Cross-School Undergraduate Programs

The Gervase Programs (http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu) is a multifaceted collection of programs dedicated to enhancing intellectual life on campus and includes the Carroll Fellows Initiative, the Office of the Fellowship Secretary, GUROP, and the Undergraduate Honor Council.

• The Carroll Fellows Initiative (CFI) helps to develop tomorrow’s leaders through a unique curriculum, research opportunities, and the fostering of entrepreneurial independence. The CFI is interested in outcomes-oriented and highly individualistic students who wish to shape both the process and the product of their education. Carroll Fellows are successful within the established curriculum, but they are also broadly curious, energetic, and committed to living fully the Carroll motto: Mentis Vita pro Vita Mundi--“the life of the mind for the life of the world.” Students have only one opportunity to apply to the CFI. Interested first-year students apply in their fall semester at Georgetown and, if admitted, take the two-semester Carroll Forum starting in the spring. Sophomore transfer students may apply only in the summer before matriculating at Georgetown and, if admitted, immediately begin the Forum in the fall. After the successful completion of all CFI program requirements (see: http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu/cfi/what_we_do.html), a notation will be entered on the student’s official transcript as follows: “John Carroll Fellow -- [dates of participation].”
• The Georgetown Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (GUROP) aims to advance faculty research projects with the assistance of motivated undergraduate students, and to benefit students by introducing them to valuable research experience. Students may participate in GUROP as early as spring semester of their first year, provided their first semester grades are superb, and they have identified a faculty mentor. Students with at least sophomore standing and a minimum grade point average of 3.0 are also eligible to apply, students with lesser GPAs by approval. Successful participants, who have completed an anticipated 60 hours of research at the direction of their faculty mentors, will receive a transcript notation “Undergraduate Research Assistant.” Students who have successfully completed at least one term as a GUROP Research Assistant in an academic year are eligible to apply competitively for a full-time, funded Summer Research Fellowship for the subsequent summer. A description of the GUROP program and applications can be found at: http://gervaseprograms.georgetown.edu; the GUROP office is in the Gervase Building, Ground Floor. The deadline for submission of completed faculty project descriptions and faculty-student assistantship agreements is 5 p.m. Friday of the first full week of classes.
• The Undergraduate Honor Council is the principal administrative body of the Honor System. The Council consists of students, faculty, and decanal representatives from each of the four undergraduate schools and the School of Continuing Studies. Applications for Honor Council membership will be received in March for the following academic year. However, a few spaces are reserved each fall for new first-year and transfer students. For more information on the Honor System, please see Section VI of the “Academic Regulations” section of the Bulletin.
• The Office of the Fellowship Secretary identifies and recruits highly motivated and accomplished students who are interested in applying to the most competitive national and international fellowships and scholarships. The Office currently takes oversight for seventeen fellowships, including the Fulbright, Rhodes, Marshall, Mitchell, and Gates. Students are encouraged as early as possible, generally in their sophomore year, to plan out a long academic arc culminating in a significant senior research project. In the Jesuit tradition this research agenda is usually combined with a parallel leadership project, frequently with a social justice profile.

Seniors and graduate students at Georgetown may apply for a Fulbright scholarship through the designated on-campus Fulbright Advisor. These grants cover one year of graduate study or research in a foreign country. Teaching assistantships are also available in selected countries. The Fulbright Advisor advises students throughout the application process and arranges interviews with the Campus Fulbright Committee. Please refer to www.georgetown.edu/main/provost/fellowships.

The Center for Social Justice Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ) serves as a central resource for students interested in finding opportunities for service and social justice work with the local and global community. Within CSJ, there are three professionally staffed programs: the After School Kids (ASK) Program, D.C. Reads, and the D.C. Schools Project. In addition, there are over 40 student-run organizations that work in a variety of areas including homelessness, fair trade, HIV/AIDS, and prison outreach. CSJ hosts alternative spring break trips; sponsors summer programming that provides opportunities for cultural immersion and service; and is also a resource for post-graduation volunteerism and careers in service and social justice. Moreover, the Center serves as the administrative home for the Program on Justice and Peace Studies, an academic minor/certificate program at Georgetown University.

CSJ works with faculty to facilitate the design and development of Community-Based Learning (CBL) courses, a pedagogy that integrates community-based work for social justice with course materials through various assignments. CSJ research staff offer community-based research (CBR) workshops and one-on-one consulting to faculty and students, supports faculty who include community-based research as a component of their courses, and provides internship opportunities for students interested in conducting CBR independently. For more information please see: http://socialjustice.georgetown.edu.

The Community Scholars Program, operated by the Center for Multicultural Equity and Access, offers opportunities for first-generation and low-income students in all four of Georgetown’s undergraduate schools. Eligible students are identified during the admissions process and invited to attend a four-week academic summer program before the beginning of their first year. Students live on campus with a staff of upperclass advisors and enroll in a Humanities and Writing course and a non-credit enrichment class. The program pays for housing, meals and travel, and participants receive a four-year renewable $1,700 scholarship. During their first year, Scholars benefit from peer study groups and transition workshops as well as personal advising that continues throughout their time at Georgetown. For more information please see: http://cmea.georgetown.edu.

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