Opportunities in Bowers and Beyond: Joining Clubs and Undergraduate Research

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Kellen Dickman

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Creation Date

11-2025

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The topic I decided to present was “Opportunities in Bowers”. I chose this because I feel that many students underutilize resources and opportunities that both the chemistry and biology departments offer. I have been doing undergraduate research in biochemistry for 2 years and feel that I have become a better student because of it. Research has been conducted supporting that students who participate in undergraduate research have higher GPA’s, studies have also suggested that GPA’s can be predicted based on how long a student has been doing research (Sell 2018). Students participating in undergraduate research have also shown to be more successful in finding jobs post graduation (Kinkel 2006). The benefits of participating in research, joining clubs in the sciences, and just being active within the department are often overlooked, resulting in students missing out on opportunities that will help them both in college and after graduation. The main objective of my lesson was to promote students to join clubs and encourage them to approach professors and ask about joining their labs. The earlier students do these in their careers the more successful they have shown to be.