[Okgrantsmanship] Call for Presentations - 5th Annual Promoting Undergraduate Research Conference - DEADLINE MARCH 14

[Mason, Linda]

Please pass on to Faculty Members who are Mentors of Researchers. Perhaps recruit some who you know to be doing good work. The Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Beth Ambos, President, CUR



CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

5th Annual Promoting Undergraduate Research Conference

for Faculty, Staff and Administrators

Sponsored by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

April 11, 2014 (8:30 am to 4:00 pm)

Presbyterian Health Foundation Conference Center

(655 Research Parkway, OKC)

PROMOTING UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH MODELS AT EVERY LEVEL:

INQUIRY, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, ASSESSMENT AND RETENTION

Research and creative activities provide the critical opportunity for students to fully engage in their education, facilitating a journey of discovery that bridges the gap between knowledge and experience. The 2014 conference will revisit effective models of inquiry with a focus on community engagement, effective models of assessment of undergraduate research outcomes and student retention, and examine student research projects illustrating these models.



The conference will be organized into three categories of panel presentations:



1. Faculty and Administrators sharing Models of Undergraduate Community Engagement and Inquiry: If you have experience with a model of developing undergraduate student inquiry through research, especially focusing on and engaging in the community, please consider joining this panel to share your model and insight. We are looking for novel and/or effective approaches designed to encourage students to engage in community-based research in a wide variety of contexts. Presentation: 15-20 minutes.



2. Faculty and Administrators sharing Models of Undergraduate Research Program Assessment: If you have experience with assessment of undergraduate student research program outcomes, please consider joining this panel to share your model and insight. We are looking for effective approaches designed to provide quantifiable and qualitative assessment models. Presentation: 15-20 minutes.



3. Students sharing Perspectives on Research: The conference steering committee is seeking undergraduates representing all tiers of higher education who will share their perspectives on their research focusing in the community in the areas of arts, agriculture, humanities, journalism, business, behavioral science, education, and STEM topics. We are seeking a total of 12-15 students (4-5 for each Student Panel listed in the schedule below). Presentation: 7-10 minutes.



Presentation at the Promoting Undergraduate Research Conference - Faculty and administrator panels will be approximately 75 minutes in length with part of the time set aside for questions and dialogue. Presentations may include PowerPoint slides for visual support of major concepts and findings. Projectors and computers will be provided. If three panelists comprise the panel, each panelist will have approximately 15 minutes for their presentation and 10 minutes for Q&A. More or less time will be available if more or fewer panelists are selected. 2



Guidelines: Conference registration for all presenters and Presentation proposals for faculty and administrator panels must...

Be submitted at http://bit.ly/1cX0iL4 no later than March 14, 2014 (please copy and paste url into your browser). If you have questions before, you may contact Lmason at osrhe.edu.

The online form will ask you to:

-          Provide an abstract of no more than 100-150 words (faculty/administrator panels only).

-          Provide basic contact information.

-          Include a one-paragraph biography (all presenters).

-          Specify the target panel:

o Models of Undergraduate Community Engagement and Inquiry (Inquiry)

o Models of Undergraduate Research Assessment (Assessment)

o Undergraduate Researcher (Student)



Selection Criteria - The Steering Committee will select faculty and administrator proposals considering the broadest representation of undergraduate research assessment and inquiry models from across the state. We are seeking clear and replicable methodology for the assessment and inquiry models. We aim to include a wide range of disciplines from the natural and social sciences to the humanities and arts. We are not looking for proposals to present individual students' research projects.



Important Note:

·         Selection carries the obligation of presenting.

·         Presenters must register for the conference; registration is $50 for faculty and $75 for administrators-POs, checks and cash are acceptable. Student panelists will not have a registration fee.

·         A selection committee of the Undergraduate Research Conference Steering Committee will review proposals and select panelists for the conference with notification by March 26, 2014.



Schedule

8:00 Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 Welcome - Dr. Linda Mason, Grant Coordinator, OSRHE

8:45-10:00 Panel: Models of Undergraduate Research Assessment

10:00-10:15 Break

10:15-11:30 Panel: Models of Undergraduate Community Engagement and Inquiry

11:30-1:00 Lunch (Provided) - Networking Tables and Speaker - KEYNOTE SPEAKER - Dr. Beth Ambos, President, CUR

1:00-1:45 Student Panel: Community Engagement (theme decided upon receipt of submissions)

1:45-2:30 Student Panel: Community Engagement (theme decided upon receipt of submissions)

2:30-2:45 Break
2:45-3:30 Student Panel: Community Engagement (theme decided upon receipt of submissions)
3:30-3:45 Undergraduate Research Program Spotlight Award - Chancellor Glen D. Johnson 3:45-4:00 +Δ Evaluation and Closing Call to Action

Dr. Linda Mason
Coordinator of Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
655 Research Parkway, Suite 200
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-225-9486 desk
405-706-8757 cell
405-225-9230 FAX
lmason at osrhe.edu<mailto:lmason at osrhe.edu>
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/<http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/>

Do not be afraid to give your time to writing grant proposals. Time given to planning proposals is never time lost, but is rather time gained, so that our research, our programs, our collaborations and indeed our whole profession may become more profoundly significant.

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