Why Research?

Research Provides Students Opportunities To:

• Enhance ability in communicating through various methods, 
• Work with other peers and professionals, individually or as a group, 
• Engage and empower hands-on learning, 
• Enhance the student learning experience through mentoring relationships with faculty, 
• Provide effective career preparation and promote graduate education, 
• Develop critical thinking and problem solving skills, creativity, self-confidence, and intellectual independence, 
• Learn about issues, methods, and trends in a research area,