Council on Undergraduate Research

Check out this month's Featured story!

This story highlights Sidney Paulson, a senior at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, and her research, which reveals the realities for students balancing jobs and academics.

https://www.cur.org/working-students-balancing-academic-and-work-lives/

Congratulations to Dr. Karina Elizabeth Vazquez of the University of Richmond for winning the 2024 CUR Arts & Humanities Faculty Mentor Award!

Read the full press release at https://www.cur.org/richmonds-vazquez-selected-as-2024-curah-faculty-mentor-awardee/

Congratulations to Dr. Naomi Lee of Northern Arizona University for winning the 2024 Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award!

Read the full press release at https://www.cur.org/cur-names-naus-lee-as-silvia-ronco-innovative-mentor-2024-awardee/

We can't wait for this this ConnectUR Preconference workshop! Leveraging Career-Readiness Language in Your Research & Creative Inquiry Experiences

This highly engaging workshop will take place on Monday, June 24, 2024, 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM ET in College Park, Maryland, and will be facilitated by Jeanne Mekolichick, Joe Wirgau, Leah Ellis, Abi Green, and Cora Burt.

Participants will learn to reframe how to present their undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry (URSCI) experiences in terms of transferable career readiness skills identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) as in demand by employers. The aim of these student-centered career readiness adjustments is to close the articulation gap between what students learn from their URSCI experiences and what recruiters, employers, legislators, and families seek from higher education. Participants will: (1) become familiar with the NACE career readiness competencies, (2) learn how to apply the NACE competencies to undergraduate research experiences (UREs), (3) see examples of how to apply the NACE competencies to UREs, and (4) begin an action plan for infusing NACE career readiness in your UREs.

Agenda and registration at https://www.cur.org/event/leveraging-career-readiness-language-in-your-research-creative-inquiry-experiences-connectur-2024-preconference-workshop/

Is Your Campus Ready to be Recognized for Undergraduate Research Excellence?

The application window is now open for CUR's Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA).

This award recognizes higher education institutions that have successfully implemented some or all of the Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research, have devised exemplary programs to provide high-quality research experiences to undergraduates, and have evaluated the success of these programs.

Nominations may be submitted by all types of higher education institutions. Send a Letter of Intent by July 24, 2024.

https://www.cur.org/what/recognition/aura/nominations/

One of the benefits of being a CUR member is full access to . This quarterly journal covers a wide range of emerging and engaging topics in undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.

Learn more about CUR membership at https://www.cur.org/membership-community/membership/become-a-member/