R.E.A.L Inquiry: Research Experience for Aspiring Leaders, the undergraduate research initiative Longwood University has developed as its Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), uses the development of research skills and the practice of research as a vehicle for improving students' critical thinking, information literacy, and communication skills.
Chosen as the QEP topic in an institution-wide process, student research is a key issue at Longwood University. It embodies the University's mission, advances institutional priorities reflected in the Academic Strategic Plan, responds to institutional assessment represented by the National Survey of Student Engagement and core competency testing, and corresponds to the competencies employers prize and our society needs.
