Lessons learned from a cross-town collaborative CURE implementation: Challenges of inter-institutional and multiple skill level collaborations among students
Danielle Palow and Marie Tipps
Advances in Biology Laboratory Education, 2025, Volume 45
We piloted a cross-institutional collaboration between second year students at a small liberal arts university
(Trinity University) and first year students at a midsize public university (Texas A&M University-San Antonio). The
students interacted formally on three occasions via Zoom to develop a question and to vote on a research question
for both classes to pursue. The collaboration allowed students to ask questions that compared suburban and rural
parts of San Antonio, TX. Our students, coming from different backgrounds, faced many challenges such as
differences in commitment to the project and successes such as students experiencing authentic collaboration.
After reflecting on our challenges and successes, we plan to create a more formal structure for collaboration and
continue the relationship between schools by hosting an event in the Spring to introduce new students to the idea
of cross-town collaboration. We also plan to apply to our institutional review boards for permission to survey our
students to gain their insight into this project.
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