OURS Faculty Fellow, Dr. Anna Hammersmith, is leading a mentoring community focused on supporting student researchers and scholars. This mentoring community is geared toward new and experienced faculty who are interested in making mentoring of students a significant part of their focus at GVSU. 

The group meets weekly on Wednesdays from 3:00–4:00 PM in Zumberge Hall, Room 3000. If you're interested in joining or learning more, feel free to contact Anna at [email protected].

The Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center (FTLC) has a long tradition of offering themed learning communities for faculty and staff. FTLC described learning communities as spaces to “bring faculty and staff together to foster a 1-2 semester-long conversation on a topic of mutual interest and encourage an application of the knowledge gained.  Each LC consists of a facilitator and a group of at least four faculty or staff.” Through FTLC, the Office of Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (OURS) hosts several learning communities focused on topics related to research mentoring and Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs). Descriptions and instructions to apply to join these communities can be found at the Pew Faculty Teaching and Learning Center: Current Learning Communities webpage.