{"id":1671,"date":"2024-04-04T10:30:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-04T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/?p=1671"},"modified":"2024-04-08T17:19:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T00:19:25","slug":"chasi-highlights-undergraduate-research-at-kpu-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/chasi\/2024\/04\/04\/chasi-highlights-undergraduate-research-at-kpu-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"CHASI highlights undergraduate research at KPU conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Student-driven research is a core pillar of CHASI, and undergraduate students are at the centre of all of CHASI’s work, from proposal to delivery. On March 15, the CHASI team had the opportunity to highlight the role of students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Empowering Minds: Inspiring and Showcasing Undergraduate Research<\/em><\/a> conference.<\/p>\n

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Lynsie Pratt and Dr. Martha Dow (fifth and sixth from left) discuss undergraduate research on a panel at KPU’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The conference focused on the idea that “engaging undergraduates in research provides them with learning experiences beyond traditional classrooms” and offered “best practices, strategies, resources, and success stories” to empower students and educators engaged in research.<\/p>\n

CHASI undergraduate students Ekaterina Marenkov, Miranda Erickson, Lynsie Beaulieu, and Mara Penner attended the conference alongside CHASI director Dr. Martha Dow and lead researcher Chelsea Klassen. There, they presented a variety of CHASI research, as well as taking part in a discussion of the unique, community-driven model that powers CHASI<\/a>, and how other institutions could use similar approaches.<\/p>\n

The team presented:<\/p>\n