April 15, 2025Strategies and Resources for Mentees Developing Mentoring Constellations by Jessie L. MooreGiven that mentoring relationships are learner-centered, mentees should have significant agency in developing their mentoring constellations. In this section, we explore strategies and resources mentees can use to identify and develop meaningful and mentoring relationships. Mentoring relationships “promote academic, social,…
April 11, 2025Understanding Signature Work: A Transformative High-Impact Practice in Higher Education by Carissa PotterSignature work represents one of higher education’s most innovative approaches to deep, integrative learning. As defined by the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U 2015), signature work consists of student-driven, integrative projects that address complex, real-world problems by synthesizing…
April 8, 2025Collaboration in Creation: A Guide for Preparing and Presenting Research Posters – Part 1, For Students by Sabrina L. Thurman, Kenan Carter, Anna Grace Gilbert, Megan Parks, and Kyla Zeldin“No idea is fully formed until it can be communicated.” The Boyer Commission 1998 As we near the end of the academic year, many undergraduate research students and their mentors are planning to present research posters showcasing their accomplishments. In…
April 7, 2025AI and Engaged Learning in Higher Educationby Jessie L. Moore and Nolan SchultheisMaking College “Worth It” – Season 2, Episode 7 In this episode, Amanda Sturgill shares insights from her ongoing exploration of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and engaged learning in higher education. Dr. Sturgill is the 2024-2026 Center for Engaged Learning…
April 4, 2025The Future of Undergraduate Student Leadership: A Path Towards “High-Impact Practice” by Alexa BerisfordThroughout this series, we have touched on the research behind undergraduate student leadership and its impact on students post-college, along with some critiques. Before we conclude, we would like to offer some additional benefits undergraduate student leadership offers. Undergraduate student…
March 28, 2025Undergraduate Student Leadership through the Eyes of a Student by Alexa BerisfordThe past few blog posts in this student leadership series have explained what leadership is and provided some insights into the research behind it so far, but what does leadership look like through the eyes of a student leader? A…
March 25, 2025Unlocking the Link Between Generative AI Confidence and Critical Thinking Skillsby Amanda SturgillEducators aren’t the only ones thinking about the relationship between generative AI and critical thinking. A recent study by Lee et al. (2025) from Carnegie Mellon University and others from Microsoft Research surveyed 319 knowledge workers about their experiences using…
March 21, 2025Research on Leadership Development: A Brief Overviewby Amanda DorseyLeadership development in higher education is not a topic that has been extensively studied, but existing research highlights the impact of precollege leadership experiences and campus-based training programs on student leadership growth. Students who engage in leadership roles before entering…
March 18, 2025“I can find my North Star”: Understanding Mentoring Constellations in Practice by Maureen Vandermaas-Peeler In Mentoring Matters, we introduce a definition of mentoring relationships and explore the mentoring constellation model in higher education. Here we consider the important question, how do mentoring constellations operate in practice? From our comprehensive analyses of multiple data sources,…
March 17, 2025AI as Friend or Foe in Computer Scienceby Matt Wittstein Part 1, Student Perspectives | Limed: Teaching with a Twist – Season 3, Episode 7 The use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT has become the topic of serious discussion in higher education. Ryan Mattfeld, associate professor of computer science at…