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<p class="m-5314203046245484586p1" style="margin:0in;background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Need help collecting preliminary data for a grant? Consider becoming a mentor for the Upstate Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program. The SURF program attracts outstanding undergraduate
students to campus for a 10-week research immersion program. If your lab is selected, you will have the opportunity to direct their research over the summer.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">If you wish to become a mentor in the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURF), <b>please let me know (<a href="mailto:torbittm@upstate.edu">torbittm@upstate.edu</a>) and/or e-mail SURF Coordinator,
Andrea Cifonelli, at</b> <b><a href="mailto:cifonela@upstate.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:cifonela@upstate.edu"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">cifonela@upstate.edu</span></a></b>. Please also provide a one-line description
of your research program and your web page URL to be sent to prospective students.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The College of Graduate Studies funds the cost of your SURF student.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s1"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#D90A05"> </span></i></b></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s1"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">Please note that </span></i></b></span><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:red">your obligations would be:</span></i></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s2"><i><span style="color:black">•</span></i></span><span class="m-5314203046245484586s3"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Being
in town for most of the summer and being a true mentor.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s2"><i><span style="color:black">•</span></i></span><span class="m-5314203046245484586s3"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Offering
at least some regular one-on-one interaction with the student, even if you assign the student to a post-doc or other senior research assistant for more daily contact.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s2"><i><span style="color:black">•</span></i></span><span class="m-5314203046245484586s3"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Consider
giving one 50-minute presentation on your research.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s2"><i><span style="color:black">•</span></i></span><span class="m-5314203046245484586s3"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Attending
your SURF student's research proposal presentation, journal club, and their final, end of the summer research summaries, as well as an introductory get together (total of 4 mandatory meetings for the summer).</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="m-5314203046245484586s2"><i><span style="color:black">•</span></i></span><span class="m-5314203046245484586s3"><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">In
September, evaluate the SURF students with regards to their acceptability into our Upstate graduate program.</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The 2025 program will run from Monday, June 2, through Friday, August 8.</span></i></b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> Please consider participating in the
SURF Program. This program attracts excellent undergraduates from all over the country. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Andrea Cifonelli (<a href="mailto:CifonelA@upstate.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:CifonelA@upstate.edu"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">@Andrea
Cifonelli</span></a>) and/or the director<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="outlook-search-highlight">Bruce</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Kuntson (<a href="mailto:KnutsonB@upstate.edu" target="_blank" title="mailto:KnutsonB@upstate.edu"><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">@</span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Bruce</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span class="outlook-search-highlight"><span style="color:#1155CC;text-decoration:none">Knutson</span></span></a>)
or myself (<a href="mailto:torbittm@upstate.edu">torbittm@upstate.edu</a>). </span>
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