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Schreiner
University has joined the
Council on Undergraduate Research. The Council and
its affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals share
a focus on providing undergraduate research opportunities
for faculty and students.
Mike Looney, provost
and vice president for academic affairs at Schreiner, said
the support the University will receive from CUR is
extremely valuable. “Schreiner was asked to join this
prestigious organization due to our solid track record in
supporting undergraduate research,” Looney said. “The
benefits they provide are only going to make our existing
research that much stronger.”
CUR’s publications and outreach activities are designed to
share successful models and strategies for establishing and
institutionalizing undergraduate research programs. They
assist administrators and faculty members in improving and
assessing the research environment at their institutions.
CUR also provides information on the importance of
undergraduate research to state legislatures, private
foundations, government agencies, and the U.S. Congress.
Founded in 1978, CUR’s primary advocacy is in support of
faculty and students at predominantly undergraduate
institutions, like Schreiner University. CUR achieves its
vision through efforts of its membership, organized in a
divisional structure that includes biology, chemistry,
geosciences, mathematics and computer science, physics and
astronomy, psychology, social sciences, an at-large division
that serves administrators and other disciplines, and a
division for directors of undergraduate research programs.
CUR is a national organization of individual and
institutional members representing over 900 colleges and
universities.
Individual members of the Schreiner faculty who belong to
CUR are Dr. Bob Holloway, associate professor of chemistry;
Dr. Meg Huddleston, assistant professor of mathematics; Dr.
Carole Errett, director of teacher education and assistant
professor of education; Dr. Mark Woodhull, assistant
professor of business administration; Dr. William Woods,
associate professor of English and communication; and
Looney.
Schreiner University is an independent coeducational liberal
arts university related by choice and by covenant to the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). For more information, visit
our Web site at www.schreiner.edu or call the Office of
Admission at (830) 792-7217. |
