REU 		The CSM supports undergraduate education through a number of highly structured full-time and summer academic and research programs. Most of the Center's faculty actively participate as mentors for undergraduates. In Chemistry and Physics, the NSF-sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) sites have been instilled with strong materials focus as a result of active mentoring by CSM faculty. The CSM also provides financial support for both REU sites, enabling expansion of the programs.

The Center has developed ties to small colleges in the Great Lakes region. The annual Great Lakes College Chemistry Conference (GLCCC) brings research active juniors and seniors to MSUfor a one-day spring symposium that showcases their efforts in the lab. An important part of the program is a series of faculty-led workshops that exposes students and their faculty advisors to a broad range of chemical and materials research topics. The CSM faculty and staff offer workshops at the GLCCC conference.

The Center provides support for the College of Natural Science's Drew Enrichment Science Laboratory (Drew Program), which offers intensive supplemental classroom and research opportunities for minority undergraduates. The program, named after the eminent African-American scientist Dr. Charles R. Drew, is designed for gifted minority students who are interested in pursuing careers in science related fields. The Center provides financial support for graduate assistants in chemistry for the Drew-TAC (tutorial assistance in chemistry) program.

For more information about the Drew program, contact Dorothy Reed at (517) 355-5174.