Yes, I think my point was that at ours, as at many 4-year undergraduate only programs, there is no such thing. Lucky you!
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [email protected] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:59:17 -0400 >From: kmorgan <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [tips] Undergraduate Research Directors and Programs at 4-year >schools >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >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]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
