Creative students explore meaningful topics. The Academic Partners Program supports academic faithfulness through one-on-one mentoring, development of an academic or fine arts project, and a capstone presentation opportunity celebrated during “Works of Our Hands Week.”

• Enrolls eight students each semester through a competitive application process.
• Fall semester students must have senior status, spring semester students may be either juniors or seniors.
• Each student will receive a $300 stipend and each faculty mentor will receive $200.
• The project must be an original academic or fine arts project. Students may receive independent study credit.
• Students will present the completed project on campus at the end of the semester.

Past projects have included an investigation of the use of experimental therapies in the Ebola outbreak, the design of a propeller drive train for Geneva′s Solar Splash competition boat, research on the genetic determinants of anxiety in mice, a biography of David Metheny, a history of the Bloomington, IN Reformed Presbyterian congregation, and More Than Minds: Relearning Language through Poetry. 

Program Expectations

• Meet regularly and often with your partnering faculty member throughout the duration of your project.
• Respect the insights, suggestions and schedule of your partnering faculty member.
• Present your research findings at a professional presentation during "Works of Our Hands Week."
• Participate in a post-project discussion dinner with other students and faculty members.

Requirements for Consideration

• You must have a minimum GPA of 3.60 at the time of application.
• You must be classified as a junior or senior upon commencement of your project.
• Your partnering faculty member must agree to work with you on the project.
• The project may be done as an independent study course for credit.
• You should be an exemplary representative of Geneva College as a comprehensive Christian college.

Application Procedure
Students with a GPA of 3.60 or higher will be invited to apply mid-semester in the fall and spring for the following semester.  In order to apply, students must submit a research proposal as well as a recommendation letter from the faculty member with whom they intend to partner for the program.

For more information, contact Margaret Duguid, Crossroads Program Assistant, on the second floor of the Student Center or at maduguid@geneva.edu. 

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