Celebrate undergraduate research on November 12! CUR has recently released its latest guidebook to help you understand the tips and tricks to be fully prepared for our #URExchange Twitter Takeover. Whichever role you want to play on November 12, CUR has outlined the steps to make your participation smooth and easy. From the basics of setting up a Twitter account to how to make a post or interact and even best practices to follow when engaging on Twitter – be sure to download the UR Exchange Guidebook. Get all the essentials and learn more about UR Exchange >>  Get Involved: CUR Governance NominationsCUR is looking for motivated and energetic members to serve as Councilors or run for seats on the CUR Executive Board. This is an important leadership opportunity that will give you and your institution a voice at the national level. Councilors are a crucial link between CUR and the UR community, helping to set policy; design and coordinate programs, workshops, and meetings; and create information resources. Nominations are due November 15, 2020. Put your name in the hat >> Chemistry Division: Nominations Sought for Mentor AwardCUR’s Chemistry Division seeks to honor exceptional mentoring and advising by higher education faculty across all subdisciplines of chemistry with Outstanding Mentorship Awards. These awards recognize transformative mentoring and advising in the field of chemistry for those that work with undergraduate students in mentor-led chemistry research projects, integrate undergraduate research into the academic curriculum and coursework, use diversity and inclusion best practices, and establish a programmatic infrastructure that enhances undergraduate research. The deadline for nominations is January 11, 2021. Learn more >> Calling all volunteers! CUR has announced that the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be held virtually on April 12-14, 2021. On October 1, CUR opened the submission portal. We are so excited to see the abstracts roll in, but we need your help! CUR is looking for reviewers from a range of disciplines. If you are an administrator, faculty member, or graduate student, you are eligible to review student abstracts for NCUR 2021. Volunteer Today >> CUR Provides Grant-Writing SupportHave faculty currently writing a grant? Are you in the process of sourcing grant funding? CUR is now offering consulting services to individuals preparing proposals for submission to external funding agencies. Answer some preliminary questions, and you will be right on your way to being paired with an expert who can evaluate your needs and customize the support you need to submit a strong proposal. Get the details >> CUR How To: Updating Your Community Email SettingsHave you missed out on some important announcements? Our CUR Community is growing! This means that new messages and important information are being contributed to and shared amongst many of our communities. Didn’t know that a fellow member had posted something that may have been of interest to you? Aren’t receiving any Community email updates or maybe even too many? Follow these quick steps on how to update your preferences and stay active and informed with our CUR Community >> Welcome New MembersCommunity College of AuroraCommunity College of DenverFront Range Community CollegeRed Rocks Community CollegeUniversity of California, BerkeleyIs your institution not a member?Reach out to CURmember@CUR.org and let us get you on the right track. Latest Discussions Happening in Our CommunityA member seeks resources on workload policies reflecting mentoring of UR at your institution. Lend your expertise.A member is interested in how other institutions are planning for summer 2021 research programs. Share your plans.CUR released its latest UR highlight featuring a student who found a passion for plant sciences. Read now.Check out some of the other 2,000+ discussions happening now.Highlights: Member Resource LibraryNSF-funded project ASCN provides resources that would be useful to institutions, departments, groups, and faculty trying to demonstrate the impact of instructional change. Read more.The September expert panel on Higher Education Reopening during COVID recording was released. View now.Cornell University shares how to organize an online conference. Read more.We are updating our member resources daily. Continue to check them out!Have resources you want to share? Send them here. Latest Postings: CUR Job BoardTenure-Track: Assistant Professor of Anatomy (Fall 2021) | Truman State UniversityFull-Time Engineering Physics Position | McMurry UniversityTenure-Track: Assistant Professor of Neuroscience | University of Nebraska at OmahaJoin CUR’s Job Board Community.  