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Their excitement and passion for learning. They help me see things in new ways I had never considered. While I see this in my teaching, of course, to see it in research can change the scope of my research and how I see both literature and data.

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Their excitement and passion for learning. They help me see things in new ways I had never considered. While I see this in my teaching, of course, to see it in research can change the scope of my research and how I see both literature and data.

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I have enjoyed working with students in various majors to see power of communication within many fields- Robin

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Those moments when they help you learn new things or see your research in a new way. Or when they give me hope that the future will be better.

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The UG excitement as they find research they're passionate about and learn how they can contribute to the conversation has been very motivating.

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Meeting as a team across different projects

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Sometimes not as engaged in the research and can want to do things only for class credit.

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Not sure if it’s trait or state but a few have lacked the get up & go.- Robin

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I think recognizing the time commitment required of faculty mentors has been one challenge. This time is certainly worthwhile, but I've had to learn to make space for it.

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Their interest and excitement, especially when receiving feedback from community partners.

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Their interest and excitement, especially when receiving feedback from community partners.

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Learning how to delegate appropriately and provide constructive criticism is a hopeful but helpful way.

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Regular meeting times and clearly delineated goals are very helpful.

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Students becoming interested in research only later in their undergraduate careers.

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Seeing students realize that they can be a part of knowledge-generating and production, on a topic they genuinely care about.

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Not letting my own imposter syndrome impact them or how they view themselves 

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Not letting my own imposter syndrome impact them or how they view themselves 

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I wouldn't say this is a challenge but just something to stay aware of: patience. We have to remember that we are guiding them along a new path, one that many of us are very familiar with. To stay still and thoughful with them...

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I wouldn't say this is a challenge but just something to stay aware of: patience. We have to remember that we are guiding them along a new path, one that many of us are very familiar with. To stay still and thoughful with them...

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a shallow understanding of the research question

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a shallow understanding of the research question

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Time -- theirs and mine. This process is labor intensive, especially in the early stages with new researchers.

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Time -- theirs and mine. This process is labor intensive, especially in the early stages with new researchers.

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Setting clear outcomes and timelines

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A clear plan to completion helps with most. I have a Teams for them. -Robin

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I find having TEAM check-ins on chat to hold me and them accountable. It also allows me to see who is busy both in lab and out of lab that week so I am providing them with realistic tasks.

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Getting students to stick to deadlines for their tasks, despite other 'life tasks' getting in the way (which happens to everyone, of course).

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I didn't know that there's a matchmaking service at KSU - I plan to explore that in the future to try to find more UG researchers who share my interest areas.

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TEAMS chats, weekly

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Being clear on expectations, including timelines and deliverables, while remaining flexible. Meeting each and every week.

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I hope when I retire that my students reflect on their interactions with me fondly and are grateful that they tried research.

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Maybe undergraduate students can meet with graduate students to form creative projects that aid the researcher and KSU

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I have meetings as a lab and on specific projects. This allows students to interact in different ways. I also really enjoy end of the year dinners and meetings where we can talk about research but also life in a less formal setting.

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It's been helpful to learn from and with an experienced UR Mentor. I'm now trying to pay it forward with a pre-tenure collaborator who is hesitant to work with URs.

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Over summer time, when students aren't on campus for classes, it's occasionally harder to get them to routinely commit to serious work, because the on-campus component is missing, and they sort of come across as 'on break, but sort of also working'

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Undergrads not understanding how long research takes

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Undergrads not understanding how long research takes

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I love this idea!!! We need more mentoring workshops and hubs for resources! Plus collective problem solving

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I love this idea!!! We need more mentoring workshops and hubs for resources! Plus collective problem solving