Guidelines for Students and Evaluation Criteria

Reflective Statement
Your Reflective Statement carries the most weight in evaluating your application for the Undergraduate Project Award and is your opportunity to share the variety of sources, services and strategies you employed in order to complete your project. Consider the questions below as your write your statement (not all will necessarily apply) and refer to the evaluation rubric below.

  • How did you make particularly good use of Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons resources in your project?
  • What information literacy skills have you developed that helped you to effectively seek, navigate and apply information to produce meaningful work?
  • How did you seek assistance from others (faculty, peers, university resources) as needed in order to do your best work and grow as a scholar?
  • In what ways has your use of Library and Learning Commons services (Library, Writing Center, Media Production Center, Billodue Makerspace, Learning Assistance Programs, Math Lab) supported your growth as an emerging researcher or scholar?
  • How have you been self-reflective in your research and writing processes?
  • What challenges or barriers did you face while completing your project? How did you readjust to overcome them?

Undergraduate Project Award Evaluation Rubric
The Undergraduate Projects Award evaluation rubric highlights the elements the committee will consider in evaluating applications.

The evaluation rubric will be available soon.