Flip the Switch: Illuminating the Existence of Creativity and Research in All Disciplines

Limiting the interpretation of “undergraduate research” to fields in the life, physical, and behavioral sciences has hampered understanding of its effects on students, faculty and institutions through campus-wide programs that support students creating original knowledge within their fields. At Florida Southern College, each academic discipline combines creativity, research, and scholarship uniquely, as students move from roles as receivers of information to emerging independent scholars, artists, and researchers. Commonalities across academic disciplines need to be maximized so that inclusive assessment instruments and evaluation plans can be developed to measure how academic programs improve student skills related to original inquiry.