Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Julie Dresen, Karen Havholm, Jalal Nawash, Julie O’Leary, Nigel Rothfels, and Lissa Schneider-Rebozo. Congratulations to Lissa Schneider-Rebozo on receiving UW-River Falls’ Paul B. and Robert Dykstra Faculty Excellence Award for 2020! UW-System Symposium Update – Jalal Nawash provided an update on the plans for the event, which will […]
Continue reading →Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo and Jalal Nawash. Campus check-in – Many campuses have cancelled or postponed spring break: Madison, Eau Claire, River Falls, and LaCrosse have cancelled; Whitewater and Superior have moved theirs later in April. Some campuses have also delayed the start of spring semester […]
Continue reading →Attending: Cherie Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Cooper, Nigel Rothfels, Julie O’Leary, Lissa Schneider-Rebozo, Jalal Nawash, and David Specht-Boardman Research in the Rotunda is scheduled for 4/14/2011. David Specht-Boardman updated the group on discussions regarding format for the event and solicited input. There is interest in maintaining the in-person nature of the event, perhaps with a […]
Continue reading →2020 WisCUR Workshop: Mentoring Undergraduate Research Remotely During COVID-19 and Beyond Co-leaders Scott Cooper, UW La Crosse & Lissa Schneider-Rebozo, UW River Falls August 18th, 2020 Panel 1 Training/Mentoring Underrepresented Students Moderator: Catherine Chan – UW Eau Claire Kyla Esguerra – UW-Milwaukee, Deputy Director of Office of Undergraduate Research Students Exploring Equity at UWM: 1 […]
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WisCUR 2020 Annual Meeting Minutes July 28, 2020 8:30-11:30 AM via Zoom Present: Cheri Barta (UW Madison) Earl Blodgett (UWRF) David Specht Boardman (UW System) Ana Caballero Mengibar (UWW) Catherine Chan (Exec Comm, Planning Comm, UWEC) Scott Cooper (UWL, Exec Comm) Julie Dresen (Concordia, Exec Comm) Kyla Esguerra (UWM) Carl Fox (UWW) Will Hoyer (UWPlatte) […]
Continue reading →A big congratulations and welcome to incoming members Julie Dresen (Concordia University), Jalal Nawash (UW-Whitewater), and to returnee Cheri Barta (UW-Madison). Julie and Jalal will serve 3-year terms, and Cheri will serve a 2-year term. New board terms, including mine as incoming chair, begin tomorrow. Huge thanks to outgoing chair Catherine Chan for her service […]
Continue reading →In attendance: Cheri Barta, Catherine Chan, Scott Copper, Julie O’Leary, Nigel Rothfels Online undergraduate research celebrations Many campuses have successfully held online undergraduate research symposia this spring. Depending on the platform and other factors, different challenges may exist but the overall sense is that this format is worth further exploration. WisCUR colleagues are interested in […]
Continue reading →3/12/2020 WisCUR e-board teleconference minutes 1) WisCUR Annual Meeting date The tentative meeting date is June 9, 2020 and the location is UW-Eau Claire. Those who would like to attend the meeting and have conflicts on June 9 are asked to provide alternative date(s) after consulting the current list of conflicts listed on https://doodle.com/poll/iwf7q6xxdrhsbe6t (note […]
Continue reading →UW-Claire has announced that on March 18, 2020, Dr. Catherine Chan, a professor in the departments of biological sciences and chemistry at UW-Whitewater, will assume the position of executive director of the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire following a national search. Catherine will be taking over from our […]
Continue reading →On March 12th, the WisCUR Executive Committee held its monthly phone conference. The ramifications of coronavirus on plans for the upcoming System Symposium (scheduled for April 24th) and the annual WisCUR meeting (tentatively scheduled for June 8-9 at UW Eau Claire were central topics. Minutes of the meeting will be posted here when they are […]
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