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This program helps students develop a strong background in the branches of ecology. Students choosing to pursue a research career receive exceptional training while all participants gain skills and experiences that will serve them in any path they choose. The program emphasizes the community nature of the scientific enterprise. As participants design and complete their own research projects they consult with other scientists, present their plans for critique, and then speak at the annual Undergraduate Research Symposium and write a paper for a peer-reviewed IES Occasional Publication. Seminars and informal meetings provide for training in and reflection on the research process. Through a Case Study of a regional environmental issue, a career forum, and a day spent teaching high school students from a nearby city, students explore the social, political, intellectual and personal dimensions of being an ecologist. Students can select from a variety of projects within this program.