Undergraduate, Community-Based Research

Ohio Campus Compact and The McMaster School at Defiance College announce a call for undergraduate, community-based research a papers for consideration in the Fall 2009 Edition of The McMaster Journal.

Do not miss this opportunity to disseminate the important work happening between undergraduate student researchers and community partners.

Deadline for submission is June 30, 2009

Questions?  Contact Laurie Worrall (lworrall@defiance.edu) or Jen Gilbride-Brown (occjen@alink.com)

** To submit, please fill out the online form and upload your paper in MS Word format by visiting the "Paper Submission" page.**

For more information about The McMaster School at Defiance College and the Journal, visit: http://www.defiance.edu/mcmaster_school.html

The McMaster School for Advancing Humanity was founded to serve as a focal point for teaching, service, scholarship and action to improve the human condition worldwide. The mission of the McMaster School is

• To educate students for responsible citizenship;
• To produce committed global citizens and leaders who understand the importance of individual liberties in improving the human condition worldwide; and
• To encourage graduates to take an active role in addressing these issues in whatever professions they may choose.

The School serves as a catalyst for innovative, interdisciplinary, community-based work by creating and supporting opportunities for teams of faculty, students, and staff to use their academic and professional skills to address a community need.

Goals of the McMaster School

1. To critically examine the root causes of human suffering through community-based research that addresses systemic factors that impede human progress;
2. To give students the knowledge and capacities to be active world citizens and to view themselves as members of the world community;
3. To contribute actively through sponsored scholarship and service to the improvement of the human condition worldwide;
4. To exchange, create, and disseminate knowledge about successful models of active citizenship and public service.

McMaster Journal External Submission Guidelines - Volume 5, Fall 2009

Articles will be reviewed using the following criteria:
·    Focus aligns with the goals of the McMaster School
·    Clear and tangible benefit to a community partner(s)
·    Students involved as researchers and/or conducting original
·    APA citation style
·    1800 - 2500 words
·    Electronically submitted
·    Submission deadline, June 30, 2009