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First Annual PURPOSE Research Conference
The first annual PURPOSE conference will be held on Friday, November 9 from 4-6PM in Rooms A1&2 of the Donald L.Tucker Civic Center. Please RSVP by Wednesday, November 7th. PURPOSE Research Conference
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PURPOSE fellow published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education
PURPOSE fellow Tiyana Herring was recently published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Here is a link to her article on her experiences at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund Teacher Quality and Retention Program fellowship meeting in Houston, TX. Read her article here.
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Social Justice Education
The theme of the PURPOSE program is, “Social Justice: Using Research to Address Inequities in Education”. Students from FSU and FAMU will have opportunities to develop their own research projects during the yearlong fellowship by engaging research problems targeting educational problems. One of our program outcomes is a value for participating in the process of…
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Register for a PURPOSE Scholars Network Info Session
Info sessions last 30-60 minutes, depending on the number of participants and questions asked. Monday, April 6th at 3pm – register Request a different time by emailing the PURPOSE program director, Betsy (betsy.staudtwillet@fsu.edu) In the PURPOSE Scholars Network, undergraduate and master’s students, along with their faculty mentors, join a network of social justice scholars, engage…
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Faculty Mentors
Prior to beginning the fellowship, students will identify a faculty mentor with compatible research interests with whom they will work on multiple projects throughout the year. Mentors will work closely with fellows as they develop and implement their service learning research project at the North Florida Freedom Schools. Fellows will further develop their research experience…
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Student Success
We encourage student success and support as you explore educational opportunities. The program was designed to help fellows achieve multiple outcomes including designing research products, building a lasting academic network, and graduate school application materials. Essential Program Outcomes Research products: Each fellow will design an original research proposal through scaffolded assignments in the spring Research…
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Global Education
We believe that research can change lives that is why our program is developed to encourage new ideas. We believe that education should have a global reach that is why we make you ready for the world.
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Idea Generation
We believe that research can change lives, so our program was developed to encourage new ideas with a focus on social justice. Prior to beginning the fellowship, students will identify a faculty mentor with compatible research interests with whom they will work on multiple projects throughout the year. Mentors will work closely with fellows as…
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Intellectual Development
The goal of the program is to provide fellows with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills they need to enter and successfully complete graduate programs in education and related fields and ultimately to increase the innovation, effectiveness, and reach of the education sciences. Knowledge and skills related to research and social justice are constructed…
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Contact Us
Please contact program manager Betsy Staudt Willet (betsy.staudtwillet@fsu.edu) if you have any questions about the application process or components.
