Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
As a benefit of the university’s enhanced
institutional membership in the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR), our faculty, staff,
and students are eligible to join at no cost.
Founded in 1978, the mission of the CUR
is to support and promote high-quality, collaborative research and scholarship
between undergraduates and faculty. The CUR
believes that faculty members enhance their teaching and contribution to
society with active research projects and by involving undergraduates in
research.
Benefits
Membership benefits of the CUR include:
- Access to the members only
website. You will receive discounts on
meeting registrations and publications, and other benefits only available to
members.
- Information
on funding resources, advocacy, and undergraduate research celebration days at
institutions across the country
- CUR Quarterly electronic subscription, the
highly-regarded journal focusing on topics related to undergraduate
research. Recent topics have included
assessing outcomes and undergraduate research in the arts and humanities.
- Monthly CUR
E-News, the electronic newsletter addressing current issues in
undergraduate research. The newsletter
includes topics such as government and policy news from our headquarters in
Washington, as well as updates on future programs and meetings.
Become a member
Go to the new member webpage, and after you enter your name and
title, select Northern Arizona University from the drop down menu. It will alert you to the fact that your
membership is covered and then will prompt you to continue to add your contact
information.
You will receive a confirmation e-mail once your
membership is processed and will be able to register for members only
access by visiting the forgot password page to have a copy of you login sent to you