What Exactly Does OUR Do?
- OUR serves as a resource for both students and faculty who are interested in undergraduate research.
- OUR offers workshops on research-related topics (e.g., how to write an abstract, how to make a presentation poster).
- OUR hosts discussion groups on topics relevant to students and faculty who are engaged in undergraduate research (e.g., how to become involved in undergraduate research).
- OUR coordinates new grant programs that distribute funds for undergraduate research and for student presentation travel.
- OUR hosts on-campus symposia (e.g., Student Research Symposium in the fall and the Festival of Scholars in the spring) and coordinates off-campus opportunities (e.g., SCCUR).
- OUR lobbies for additional support for students and faculty involved in undergraduate research.
- OUR assists in the planning and hosting of on-campus conferences that focus on undergraduate research.
- OUR helps faculty identify how undergraduate research can engage students in their discipline.
- OUR disseminates information about undergraduate research opportunities.
- OUR celebrates and publicizes undergraduate research through its Web site.
