Faculty Development Opportunities
Travel Support to Attend CUR (Council on Undergraduate Research) National Conference
June 21-24, 2008, College of Saint Benedict (about 1 hour outside Minneapolis, MN)
This conference is designed to bring faculty and administrators together to learn about undergraduate research programs at the course, curriculum, and institutional levels. Sessions include: plenaries, workshops, and discussion round tables. To learn more about this conference, go to www.cur.org.
For additional details about applying for travel funds to attend this conference, call or email Jill Singer in the Office of Undergraduate Research (singerjk@buffalostate.edu).
Deadline for requesting funds: April 30, 2008
Integration of Undergraduate Research into the Curriculum
This program supports the development of new courses and/or the revision of existing courses to include a substantial undergraduate research component. Awards of between $750 and $1000 will be made to support faculty during the summer 2008. It is expected that the faculty receiving awards will complete their project by August 29, 2008.
This program is not intended to support minor revisions to seminar courses that already have a research requirement. Lower-level and upper-level courses are eligible.
Deadline for proposals: May 2, 2008
Click here for Online Application.
