Two Opportunities to Broaden Participation in STEM Fields
Webinar: Student Voices in Undergraduate Research: Pathways TO and THROUGH Graduate School in the Life Sciences
Thursday October 20th, 2016 from 3 to 4 pm EST
To broaden participation in STEM fields there is a need to both recruit and retain students across the entire educational pathway. We also know that moving from undergraduate study to graduate school can be a challenging transition for a variety of reasons. In the October 20th webinar, four different graduate students will share their stories about how they formed their science identity. They will share what things their undergraduate and graduate mentors have done to help them succeed as scientists. They will also address what things their mentors have done to help them become part of the scientific community at their current graduate institution. Please join us to learn effective strategies that will ensure the success of all. To register, please visit https://members.cur.org/member
Follow up the webinar by planning to attend the “Broadening Participation Institute” on January 13-15, 2017 at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, FL. More information can be found on the CUR Website: http://www.cur.org/conferences
Beginning a Research Program in the Natural Sciences at a Predominantly Undergraduate Institution Institute November 18-20, 2016--Arlington, VA*
Applications will be accepted until October 10, 2016 or all slots are filled.
Starting a successful research program and doing scholarly work at a predominantly undergraduate institution pose unique challenges for a beginning faculty member. A goal of the institute is to give individual pre-tenured faculty members the opportunity to learn from and discuss with experienced faculty how to establish and manage a research program with undergraduates. While at the institute, participants will also prepare plans for starting and/or advancing their individual research programs at their respective campuses. A range of topics will be covered during the institute that show ways to achieve career success in undergraduate research by learning how to:
- select undergraduate researchers
- mentor student researchers and develop and use their research skills
- manage time - balancing teaching, research and service activities
- develop and select research projects appropriate for undergraduates
- adapt to an undergraduate research environment vs. that in graduate school
- link research to the classroom and
- develop grantsmanship skills related to gaining external and institutional research support
For more information, please visit: http://www.cur.org/conferences
(*Note this meeting will be co-located with the Creative Inquiry in the Arts and Humanities Institute: http://www.cur.org/conferences
CUR Dialogues 2017- Reigniting Research: Identifying and Pursuing Diverse Options – Arlington, VA, February 16-18, 2017
“CUR Dialogues provided a great opportunity to meet with NSF and DOE program officers and engage in conversations about submitting the best possible proposal from our institution. The REU Mock Review Panel session was one of the best things I’ve attended with the opportunity for immediate feedback from NSF program officers. “
Marisa Moazen, Ph.D., Director, Office of UR, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
CUR Dialogues is designed to bring faculty and administrators to the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders. Attendees will also have the chance to engage in several networking opportunities.The 2017 conference will be held from February 16-18, 2017, at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View in Arlington, VA. Registration deadline: Wednesday, February 1, 2017. (Information about our conference grant program will be posted soon.)
Undergraduate Research Programs: Undergraduate Research Collaborations” Conference – June 27-29, 2017 — Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff
Seeking Strategies for Undergraduate Research Programs Success? Then don’t miss CUR’s “Undergraduate Research Programs: Undergraduate Research Collaborations” Conference. Do you have something to share: a great program, unique process, assessment initiatives, or an interesting and exciting aspect of your undergraduate research program? Are you ready to network and learn from your colleagues? This conference is for you and is designed for programs at any stage, including the development phase! Be a part of it! Session topics include (but are not limited to):
Themes:
• High Impact Learning Strategies: Methods, approaches, courses and practices that have proven very effective in achieving learning outcomes that incorporate undergraduate research. This can include the retooling of existing courses, applied research in courses and imbedded research projects within courses.
• Undergraduate Research Administration and Budgeting - Nuts and Bolts: Approaches that have proven effective in managing and organizing undergraduate research and/or in funding the means by which the research can be undertaken. Budgeting innovations, successful central strategies, institutional support etc. are all applicable.
• Assessment: Strategies for evaluating undergraduate research projects, using data to improve the experience or providing feedback for funding support.
• Internationalization: Incorporating an international element to undergraduate research, including research-based travel, media-assisted collaboration, data exchange or the mechanics of organizing an international undergraduate research component.
• Undergraduate Research Collaborations: Examples of effective partnerships with undergraduate researchers, pairing strategies, team projects, the ethics of collaboration in undergraduate research.
• Diversity in Research: Effective strategies for promoting diversity-serving undergraduate research, undergraduate research that informs diversity issues, collaborations that have brought in diverging perspectives to undergraduate research.
Session formats vary from panels, 75-minute interactive sessions, 10-min short presentation, and poster sessions.
Session formats vary from panels, 75-minute interactive sessions, 10-min short presentation, and poster sessions.
Deadlines:
€ All abstracts and proposals: January 17, 2017
€ Early bird registration: April 24, 2017
€ Final registration: May 31, 2017
To submit an application, please visit: https://members.cur.org/member
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