Veronica conducted research focused on the health needs of four communities in rural Puebla, Mexico and created an inventory of health resources in each community. As a winner of the President’s Award for Global Learning., her research will be used to inform a comprehensive needs assessment for each community, which will be implemented this summer.
Senior nursing major Claire Slote’s experience in an antibiotics lab—alongside the Undergraduate Research Fellowship that supported her work—have allowed her to experience first-hand the positive impact of undergraduate research experience on nursing education. “If nurses understand why [new] protocols exist, they’re more likely to implement them,” Slote said. “This is why it’s important to understand the research and the evidence behind [these new protocols and practices].”
Valeria Montemayor created an animated comic named Skull-Kidz!, which gave her the chance to combine animation and comic books in a unique way that allowed her to expand her skills as a digital artist. She also had the opportunity to engage with an online audience, write her own scripts, and build her portfolio.
What has been the most rewarding part about working at the Sanger Center?
Meeting new people who I might end up working with in the future, and learning more about how different people learn. It’s always exciting to figure out ways to work with people who think so differently, and to discover different ways of teaching the same material.
What has been the most rewarding part about working at the Sanger Center?
The most rewarding part has been seeing students grow throughout the semester. It’s such an amazing feeling to have a student come back for a final exam review, and see them no longer struggling with material that they couldn’t understand on their first exam! I love that the Sanger Learning Center promotes “learning how to learn” more than “cramming for the exam.”
What has been the most rewarding part about working at the Sanger Center?
What has been the most rewarding part about working at the Sanger Center?
The most rewarding part of my jobs is see the impact you have on the students in real time. You can really tell how much you are able to help the person and it always brightens my day to see someone walk away feeling more confident about their class or their study habits.
