Here, there's no director of undergrad research, but our honors director (small stipend, no release time) manages funds for student research and coordinates the annual student "conference" (at which those who receive funding present their work). Faculty are not compensated for supervising student research.
m -- Marc Carter, PhD Associate Professor and Chair Department of Psychology College of Arts & Sciences Baker University -- > -----Original Message----- > From: kmorgan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, September 13, 2009 7:59 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Undergraduate Research Directors and > Programs at 4-year schools > > Thanks for the posts so far!:-) > > Let me be a little more specific, though. I am interested in > how, if at all, undergraduate research is managed _at an > institutional level_ at 4-year schools. Is there a central > office or person/persons who serve as UR director(s)? Such a > person generally manages any institutional funds that might > be available for such research, may organize any > institutional research fairs or events, might manage a system > to help match students with faculty, edit in-house > undergraduate research journals, etc. Most of the places I > know of that have such a person are larger universities with > graduate programs, and the UR director is a paid > administrator of some kind (might be a faculty member pulled > into the position and given a leave for a period of time). > Some others are half-time faculty, half-time administrators. > > But I'm also interested in knowing about how UR is managed > "in the trenches," so to speak. So the kinds of information > you all have been offering about whether faculty are > compensated in any way for carrying research students (in FTE > or otherwise). Also, what other support, if any, is > available to support UR on your campus? (ex. some folks have > said that their institution has summer money available on a > competitive basis for faculty and their UR students). > > I am a long-time member of the Council on Undergraduate > Research (I've served as a CUR Councilor for the Psychology > Division for about 12 years now), and I know that there is a > Division of Undergraduate Research Directors in CUR, but all > of the folks in there that I know are at R1 or > R2 universities--NOT small 4-year colleges. Hence my questions..... > > As you might have guessed, I've recently been tapped to be > something like a UR director at our institution, but the > position is not formalized and uncompensated......I promised > my fellow UR committee members that I would see what I could > find out about how UR is managed at other comparable institutions. > > Thanks again in advance, > > --Kathy Morgan > Wheaton College > Norton, MA 02766 > [email protected] > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > The information contained in this e-mail and any attachments thereto ("e-mail") is sent by Baker University ("BU") and is intended to be confidential and for the use of only the individual or entity named above. The information may be protected by federal and state privacy and disclosures acts or other legal rules. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that retention, dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify Baker University by email reply and immediately and permanently delete this e-mail message and any attachments thereto. Thank you. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
