Any students working on a thesis or any research projects are invited to have their research featured on the LAUNCH (Liberal Arts Undergraduate Chapter for Research) Blog.  It’s a great way to get some exposure, get feedback about your insights, and learn to synthesize and discuss your findings.

LAUNCH also hosts the Student Research Forum, which gives students the opportunity to present their research projects to a faculty panel, which selects four to five students each year for a sponsored trip to the National Convention of Undergraduate Research.  If you are interested in having your research featured on the LAUNCH blog email publicity_chair@launchut.org and for more information about LAUNCH visit www.launchut.org

Requests for participants in two separate studies are posted below:

My name is Smita Ruzicka and I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Higher Education Administration at The University of Texas at Austin.  I am writing to request your assistance in forwarding this information or participating in my research study that examines the intergenerational issues between first-generation South Asian mothers and second-generation South Asian American daughters who are currently enrolled as undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin. South Asians are defined as individuals whose countries of origin include Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Maldives.  This study specifically seeks to investigate how these intergenerational issues affect the overall college experiences and identity development of second-generation South Asian American college women.  I am looking to individually interview South Asian American undergraduate women who are currently enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin. Eligible participants must be second-generation (born in the U.S. or have arrived in the U.S. prior to adolescence) and be of South Asian origin.  In addition to this, I will also be interviewing South Asian mothers whose daughters are currently attending The University of Texas at Austin.  These eligible participants must be first-generation (immigrated to the U.S. as adults) and be of South Asian origin.

If you are interested in participating in this study and would like to learn more about it, please feel free to contact me via email at s.ruzicka@austin.utexas.edu or by phone at (512) 589-5774.  I would also greatly appreciate you passing along this information to anyone who might be interested in participating in this study.

Thank you for your consideration.
Smita S. Ruzicka

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My name is CeCe Ridder and I am a doctoral candidate in the Department of Higher Education Administration at The University of Texas at Austin. I am writing to request your assistance in recruiting students for a research study about Black-White Multiracial college students.  I am seeking registered students at UT Austin in the third or fourth year of study and have one parent from a Black or African American racial category and one from a White or European racial category.   I would be very interested in speaking to them more about involvement or non-involvement in student organizations and racial identity. This interview is a conversation style, confidential process.
The title of this study is: Multiracial College Students: Exploring Racial Identity Through Student Organizations. The significance of this study is to explore how multiracial students utilize student organizations, and what influence this involvement has on racial and other social identities (gender, age, sexual orientation, etc). The implications for college administrators will be a more in depth understanding of multiracial students, and improve policy, curricula, advising and counseling.
The student participation will include a brief survey, one 60-90 minute in person interview and a 60 minute follow-up interview at a convenient time and location.  If you have any students in mind, can you please email me his/her name and email address and I can send them an email, or feel free to forward this email to them with my information CeCe.Ridder@mccombs.utexas.edu or by phone (512) 789-7410.

Thank you for your consideration.
CeCe Ridder