WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting November 9, 2022

Attendance: Molly Van Wagner, Kyla Esguerra, Anne Hoeltke, Laura Dunek, Allison Steil, Jessica Schuld, Will Hoyer, Nicholas Bakken, Catherine Chan, Cheri Rossi Group introductions; introductions of guests Allison Steil and Laura Dunek from UW-System. Discussion about opportunities/vision/ideas for System collaboration and support. a. Past and current support: system symposium ($5k), CUR institutional membership, research in […]

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Interim Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research Receives UW-Milwaukee Academic Staff Outstanding Performance and Service Award

Congratulations to Kyla Esguerra on receiving this competitive and prestigious award! Kyla currently serves as the Interim Director of the UW-Milwaukee Office of Undergraduate Research and the Chair of WisCUR. The UWM Report story states: “Kyla Esguerra has been instrumental in the nationally recognized success of UWM’s Office of Undergraduate Research. Over the years, she […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting October 6, 2022

Attendance: Nicholas Bakken, Catherine Chan, Julie Dresen, Kyla Esguerra, Karen Havholm, Anne Hoeltke, Cheri Rossi, Jessica Schuld, Molly Van Wagner Website Please send dates of your campus symposia and/or other relevant events to  to be added. Having a visible and updated web presence can assist in efforts to gain more UW System support. News, events & […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, November 3, 2021

Attendance: Anny Morrobel-Sosa, Jeff Buhrandt, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Will Hoyer, Jessica Schuld, Julie O’Leary, Cheri Rossi, Molly Van Wagner 1. Brief Introductions: Brief intro of the history of WisCUR Started in 2013 as a result of an NSF-CUR grant to provide leadership to advance, enhance and expand URSCA across the University of Wisconsin System. […]

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WisCUR Annual Meeting, September 23, 2021

Annual Meeting Minutes Julie O’Leary provided a welcome and took roll call. The following campuses and UW System staff were represented: Concordia University Wisconsin, Carthage, UW Eau Claire, UW La Crosse, UW Madison, Jeff Buhrandt-UW System, UW Milwaukee, UW Oshkosh, UW River Falls, UW Stout, Alison Steil-UW System, UW Superior, Kathy Divine-UW System, Marissa Jablonski-UW […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, July 29, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Will Hoyer, Julie O’Leary, Jalal Nawash, Jessica Schuld, and Molly Van Wagner. Welcome and introductions – incoming Executive Committee members Will Hoyer (UW-Platteville), Jessica Schuld (UW-Milwaukee), and Molly Van Wagner (UW-River Falls) were welcomed. WisCUR Annual Meeting – The 2021 annual meeting will be scheduled for late September […]

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New WisCUR Executive Committee Members Selected

Congratulations and welcome to incoming members Will Hoyer (UW-Platteville), Jessica Schuld (UW-Milwaukee), and Molly Van Wagner (UW-River Falls) Will and Jessica will serve 3-year terms, and Molly will serve a 2-year term. New board terms, begin July 15th. I’d like to extend thanks on behalf of the whole group to outgoing Executive Committee members Nigel […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, May 18, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo,  Jalal Nawash, Julie Dresen and Karen Havholm. UW-System Symposium Debrief – Jalal Nawash reported on the UW-System Symposium, which was held April 28th. Attendance was somewhat lower than in the past, but the event went well and the feedback was mostly positive – the […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, April 8, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo,  Jalal Nawash, Julie Dresen, Karen Havholm, Scott Cooper UW-System Symposium Update – Jalal Nawash reported that as of April 7th there were 152 students registered for the Symposium. Students are from WI, MN, IL, and includes private schools. The number is lower than in […]

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WisCUR Executive Committee Meeting, March 4, 2021

Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo,  Jalal Nawash, and Julie Dresen. UW-System Symposium Update –Since the last meeting, Jalal Nawash received notice that UW-System would provide the $5,000 in support that has been typical. Julie O’Leary and Jalal had a meeting with Kathy Divine and Jeff Buhrandt regarding […]

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