CUR National Office Spotlight: Heather Wakefield CUR’s National Office Team is composed of talented professionals who are passionate about the work they do and their commitment to providing the highest standard of service for CUR’s members and community. After all, our community is our family here at CUR. We have taken a moment to interview each of our National Office Staff for you all to get to know them a little better. This week, let’s learn more about Heather Wakefield, our senior director of program strategy, development, and design. Q: Do you prefer tea or coffee and why?A: I prefer coffee because of all the blends, brewing methods, and drink options. I also love the smell of it and choose to start my day with a cup. Read More Be a CUR Leader:Volunteer Opps In times of uncertainty, our natural instincts make us lean on our friends, family, and co-workers more. We want to share trade-secrets, give a helping hand to those struggling, and celebrate the successes we have found. CUR started its Five-in-Five series to bring answers, make connections, and support the community. Do you have something you would like to share? Let CUR shine some light on someone or something contributing to the UR world. On the left is an example of what CUR has done to spotlight the National Office staff in hopes of connecting more with our community. Have an idea of someone or something deserving of a nice shout-out in our spotlight series? Email emoris@cur.org Become a reviewer! NCUR 2021 @Home is looking for reviewers from a range of disciplines. If you are an administrator, faculty member, or graduate student, you are eligible to review student abstracts for NCUR 2021.Volunteer TodayNews Outside of CURALI Hosts Webinar on Diversity & Leadership: Oct 30, 2020This webinar, presented by the Academic Leadership Institute with the Center for Social Solutions at the University of Michigan, The New School, and the National Center for Institutional Diversity at the University of Michigan, will offer an opportunity to hear from established national university leaders with a record of commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion who will share a reimagining of higher education in a post-COVID world. The webinar will take place on October 30, 2020, at 3:30 PM ET. Register today for the Diversity and Leadership in a COVID-19 Environment webinar today >> ASM Hosts Webinar on Strengthening Career Pathways in Science for Underrepresented GroupsThe American Society for Microbiology invites you to a congressional briefing on Strengthening Career Pathways in Science for Underrepresented Groups on October 23, 2020, at 1:00 PM ET. This panel discussion, moderated by Dwayne Boucaud of Quinnipiac University and Floyd Wormley of Texas Christian University, will feature microbiologists with extensive experience engaging future scientists of diverse backgrounds. Panelists will address the systemic issues that face Black scientists and other underrepresented groups in STEM and discuss legislative and policy solutions to combatting discrimination in the lab, in academia, and in other settings. Register today >> Calls for PapersCall for Submissions, Undergraduate Journal of Service Learning and Community-Based Research for a special issue, Service Learning and Community-Based Research in a Time of Disruption | Deadline November 24Student Paper Contest, GIS-T Symposium, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials | Deadline December 22NYU American Public Policy Review | Deadline January 31, 2021UR Grant OppsPublication Grants, Textbook and Academic Authors Assn | Deadline October 31Virtual UR OppsCall for Abstracts, UNC-Greensboro Virtual Regional Mathematics and Statistics Conference | Deadline October 25Call for Abstracts, “Injury and Violence Prevention in a Changing World: From Local to Global,” Virtual Conference, Society for Advancement of Violence and Injury Research | Deadline October 30Call for Posters, Virtual Annual Conference, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa | Deadline October 30Call for proposals, February 2021 virtual West Federation Council on Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Educators Regional Conference, Northern Arizona University (new undergraduate research track) | Deadline October 30Call for Posters, “Rural Resilience: The Road to Recovery,” Fifth Annual Virtual Poster Competition, Rural Health Association of Tennessee | Deadline November 2Call for Abstracts, Virtual Conference, Texas Center for Working-Class Studies, Collin College | Deadline November 20Call for Abstracts, Fifth Marianas History Conference, University of Guam and the Northern Marianas Humanities Council | Deadline November 30“Pitch It to Win It,” Herman and Myrtle Goldstein Undergraduate Student Competition, American Assn of Textile Chemists and Colorists | Deadline January 26, 20212021 RASC-AL Competition, National Institute of Aerospace | Deadline March 4, 2021Twenty-First Annual Steel Design Student Competition, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture | Deadline June 2, 2021Internship OppsProfessional Opportunities for Student Workforce to Experience Research (HS-POWER) program, US Department of Homeland Security | Deadline October 30Curatorial Undergraduate Intern, Asheville Art Museum | Deadline November 1Online Educational Content Assistant, Soldiers Memorial Military Museum, Missouri Historical Society | Deadline November 23Mickey Leland Energy Fellowship Program, US Department of Energy | Deadline January 8, 2021Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, US Department of Energy | Deadline January 12, 2021 |
