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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

Members

Undergraduate Research Committee

Term

 How they get on the committee and for how long
John Palasota Associate VP of Academic Affairs ex officio ex officio
Terry Hall Director of Honors Program ex officio ex officio
Loan Nguyen Reference Librarian ex officio ex officio
Tim Carrizal Representative from Media Services or Instructional Services ex officio ex officio
Thomas Spiriti  Representative from Institutional Advancement  ex officio ex officio
Sujin Horwitz Faculty member from CSB  (08-11)  elected by their constituencies for 3-yr term 
Higinia Torres-Rimbau Faculty member from SOE (05-08), (08-11) elected by their constituencies for 3-yr term
Vacant Faculty member from HIST, INST, POSC, and PSYC    elected by their constituencies for 3-yr term
Alexandra Simmons  Faculty member from Nat. Sciences and Math  (10-13) elected by their constituencies for 3-yr term 
Charles Sommer Faculty member from PHIL and THEO (06-09), (09-12) elected by their constituencies for 3-yr term 
James Barloon  At-large member  (09-12)  Appointed by AVPAA for 3-yr term 
Maury Harris At-large member (10-13) Appointed by AVPAA for 3-yr term
Jo Meier Marquis At-large member (09-12) Appointed by AVPAA for 3-yr term 
Jack Simms At-large member (09-12) Appointed by AVPAA for 3-yr term 
Linh P. Tran Student (10-11) Selected by AVPAA for 1-yr term 

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