School of Arts, Culture, and Society Undergraduate

SCHOOL OF ARTS, CULTURE, AND SOCIETY UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ENDOWMENT

Through The School of the Arts, Culture, and Society’s work in undergraduate research, students not only learn to understand the world but change the world for the better. Through such programs as the Public Humanities Fellows and our Digital Harrisburg Initiative, as well as through individual honors and other research projects across all our disciplines, our students deepen their knowledge and their civic engagement, while also contributing to the knowledge of others.  Such work transforms our communities, our relationships, and our students. It exemplifies what it means for Messiah University to be a Christian institution seeking truth and wisdom in the world while working for the common good with our community neighbors.

When you donate to the School of Arts, Culture, and Society Undergraduate Research Endowment, you are assisting students to fund their undergraduate research and community work. You also provide the opportunity to host programs and send students to conferences.

Some of the conferences that our students have attended to present their research: 

1. National Conference for Undergraduate Research:  

• creates a unique environment for the celebration and promotion of undergraduate student achievement
• provides models of exemplary research, scholarship, and creative activity
• helps to improve the state of undergraduate education. 

2. Eastern Communication Association Conference

• brings in Communication students and faculty and unites them throughout the conference on research and teaching interests
• gives students an opportunity to network and present their research to attendees with similar interests in Communication

3.  National Council on Family Relations 

• a professional association for understanding and strengthening families through interdisciplinary research, theory, and practice

4.  American Library Association Conference

• research on various projects from our education majors.  Last year the presentation was “Teaching Special Educators to Critically Evaluate Children’s Books for Cultural Responsiveness”

5.  Pennsylvania Association for Middle Level Education Conference

• students in our Education and special education majors attend this yearly conference to present their research 

How Your Donation Makes a Difference

· $500 towards their travel expenses

· $250 towards their food and housing 

· $200 towards their registration fee 

· $75 for research expenses  

· $20 to assist with their research presentation