The Council on Undergraduate Research will hold its next national conference "Frontiers and Challenges in Undergraduate Research" at the College of Saint Benedict on June 21-24, 2008. This conference will bring together faculty, administrators, policy makers, representatives of funding agencies and other stakeholders with an interest in doing and promoting undergraduate research. With over 100 workshops, presentations by representatives of funding agencies and social interactions, this promises to be an outstanding conference.

• Conference Evaluation

• Conference Presentations

• Conference Sub-Themes

• Draft Schedule

• Conference Program

• Poster Abstracts

• Annual Business Meeting Schedule

• Pricing

• Field Trips - June 21, 2008

• CUR Kids Program

• City of Saint Joseph

• College of Saint Benedict

• Campus Map

• Driving Directions to College of Saint Benedict

• Arriving by Air

• Local Minnesota Attractions

• Weather Forecast

• Local Hotels (pdf)

Silvia Ronco, Research Corporation

Saint Benedict’s has a unique educational partnership with nearby Saint John’s University for men.  The colleges have a common undergraduate curriculum, identical degree requirements and a single academic calendar, while maintaining separate campuses with their own residence halls, athletic programs and traditions.

Together, they offer students the educational choices of a large university and the individual attention and community of a premier small college. The learning experience is enhanced by Catholic and Benedictine traditions of hospitality, stewardship, service, and the lively engagement of faith and reason.

Saint Benedict excels in preparing women for leadership and service, locally and globally. It is a national leader in international education, with two thirds of its students participating in faculty-led, semester-long study abroad programs available on six continents.

An extraordinary sense of community shapes the undergraduate experience and creates a lifelong network of alumnae connections. 

The College of Saint Benedict also has a long and distinguished commitment to arts and culture.  Its nationally recognized Benedicta Arts Center has attracted more than 1.5 million patrons to cultural events since it opened in 1964. The center’s recent expansion builds on that tradition and ensures for future students a vibrant environment for the performing and visual arts that contributes to culture, community and creativity.