Illinois Wesleyan University has received funding from the Illinois Board of Higher Education 2018 Nurse Educator Fellowship to encourage student-faculty collaboration and inspire student-led experiences.
The fellowship is earned by 19 applicants statewide, and awards $10,000 to each recipient in an effort to ensure the retention of well-qualified nursing faculty at institutions of higher learning. Student-led research is crucial to preparing students for success in the workplace and giving them a leg up when entering graduate programs where they have to conduct research.
Wesleyan’s School of Nursing encourages students to work with faculty on rigorous research experiences. This is not a common practice for undergraduate nursing programs, as research opportunities are typically geared toward graduate students and focused on faculty interests.
The nursing faculty at Wesleyan believe in encouraging undergraduate students to pursue research projects they’re passionate about, and to collaborate with faculty. Faculty members Ann Eckhardt and Amanda Hopkins have a passion for research, and want to further pursue that passion with their students. Hopkins tells IWU.edu, “These funds have allowed me to not only conduct research on my passion, but also to collaborate with students to fulfill their passion.”
To learn more about Illinois Wesleyan University’s nursing fellowship award intended to inspire student-faculty collaboration, visit here.
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