet.  20 Aug, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_56796}
  Liping Liu, Mary Lauren Benton, Jonathan Rylander, Anthony M. Jacobi, Irene Reizman, Michelle Marincel Payne, and Sophie Wang.
  "Infusing an Entrepreneurial Mindset in Undergraduate Researchers through Faculty Development".
  \emph{2025 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Montreal, Quebec, Canada , 2025, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2025.
  https://peer.asee.org/56796 Internet.  20 Aug, 2025

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TY  - CPAPER
AB  - Undergraduate research experiences are widely recognized for their significant benefits, yet undergraduates often require more hands-on guidance than graduate students. Equipping them with entrepreneurial mindset (EM) attributes - such as setting goals, framing research questions, and practicing resilience - is crucial for fostering their confidence in research. Since these traits are most effectively modeled by research advisors, our study focuses on enhancing faculty development programs.

A team from five universities designed a package of videos and activities for faculty workshops to promote discussions on integrating EM into research mentoring. We administered a benchmark survey to assess faculty motivations, interests, and challenges in supervising undergraduates, finding that most respondents valued incorporating undergraduate researchers into their labs, but were concerned about short research engagements and a perceived low return on investment.

Our workshops encourage best-practice sharing and community-building among faculty, addressing common issues and supporting more productive mentorship strategies. A follow-up survey, though limited in response rate, revealed that faculty who attended the workshops were more likely to “strongly agree” that undergraduate research adds value and more frequently asked students to consider the broader impact of their projects. Future data collection will refine our understanding of how these workshops influence undergraduate research mentoring.

Keywords: undergraduate research, entrepreneurial mindset, faculty mentoring development

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AU  - Irene Reizman
AU  - Michelle Marincel Payne
AU  - Sophie Wang
CY  - Montreal, Quebec, Canada 
DA  - 2025/06/22
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