What Exactly Does OURCS Do?
- We serve as an informational resource for both students and faculty who are interested in undergraduate research and creative scholarship.
- We offer workshops on research-related topics (e.g., how to write an abstract, how to make a presentation poster).
- We host discussion groups on topics relevant to students and faculty who are engaged in undergraduate research and creative scholarship (e.g., how to become involved in the process).
- We coordinate new grant programs that distribute funds for undergraduate research and creative scholarship and for student presentation travel. (Faculty are referred to the Office of Sponsored Research [OSR] for additional funding to support their projects.)
- We host on-campus symposia (e.g., Student Research Symposium in the fall and the Festival of Scholars in the spring) and coordinate off-campus opportunities (e.g., SCCUR).
- We lobby for additional support for students and faculty involved in undergraduate research and creative scholarship.
- We assist in the planning and hosting of on-campus conferences that focus on undergraduate research and creative scholarship.
- We help faculty identify how undergraduate research and creative scholarship can engage students in their discipline.
- We disseminate information about undergraduate research and creative scholarship opportunities.
- We celebrate and publicize undergraduate research and creative scholarship through our Website.
