URC Planning Conference
January 15-16, 2001
Overall Priorities
Undergraduate Research Community for the Human Sciences
Overarching Assumed Needs
- URC leadership and
direction
- Fund developmentlocal,
global
- Marketing/Recognition
programglobal
- Definition of undergraduate
research
Top Priorities (as determined by whole
group)
- Comprehensive assessment program,
including baseline data and benchmarking (15)
- Unit plan in all URC Participating
Institutions (8)
- Active, inquiry-based models
for integrating undergraduate education and research; compile/publish best
practices (7)
Other Priorities
- Faculty development program for
core faculty, including administrators & coordinators
- Communication network among URC
institutions
- Dissemination
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