Challenge Yourself
"Zora Neal Hurston once commented: 'Research is formalized
curiosity.
It is poking and prying with a purpose.' Challenge yourself to
'poke and pry.'”
-- Dr. Amy Tillerson, assistant professor of history
Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity
Undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity - URSC, pronounced "you
risk." It represents Mary Baldwin College's commitment to the development
of students who not only know but do.
From field to studio, from library to laboratory, research, scholarship, and
creative activity at MBC involves all disciplines and multiple ways of seeing.
It includes investigating medieval frescos in an Italian cathedral. And collecting
feather and blood samples from songbirds to quantify differences in parasite
loads.
URSC at MBC means:
Collaborating
- in the pursuit of new knowledge and creative directions;
- in one-on-one faculty mentorships and peer collaborations;
- in partnership with institutions like the American Shakespeare Center
and the Woodrow Wilson Birthplace and Presidential Library.
Discovering
- how knowledge is put into action;
- how your own skills and perspectives can make a contribution to society;
- how to develop your own voice through an independent senior project.
Sharing Results
- finding your voice and sharing it with others;
- participating in the annual Capstone Festival of senior projects.