Social Sciences Councilors

CUR Publications Available
 
CUR Publishes several useful publications for faculty working with undergraduates in their research.

• “How To Get Started in Research” , now in its second edition, written by Bert Holmes and Thomas Goodwin 
   
• "How to Develop and Administer Institutional Undergraduate Research Programs", 1999, by Toufic Hakim 
   
• "How to Get a Tenure-Track Position at a Predominately Undergraduate Institution", 2000, by Patricia Videtich, Michelle Bushey and Deborah Lycan. 
   
• "How to Mentor Undergraduates", 2002, by Carolyn Ash Merkel and Shenda M. Baker.
  
• "Reinvigorating the Undergraduate Experience", 2004, by Linda Kauffman and Janet Stocks.

Visit http://www.cur.org/publications.html to order you publications online. 
 
 
Become a Councilor
 
CUR Councilors are elected to 3-year terms and are expected to attend the yearly business meetings held in June where they participate in helping shape the future of CUR and undergraduate research. Each Councilor serves on a committee where much of the work of CUR gets done. Feel free to contact the current CUR social science Councilors directly with questions. If you are interested in becoming a Councilor please contact Beth Paul. 
 
Grant Preview Service
 
Experienced Division members (volunteers) will read rough drafts or nearly complete research proposals and can provide valuable feedback prior to final submission. National Conference Activities 
 
CUR Posters on the Hill
 
The Social Science Division also participates in Posters on Capitol Hill 
 
CUR PR Efforts
 
One of the most important behind-the-scenes activities of CUR is working on science policy and government relations issues with congress and the US federal agencies. Previous efforts by CUR were critical in realizing NSF's RUI program and NIH's AREA program. CUR continues to work with legislators to help them understand the importance of research in undergraduate education. The April Dialog and the Posters on the Hill activities are directly targeted to doing this (see above). In addition, our Presidents and NEOs have provided testimony to Congress about issues in undergraduate science education. 
 
CUR Institutes
 
CUR currently runs the following institutes — 

• “How to Institutionalize Undergraduate Research” 
   
• “The Vital Faculty: Issues After Tenure”
   
• "Proposal Writing"
  
• "Mentorship, Collaboration and Undergraduate Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities"

CUR-L ListServ
 
CUR members have direct access to each other and use it frequently. Here you can participate in debates about various aspects of undergraduate research, ask and answer questions about how others deal with certain problems, or do anything else you want it to do for you. Examples include "Should Social Science have more classes with 'formal labs'?" and "What's a good book to teach scientific writing?" Directions for subscribing can be found here. 

Member's Only Website
 
Please be sure to visit the Social Science Division page on the Member's Only section of the web. You will find career information, job postings, funding resources, and more. Click here to go! 
  
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