Who are we?
Undergraduate Research Program Division Chair: David Salomon, Christopher Newport University
The Undergraduate Research Program Division (URPD) serves and supports the need of faculty and administrators who direct UR programs on their campuses. Our membership includes directors of new and established programs at diverse institutions, programs that encompass a wide variety of disciplines from the sciences to the performing arts, and programs across traditional academic boundaries. This Division promotes networking amongst Directors in order to share ideas and resources, disseminate best practices, and organize workshops and Institutes. The Division also sponsors a CUR Affinity Group to support the work of members who wish to remain within the disciplinary Division in CUR but would like to benefit from the work of the URP Division.
| Name | Institution |
| Galli, Dominique | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Mendoza, Susan | Grand Valley State University |
| Name | Institution |
| Salomon, David A. (Division Chair) | Christopher Newport University |
| Artis, David Michael | University of California-San Diego |
| Atici, Levent | North Carolina State University |
| Blockus, Linda | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Boettcher, Anne | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University |
| Brown, Lisa D. | Morgan State University |
| Campbell, Katherine | St. Catherine University |
| Chamely-Wiik, Donna | Florida Atlantic University |
| Cofer, Jordan | University of Minnesota – Morris |
| Ferstel, Sarah D. | Louisiana State University |
| Humfeld, Sarah C. | University of Missouri-Columbia |
| Jackson-Hardwick, Dana | University of Central Oklahoma |
| Krishna, Lakshmi | Colorado School of Mines |
| Loy, Kara | University of Calgary |
| O’Neil, Tim | University of Colorado at Boulder |
| Ramos, Stephanie K. | Oregon State University |
| Ratliff – Crain, Jeffrey | University of Minnesota Rochester |
| Rodriguez’G, Karen | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign |
| Rolon Dow, Rosalie | University of Delaware |
| Sevcik, Stefanie Alicia | Mercer University |
| Strauss-Soukup, Juliane | Creighton University |
| Toro, Natalia | University of Central Florida |
| Walden, Kevin J. | George Washington University |
| Worku, Mulumebet | North Carolina A&T State University |
Division Activities
The Undergraduate Research Program Division (URPD) serves and supports the need of faculty and administrators who direct UR programs on their campuses.
- Learn more about the URP Division with this information flyer
- The CUR Undergraduate Research Programs Community
- The URP Community is a place for any CUR member to post questions and comments and share resources related to the operation of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity offices and programs.
- URP Division Awards to Recognize Exemplary URP Websites – currently closed
- This award recognizes websites with logical navigability and design, effectively communicate information for faculty and students, highlight program successes, and provide programmatic details that could allow for replication.
- URP Exchange
- These 50-minute Zoom sessions are monthly facilitated “exchanges” of ideas and information on a variety of topics and issues related to Undergraduate Research Programs. Details posted in the URP Division Community.
- Establishing an Undergraduate Research Advisory Committee/Board – recorded on September 25, 2024.
- Policies and Attitudes towards the Use of AI in Undergraduate Research Proposals – recorded on October 16, 2024.
- Best Practices in Undergraduate Research Websites – recorded on November 18, 2024.
- Best Practices and Current Challenges in Undergraduate Research Journals – recorded on January 29, 2025
- Best Practices in Assessing Summer Research Programs – recorded on February 26, 2025 (download slides)
- Engaging First-Year Students in Research – recorded on March 19, 2025
- Cultivating a Research Mindset on Campus – recorded on April 23, 2025 (download handout)
