To Our Readers: Learning the Importance of Utilizing Skills of Scientific Inquiry beyond the Classroom

In addition to being a period of growth for WURJHNS, this past year was also a major learning experience for everyone involved with the Journal. Our undergraduate reviewers (with the guidance of Faculty members) learned how to apply review methodologies to critically appraise articles, articulate constructive feedback to authors, and see a paper through to publication. Additionally, our academic affairs team also experienced a completely unanticipated level of success in the form of overwhelming interest from the general student body looking to get involved with research and scholarly publishing. One of our most successful initiatives was the running of 3 seminars presented by students and a Faculty member, Dr. Jamie Melling, on how to get involved with research professionally. Each of the three seminars was completely full and registered by students at all levels of their undergraduate career, indicating the strong interest students at Western have towards applying their knowledge in the form of research.