Bibie Chronwall博士，威尼斯人娱乐城荣誉退休教师，为了纪念她的丈夫Stephen J. Morris和她的叔叔Al Osten，创建了一个奖项，以支持威尼斯人娱乐城生物学的本科生研究。
该奖项是生物与化学科学学院（SBC）恢复的Saper Vedere本科研究项目的一个组成部分。 该项目将为二年级、三年级和四年级学生提供支持，帮助他们与教职员工一起进行研究。
“Leonardo da Vinci referred to his visualization process as ‘saper vedere,’ or ‘knowing how to see,’” Theodore White, dean of the school of biological and chemical sciences, says. “That is the inspiration behind the Saper Vedere program. Many students see undergraduate research as a critical focal point of their academic training.”
每年，学生将根据学业成绩（包括GPA在3.2以上）被选入该项目。 学生们将参加生物学系列研讨会，会见访问学者，参加非正式的午餐和萨帕·维德尔学院师生的正式聚会。 此外，学生还将参加威尼斯人娱乐城健康科学学生研究峰会和本科生研究与创意奖学金年度研讨会。
“These opportunities will provide undergraduates with hands-on experience as they prepare for graduate or professional training,” White says. “Outstanding programs and mentors abound at 威尼斯人娱乐城, providing students meaningful opportunities as they begin to sample possible career paths. These students will be encouraged to join their mentor in presenting their work at local, national or international scientific meetings, either as a poster or oral presentation.”
该学院计划在2022年秋季颁发第一批研究奖项，并在未来几年扩大该项目。
“We are grateful to Dr. Chronwall for her generous support,” White says. “The program and our students’ undergraduate experience will be benefit from this expanded research opportunity.”
For more information on 捐款 to the Mr. Al Osten, Dr. Stephen J. Morris and Dr. Bibie M. Chronwall Scholarship to support undergraduate research, please contact Melissa Ford, director of major gifts by 电子邮件 or call 816-235-1277.