Office of Undergraduate Research
Legare 223
Phone: 803-777-1141
Email: our@sc.edu

MAGELLAN EXPLORERS 
A NEW Living Learning Community

To open: Fall 2009

Do you like asking questions and discovering the answers?

Are you interested in “test-driving” your major? Maybe learning some more about it, and finding out what it’s really like – outside the classroom?

Do you enjoy diving in and getting hands-on experience?
                   …Magellan Explorers is for you!

This is a brand new living-learning community for students who…
        like to explore,
                learn new things,
                        get to know their professors,
                                         gain practical, real-world experience!

Research is about asking questions and finding the answers. It's not just for scientists! Research at USC happens in every department and every field of study – from history, theater, and art through psychology, engineering, and medicine and every discipline in between. As a scholar you seek answers to questions of great interest to you. Your question could be aesthetic, social, political, scientific, or technical. You choose the tools, gather, and analyze the data that will help you to delve deeper and find answers.

Magellan Explorers will help you do that. Students will learn about the many varied cutting-edge research and scholarly endeavors occurring on campus and engage in a project of their choosing. Students will interact with faculty and campus researchers including upperclassmen engaged in research, creating a network to support your explorations.

See what students just like you have researched:

• Magellan Scholar projects
• Mini-grant projects

Opportunities for Involvement

• Discover seminar series as preparation for a research experience
• Field trips, both social and educational, such as research labs, the Observatory, musical and theatrical events including the Lab Theatre
• Networking events to connect with faculty, campus researchers, and student organizations
• Personal development and group interaction activities
• Opportunities for Service Learning, Study Abroad, and Research grants and scholarships

Is the Magellan Explorers for Me?
This program is for highly motivated first and second-year students interested in learning outside the classroom. Students from any discipline (including undecided) interested in taking full advantage of the educational opportunities available in college should consider applying for this community. Students are selected from across the country from various educational backgrounds. This community is not limited to Honors students. Honors students in the Explorers are also part of the Honors community.

Requirements for Explorers

• 1-credit course each semester
• Commitment to being an active member of the community

Where will I live?
The Magellan Explorers community is expected to be housed in the new dorm on Blossom St. between Main and Sumter.

How do I join?
Go to the Housing Magellan Explorers page: http://www.housing.sc.edu/rsl/mge.html. Scroll to the bottom for VIP information AND complete the on-line community application.