Seminars
School-based research seminars are guided by an MLWGS faculty facilitator or a professional community facilitator and are structured around a broad organizing theme of mutual interest. Seminar students undertake a research project and write a paper on a topic of interest related to the seminar theme and that is approved by the seminar instructor. Each seminar group also works together as a class to create a professional presentation for Showcase.
Sample Seminars are:
- American Dream in Film and Literature
- Digital Video
- History and Sabermetrics of Baseball
- Laboratory Techniques for the 21st Century
- Music Production and Recording
- Photojournalism in the Digital Age
- Revival and Revolution in Southern Africa
Mentorships
Students desiring a more individual study of a field of interest may pursue a mentorship off of the MLWGS campus, meeting each Friday with the MLWGS Mentorship Coordinator to discuss their progress. Students electing this approach must complete a minimum of 115 hours of field experience with all documentation and assessments required for a passing mark in the Mentorship Program, complete a minimum of 25 hours meeting with the Mentorship Coordinator on Fridays to ensure all activities and assessments are completed, and complete a research project consisting of the research process, a product, research paper and professional presentation at Showcase.
In recent years, mentorships have taken place at:
- VCU Health System Neurosurgery Department
- University of Richmond Department of History
- Richmond City Circuit Court
- Federal Public Defender’s Office
- Richmond Times-Dispatch
- Science Museum of Virginia
- Greater Richmond Convention Center
- HKS Architecture
- Price Studio
- Media General
- Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
For additional program information, contact Mr. Les Cook, Coordinator of Mentorship and Seminar Programs.