1	Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers Richard Ladner http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ladner
2	Personal Background My first research experience as an undergraduate in 1960’s. St. Mary’s College of California Brother Alfred UW Computer Science in the 1970’s and 1980’s Required Senior Project UW in the 1990’s and 2000’s Recognition that access to research by undergraduates differentiates UW from other kinds of institutions
3	Institutionalization of Undergraduate Research UW Undergraduate Research Program http://www.washington.edu/research/urp/ NSF REU Sites UW has four in Materials Science, Math, Physics, and Chemistry NSF REU Supplements $6,000 per student almost for the asking http://www.engr.washington.edu/research/oni/guidelines/reus.html UW Space Grant Undergraduate Research Program Requires matching UW Mary Gates Research Scholarships Awards directly to students
4	Promoting Undergraduate Research in CSE CSE Honors Program Senior thesis required 50 minute talk required CSE Best Senior Thesis Award http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/current/bestseniorthesis.html CSE Undergraduate Research Seminar Venue for undergraduate talks More than 100 talks since 2000 http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse497/
5	Finding Students Try to match the student’s interest with the project, not vice versa. If you have a specific project that an undergraduate can do, then recruit students with the right skills and background. Do an "open" hire. Take on a talented student early in his/her career, and move them from easy to harder projects as they progress in their careers.
6	Encouragement Encourage students, who are capable, to do a senior thesis and get an honors degree. The goal of the honors degree is a strong motivator, If the student is capable, write conference papers or posters with them and send them to conferences. Always encourage, never discourage.
7	More General Advice Meet regularly with the student. For group projects have make undergrads part of the team. Have students do legitimate research, not just scut work. Give the student ownership of a real research problem.