SEARCH (Students Engaged in Artistic and Academic Research)
- Program Director:
- James Murowchick, Ph.D.

- Associate Professor of Geosciences
- murowchickj@umkc.edu
- Program Coordinator:
- Nancy Bockelman

- bockelmann@umkc.edu
The SEARCH program encourages and supports research and creative activities by undergraduate students who wish to investigate an interdisciplinary topic or one in their field of study. Through focused dialogues and activities, like-minded students are drawn together to explore and discuss their challenges and successes throughout the research process.
Each April, the University hosts the SEARCH Symposium, a celebration of student research and creative accomplishments.
SEARCH promotes research from all disciplines. Participants are welcomed from all fields of study, including the physical and life sciences, the performing and visual arts, the humanities and computing and engineering. SEARCH participants are paired with a faculty mentor and are eligible to apply for support for a one- to two-semester research project. Applications are available on the Web at www.umkc.edu/searchsite.