The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Teaching Learning Workshop Friday, November 12 Understanding Undergraduate Research: An Overview Workshop

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Collaborative Overview:  Begun Fall 2008 as a Working Group  Tasked with defining and promoting undergraduate research at St. Norbert College  Became a Center with a Director in Summer of 2009  Received a budget in and offered grants Fall of 2010

Definition of Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities The Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) defines collaboration or undergraduate research as “an inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original, intellectual, or creative contribution to the discipline,” while recognizing that any definition of research and scholarship is unique to each discipline and that research is frequently interdisciplinary. More specifically, St. Norbert College defines collaboration as follows: Undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activities include any scholarship undertaken by an undergraduate student in collaboration with a faculty or staff mentor that strives toward original scholarly insights new interpretations or applications of existing knowledge creation of new works Such research should add to the richness of the specific discipline and lead to professionally reviewed scholarship in the form of presentations exhibitions publications performances The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities

What are the Benefits? The Developmental Process of Undergraduate Research Integrative skills Critical thinking Problem solving Written communication Oral communication/public speaking/presentation skills Research skills Discourse community—the research that is done for specific field Field-specific research Real-world academic research Involvement in this exchange—peer reviewed journals, conference presentations, poster presentations Intangible skills that connect with SNC’s mission of holistic education: intellectual, spiritual and personal development Intellectual curiosity Intellectual excitement-commitment Patience Fortitude Dependability/reliability List goes on:

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Brief CUR Chronology 1978: CUR started as directory of undergraduate research in Chemistry 1980:First CUR newsletter 1984:Physics/Astronomy and Biology added to CUR organization 1985:First national conference of CUR at Colgate University 1986:Geology added to CUR 1987:First National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) 1989:Mathematics and Computer Science added to CUR 1990:At-large council added to CUR 1993:Psychology added to CUR 1997:Engineering added to CUR 1999:All fields covered by National Science Foundation added to CUR 2001:Social Sciences division added to CUR 2004:Diversity task force added to CUR 2005:Undergraduate research program director’s division added to CUR 2008:Arts and Humanities division added to CUR 2009:CUR and NCUR become one body

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Biology Collaborative Research:  BIOL 490/492  Student Faculty Development Endowement Fund  Funding: O’Keefe Fellowship Alumni Gifts NSF (National Science Foundation) grant J-term/Summer Session Return funds Collaborations

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities A Natural Science Undergraduate Research Success Story

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Day of Celebration April, 2009

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, October, 2009

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Day of Celebration April, 2010

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities

Chemistry Collaborative Research:  CHEM 490/492  Student Faculty Development Endowment Fund  Summer REU (research experience for undergraduates) funding: ~ $4000/student = stipend and room Zehren Endowed Chair Alumni Gifts NSF (National Science Foundation) grant PRF (Petroleum Research Fund) grant

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Summer 2005 Chemistry Collaborative Summer Research Projects: 2005-present 39 student reseachers and counting PA school chem Ph.D. program med school Industry jobs

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Mathematics Collaborative Summer Research Projects:

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Psychology Collaborative Research:  Often begins in the classroom  Student Faculty Development Endowment Fund  PSYC 490/492  McNair Scholar-Summer Research Program  Research Fellows Program

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Undergraduate Research in Psychology

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Collaborative Research Grants In conjunction with the Office of Faculty Development Student-Faculty Development Grants$1000 Deadline: ended These grants (total of 10) are designed to support research that will be undertaken during the spring semester. Collaborative Summer-Fall Grants$1000Deadline: March 7, 2011 These grants (total of 5) are designed to support research that will be undertaken during the summer or during the fall semester. Continuation Grants$500Deadline: April 18, 2011 These grants (total of 4 ) are designed to provide additional support for previously funded collaborative research projects.

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities NCUR Travel Grants Student Travel NCUR Travel Grants$1000Deadline: Abstract deadline Nov. 19, 2010 The St. Norbert Collaborative provides travel grants of $1000 to help offset the cost for students to attend and present their research or creative scholarship at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) ( Students who have submitted an abstract online to NCUR are eligible to apply for funding for the conference.

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Collaborative Grants Classroom and Pedagogical Grants$200 Deadline: Open Classroom and pedagogical collaborative grants—up to $200—are designed for students and faculty to conduct research on pedagogical innovations in the classroom, which may lead to course redesign, update, and/or new course proposals. In addition, these grants can provide support for 1) classroom projects that engage students in a collaborative manner, and 2) the purchase of pedagogical materials (including software).

The Center for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activities Student Travel Grants Student Academic Travel Grants$300Deadline: May 2, 2011 The Student Academic Travel (SAT) Fund is designed to help students defray the cost of participating in academic conferences and competitions. Attendee Grants$100Deadline: Until May 2, 2011 The Collaborative offers a number of attendee grants—up to $100—that do not require participation in an academic conference. Attendee grants allow students to explore scholarly possibilities for future undergraduate collaborative research projects.