Undergraduate Fellowship: Michael Benitez
As I mentioned in my earlier post about the University Librarian’s Undergraduate Fellowship, I want to share excerpts from the personal statements fellowship recipients made in their applications to give you a sense of what they see as the spirit, potential, and promise of this new program.
First up is Michael Benitez, a senior in the English honors program, whose faculty research mentor is Arthur Little.
“I was fortunate enough to gain some exposure to the craft of research at the Charles E. Young Research Library with my Honors Research Seminar, with a few assignments requiring me to complete practice research and to create an annotated bibliography of academic sources for my senior thesis. … While the research I have done as an undergraduate has not been as extensive as what is required for my senior thesis, I have had some opportunities to present my various findings to classmates in the past. Whether I have received acknowledgement and praise from them or from my professors, I have always gained such a feeling of accomplishment in knowing that I have taught someone something new and I want to continue sharing my work with as many people as I can.”
Thank you, Michael. We look forward to helping you develop and share your work!
