Strategic Plan

To align with the Council on Undergraduate Research’s current mission statement to support and promote high-quality mentored undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry; as well as achieve the vision of enriching and advancing society through undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry, CUR has released its 2020-2025 strategic plan based on five main goals.

Leadership for Undergraduate Research: Provide intellectual leadership for the field of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry. 

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: develop a culture and community that actively prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Advocacy and Partnerships: Strengthen shared commitments to the value of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.

Collaboration and Community: Build models of collaboration, cohesion, community, and impact that reach across CUR.

Accountability and Sustainability: Create an organizational culture of continuous evaluation and assessment that balances advancement of the mission with fiscal responsibility and sustainability. 

CUR will pursue these five main goals and the associated success statements and strategies to advance its mission and vision statement during the next five years (2020-2025). Explicit tactics for advancing the specified objectives will be led by the Executive Board, Council leadership, and the National Office.

Leadership for Undergraduate Research: Provide intellectual leadership for the field of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Develop a culture and community that actively prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Advocacy and Partnerships: Strengthen shared commitments to the value of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative inquiry.

Collaboration and Community: Build models of collaboration, cohesion, community, and impact that reach across CUR.

Accountability and Sustainability: Create an organizational culture of continuous evaluation and assessment that balances the advancement of the mission with fiscal responsibility and sustainability.