Scholar First Name *

Scholar Last Name *

Scholar Email *
Please enter a GVSU email address ending in @gvsu.edu or @mail.gvsu.edu.

Mentor First Name *

Mentor Last Name *

Do you have a second mentor? *
No
Yes

Mentor 2 First Name *

Mentor 2 Last Name *

Biweekly Journal Submission *
- Select Option Week 2 Week 4 Week 6 Week 8 Week 10 Final Journal Entry

Why have you chosen your project, and what are you expecting to get out of it? *

Have you undertaken a research or creative project like this previously? Describe it. *

What are you expecting to be different about your experience in the S3 from your normal coursework? *

What skills do you think you need to be good at doing the type of scholarship you are doing this summer? *

Project Update: Please respond to all of the following prompts.   

• Have you made progress toward your project goal or question in the last fortnight?  
  • If so, what allowed you to make progress?  
  • What kind of activities did you engage in that helped you make progress?  
• Problems and obstacles are a normal part of projects. Did you encounter any?  
  • If so, what made them problems?  
  • How did you go about solving them?  
  • What would have helped you overcome them?  
• What might you have done differently if you had known two weeks ago what you know now?  

Project Update response *

Big Picture: The following prompts ask you to step back and reflect on your project as a whole (please choose ONE to respond to):

• Has your project goal or question changed? If so, why, and what has it changed to?  
• Have you found or learned anything unexpected? Explain.  
• Has anything you've learned shifted the focus or aims of your project? How?  
• How have you chosen the approach or methods that you are using for your project? 

Please respond to ONE of the previous questions: *

Connections to Self and Interests: The following prompts ask you to reflect on how your S3 experiences connect to your interests and to your perspective on learning through research or creative projects.  (Please choose ONE to respond to):

• What are the connections between your project activities and your other studies?  
• Can you see ways in which you could apply what you have learned to other activities, within or outside of your life at GVSU? How?  
• What have you learned about your project topic, discipline, or research more generally?  
• What have you learned about yourself from doing this project?  
• Has your view of research changed because of your S3 experiences? Explain how. 

Please respond to ONE of the previous questions: *

This prompt is optional. Please share any questions or concerns you have about your S3 experiences. Do you have any questions or concerns that you do not want to raise with your mentor directly but would like me to share with Dr. Mendoza?

• Review the mentoring plan you submitted with your S3 proposal. How does your experience with your mentor compare with the mentoring plan? *

• Would you do another research project if you had the opportunity? Why or why not? *

• Did you present your project at the Summer Scholar Showcase? Describe your thoughts on that experience. What did you think went well? What would you do differently for a presentation in the future? *

• Imagine you meet a classmate who is interested in applying for Student Summer Scholar program next year. What would you tell that person? *