The Plant Science for Global Food Security (PSGFS) program is a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded international summer research experience for undergraduate students led by Purdue University. U.S. students travel to the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines for a 6-week summer program that includes a 3-week research experience in rice science with individual scientific laboratories coupled with a 3-week course in international rice research. Prior to implementation of Year 1 on the project, the principal investigators of PSGFS partnered with Purdue Evaluation and Learning Center (ELRC) to gauge the impact of this international research experience on intercultural awareness and career objectives of the participants.

Wang, D. R., Burniske, G., Sdunzik, J., Burgess, W. (2023). Intercultural Assessment of an Undergraduate Overseas STEM Research Experience for U.S. Students | Seed Grant 2022. https://hubicl.org/publications/193/1

This research project is an exploratory study aimed at describing the career networks of undergraduate international students utilizing a mixed methods approach to social network analysis to better understand perceived career support.

Seungyoon Lee, Kelsey Patton, Siqing Wei, Subulola Ebunoluwa Jiboye (2023). A Social Network Approach to International Student Career Support | Seed Grant 2022. (Version 2.0). https://hubicl.org/publications/196/2

Flaherty, E. A., Day, C. C., Urbanek, R. E., Wood, D. M., D'acunto, L. E., Quinn, V. S., & Zollner, P. A. (2019). Mentored conference experiences support students' career exploration and professional development. Wildlife Society Bulletin.  DOI:  10.1002/wsb.1013

From the abstract: "Through a comprehensive literature review, five skills clusters were found as most often identified by employers as critical for success of new employees: 1) communication; 2) decision-making/problem-solving; 3) teamwork; 4) self-management; and 5) professionalism. We then created a survey-based instrument that measured essential skill development in undergraduates."

Wickenhauser, J.; Ebner, P.; Flaherty, E. A.; & Karcher, E. L. (2021). Essential Skill Questionnaire: A pilot study of a self-report measure to identify undergraduate level of essential job skills. NACTA Journal. 65:414-418.