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Call for CUR Quarterly Articles for December 2007 CUR Quarterly
The theme of the December 2007 CUR Quarterly will focus on 'Models of Undergraduate Research.' We seek 4 or 5 authors who can write articles helpful to CUR members in a variety of disciplines including theoretical research to creative endeavors, from primarily undergraduate institutions to community colleges to research one universities. We are also interested in descriptions of how models were developed, how undergraduates are involved, how research is funded, how to build interdisciplinary teams, and how the research endeavor is assessed.
If you are interested in submitting an article, please send me (cotto@umich.edu) one or two paragraphs describing your experience(s) and the focus of your proposed article by June 20. If we receive more potential articles than space allows, the December issue editor, James LaPlant, and I will select articles reflecting a range of experiences and institutional types. Decisions on invitations for full papers will be made by June 30.
Final articles will be about 2500 to 3000 words in length. The final text for review and editing must be submitted by September 14, 2007.
Please forward this message to anyone who might be interested in submitting an article.
Deadlines
June 20, 2007 - One or two paragraph description of article sent to Charlotte Otto (cotto@umich.edu)
September 14, 2007 - Final text for review and editing submitted to Charlotte Otto (cotto@umich.edu) and James LaPlant (jlaplant@valdosta.edu)
Web Sites
- Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Institutes:
Summer Institutes:
- Proposal Writing Institute
This CUR Institute will be held July 19-23, 2007 at the University of Nebraska at Kearney. This institute will bring together faculty and administrators interested in preparing proposals for submission to external funding agencies. This four-day institute will consist of one-on-one work with a mentor, small group discussions, writing and critiquing of proposals, and plenary sessions. The institute has been developed to assist novice to experienced proposal writers in drafting complete proposals for submission.Registration is available by visiting: http://www.cur.org/institutes/proposal.html
This CUR Institute will be held July 13-15, 2007 at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. This institute will bring together teams of three to five faculty members and administrators engaged in enhancing undergraduate research opportunities at their home institutions, focusing on undergraduate research as faculty development, student-based inquiry and institutional support structure. The three days will consist of plenary lectures presented by facilitators associated with CUR interspersed with individual team meetings with CUR mentors. Faculty and administrators from disciplines throughout the social sciences and humanities will spend the weekend discussing models of undergraduate research, mentorship and collaboration; what "research" and "mentorship" mean in different disciplines in the social sciences and humanities; assessing the value of undergraduate research; and means of augmenting funding for undergraduate research internally and externally. Registration is available by visiting: http://www.cur.org/institutes/socscihum.html
- Faculty in the Technology Venue
By participating in some of the below opportunities, not only can one ramp up their technical expertise, but faculty also have an opportunity to network with other faculty who are most likely addressing the same challenges. Many of the workshops also offer articulated graduate credit for qualified faculty.
Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA) Faculty Development
Spring / Summer 2007
Registration Information and Details: http://www.cssia.com/fac_lcourses.cfm
Two Free Publications available from HHMI and Burroughs Wellcome Fund
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund are pleased to announce the publication of two FREE books to help beginning investigators become successful managers of research programs. Now available in hardcopy and electronic form are:
- Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, Second Edition
The second edition of this popular collection of practical advice from seasoned biomedical investigators has been updated with material from the 2005 BWF-HHMI course in scientific management. The book covers a range of issues of concern to beginning academic scientists-obtaining a job, time management, mentoring students, getting funding, publishing, and more. The second edition also contains three new chapters on laboratory leadership, project management, and teaching and course design. - Training Scientists to Make the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Developing Programs in Scientific Management
This companion publication to Making the Right Moves is for anyone interested in organizing scientific management training, whether it's a lunchtime seminar or a multi-day course. It moves step by step through the activities that result in a successful training event. Topics include selecting the venue, finding speakers, handling logistics, and conducting a meaningful evaluation. The guide's online resources at www.hhmi.org/labmanagementinclude sample letters, checklists, case studies, and other materials.
You can get copies of these resources by:
- Requesting free hard copies of each book by sending an e-mail to (labmgmt@hhmi.org ) - please include # of each book, address to which books are to be sent, your phone number, and how the books will be used) or
- Downloading each book as a whole or by individual chapter by going to www.hhmi.org/labmanagement.
In addition, to the books, there are supplemental resources that can only be found at www.hhmi.org/labmanagement.