The annual undergraduate research award recognizes exemplary student research projects completed in Hollins courses. These research projects will showcase extensive and creative usage of the library’s resources; the ability to synthesize those resources in completing the project; and growth in the student’s research skills.
One award is given to a first-year/sophomore; the other is given to a junior/senior.
SPARC is an opportunity for all Hollins University undergraduate students, regardless of major, to present academic research or creative work to the larger Hollins community. All scholarly or creative work that has been - or is being - completed under the guidance of a faculty or staff member can be entered.
The Hollins Digital Commons, a service of the Wyndham Robertson Library, is an online repository of the scholarship, creative works, and historical record of Hollins University. Material included here has been selected and deposited by individuals and departments across the HU campus, and represents the work of faculty, staff, students and alumnae/i of the university.
Any original work you complete during your time at Hollins may be posted to the Hollins Digital Commons, if nominated by a faculty member.
Work posted to the Digital Commons may be shared with anybody in the world, or may be limited to the Hollins community only, at the discretion of the author.