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UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

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COMMITTEE
About the Undergraduate Research Committee
Purpose: To promote student research by soliciting and screening projects, to conduct the annual Research Symposium, and to identify potential grant sources for undergraduate research.

Membership: Ex officio: Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Director of the Honors Program, Reference Librarian; one member from the Office of Institutional Advancement appointed by the Vice President for Institutional Advancement for a three-year term; one member from Instructional Technology and Media Services appointed by the Vice President for Information Technology; five faculty members from schools with undergraduate programs, elected by their constituencies for three-year overlapping terms; one each from the School of Business and Education and three from the School of Arts and Sciences: one from Political and Social Science and Psychology; one from Natural Science and Mathematics; and one from Philosophy and Theology; four at-large faculty members appointed by the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for three-year overlapping terms; and one student selected by the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs for a one-year term. The chair, who must be a faculty member, is elected by the committee for a one-year term. The dean of each school is responsible for conducting elections for constituencies within his/her area.

From: University of St. Thomas Handbook for Faculty and Administrators, Eleventh edition-2004
Chapter 4: University Councils and Committees
Section 2.30

 
Current Members (2008-09 Academic Year)
Maury Harris Environmental Science Studies Appointed (07-09) URC Chair,
Research, Travel Subcommittee
Mark Nichols History Elected Symposium Subcommittee
JoAnne Meier-Marguis At-large Appointed (08-09)  
Linda Pett-Conklin At-large Appointed (05-08)  
Jon Taylor Poli-Sci/Psych. Elected (04-07)  
Higinia Torres-Rimbau Education Elected (05-08)  
Sujin K. Horwits Business Elected (05-08)  
Charles Sommer Theology Elected (06-09)  
Hans Stockton At-large Appointed (06-09)  
Sheila Waggoner At-large Appointed (06-09)  
Jerry Kramer Administration/AVPAA Ex-officio  
Terry Hall Honors Ex-officio  
Debbye Crofoot-Morley Inst. Adv. Ex-officio  
Tim Carrizal Info. Tech. Ex-officio  
TBA Library Ex-officio  
Elizabeth Rinaldi Student Rep. Selected  
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