Benjamin Junge|Catherine Quiñones|Jakub Kakietek|Daniel Teodorescu|Pat Marsteller
Promoting Undergraduate Interest, Preparedness, and Professional Pursuit in the Sciences: An Outcomes Evaluation of the SURE Program at Emory University
State University of New York at New Paltz
report outcomes assessment summer undergraduate research experience sure program emory university atlanta ga using followup survey data academic transcripts gauge sures impact levels interest preparedness actual pursuit graduate study professional careers sciences programs first 15 summer cohorts 19902004 followup survey indicated significant increases research preparedness skills considered notably ability give poster research presentation discuss research graduate school interview apply research ethics principles third sure graduates went complete graduate degree 90 considered sure important important academic development respondents reported postprogram increases level interest academic research careers reported high levels employment science careers job satisfaction regression analyses emory sure participant transcripts revealed participants take significantly science courses seniors earn higher grades courses nonparticipants trend held correcting indicators prior interest firstyear course work gpa math sat scores gender minority status also report external survey completed sure participants