CUR Dialogues is designed to bring faculty and administrators to Washington, D.C. to interact with federal agency program officers and other grant funders.
February 23-25, 2012, Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC
Plenary Speakers:
- Terry W. Hartle, Senior Vice President, Division of Government and Public Affairs, American Council of Education
- Mark Schneider, Vice President, American Institutes for Research
- Jeffrey Selingo, Vice President and Editorial Director, The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Jennifer Wyndham, Associate Director, Scientific Responsibility, Human Rights and Law Program American Association for the Advancement of Science
February 24-26, 2011, Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC
Plenary Speakers:
- Tonia Hsieh, Assistant Professor of Biology, Temple University
- Katrina Bledsoe, Senior Evaluation Researcher, Education Development Center
- Jeffrey Selingo, Editor, Chronicle of Higher Education
- Mel Druelinger, Dean, Graduate Studies and Director of Research and Sponsored Programs, Colorado State University - Pueblo
February 25-27, 2010, Hamilton Crowne Plaza, Washington, DC
Plenary Speakers:
- Tom Dower, Senior Climate Advisor, U.S. Senate Committee on Commmerce, Science and Transportation
- Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed.
- Tom Wenzel, Professor of Chemistry, Bates College
- Special Presentation: Naturally Obsessed: The Making of a Scientist Documentary by Richard & Carole Rifkind
April 2-5, 2009, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- Moses Lee, Dean of Natural and Applied Sciences, Hope College
- Carl Strikwerda, Dean of Arts and Sciences, College of William and Mary
- Panel on Integrating Undergraduate Research into Faculty Workload
- Jeffrey Osborn, Dean Science of Science, The College of New Jersey
- Gerardo Gonzalez, Dean of Graduate Studies and Vice President for Research, California State University-San Marcos
- Susan Lehman, Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Physics, The College of Wooster
March 8-10, 2007, Hilton Alexandria Mark Center, Alexandria, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- Scott Jaschik, Editor, Inside Higher Ed.
- Kathie Olsen, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
- Special Presentation: The Human Faustus Project, original play developed by students at the Virginia B. Ball Center for Creative Inquiry at Ball State University
April 17-19, 2005, Sheraton National Hotel, Arlington, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- David J. Goldson, Staff Director, House Committee on Science
- Julio Ramirez, Professor of Psychology, Davidson College
- Rosemary Haggett, Director, Division of Undergraduate Education, National Science Foundation
February 23-25, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- Thomas Wenzel, Department of Chemistry, Bates College
- Art Ellis, Director, Division of Chemistry, Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences, National Science Foundation
- Panel: Overview of the NSF Proposal REview Process
- Jill Singer, Program Director (CCLI-A&I. GEO)
- Duncan McBride, Lead Program Director (PHY/AST)
- Myles Boylan, Lead Program Director (CCLI-ND, SOC SCI, SBE)
- Ted Hodapp, Program Director (PHY)
- Alexander Grushow, Program Director (CCLI-INT, CHEM)
April 15-17, 1999, Hilton Arlington and Towers, Arlington, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- Rita Colwell, Director, National Science Foundation
- Richard Sclove, The Loka Institute
- Panel Discussion: Scientific Societies and Undergraduate Research
- Jay Labov, Director, Division on Postsecondary Policy and Practice, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, Nationa Research Council
- Spencer Benson, Associate Professor of Microbiology, University of Maryland and Chair of the Undergraduate Edcuation Committee, American Society for Microbiology
April 11-12, 1997, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Marylang
Plenary Speakers:
- Alan Ladwig, Associate Administrator for Policy & Planning, NASA
- Daryl Chubin, Acting Assistant Director fo Social and Behavioral Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy
- Joseph Bordogna, Acting Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation
- Marvin Cassman, Director of National Instiute of General Medical Sciences
March 31-April 1, 1995, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia
Plenary Speakers:
- Neal Lane, Director, National Science Foundation
- Wendy Baldwin, Deputy Director of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
- Martha Krebs, Director, Office of Energy Research, Department of Energy
- Congressman Vernon J. Ehlers
- Guest Speaker from White House Office of Science Technology Policy
- Plenary Panel:
- Geoffrey Grant, NIH Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration
- William Lewis, DOE Director, Office of Science Education Programs
- James O'Donnell, NIH Director, Office of Extramural Programs
- Luther Williams, NSF Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources
April 16-17, 1993, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
Plenary Speakers:
- Bernadine Healy, Director, NIH
- National Science Foundation Plenary Panel:
- Mary Clutter
- William Harris
- Luther Williams
- National Institutes of Health Plenary Panel:
- James O'Donnell
- Donald Luecke
- Geoffrey Grant
- Eugene Garfield, Chair and Chief Scientist, Institute of Scienctific Information