opens in a new windowCommunity College Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Summit Report (PDF)
opens in a new windowCommunity College URE Summit Report – Executive Summary (PDF)
opens in a new windowPurpose, Outcomes, and URE Definition Statement (PDF)
URE Stakeholder Engagement One-Pagers *New*
opens in a new windowURE Summit Discussion Notes
opens in a new windowURE Summit Poster Session
opens in a new windowURE Summit Participant Video Vignettes
opens in a new windowURE Summit Participant Map (PDF)
URE Summit Community College Daily Articles
- opens in a new windowFostering research experiences for students
- opens in a new windowNew funding for research experiences at two-year colleges
- opens in a new windowAACC summit focuses on undergraduate research
- opens in a new windowDiving into student research experiences
- opens in a new windowA focus on student research experiences
- opens in a new windowResearch experiences have major benefits
- opens in a new windowInspirational research
- opens in a new windowExploring research experiences at community colleges
Collaborating Organizations
- opens in a new windowCouncil on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
- opens in a new windowCommunity College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI)
Select Publications and Resources
Balster, N., Pfund, C., Rediske, R. & Branchaw, J. (2010). Entering Research: A Course That Creates Community and Structure for Beginning Undergraduate Researchers in the STEM Disciplines. CBE – Life Sciences Education Journal Vol 9(2): 108-118.
Cooper, K., Soneral, P. & Brownell, S. (2017). Define your goals before you design a CURE: A call to use backward design in planning course-based undergraduate research experiences. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education V 18 (2): 18.2.30
CLARK System at Towson (2020). Supported by National Security Agency. opens in a new windowhttps://www.clark.center/home
CURE Collection (2020) opens in a new windowhttps://serc.carleton.edu/curenet/collection.html
Hewlett, J.A. (2018) Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research Experiences (UREs): The Expanding Role of the Community College. CBE—Life Sciences Education V17(9), 1–3
Hyman, O.J., Doyle, E.A., Harsh, J., Mott, J., Pesce, A., Rasoul, B., Seifert, K., and Enke, R.A. (2019). CURE-all: Large Scale Implementation of Authentic DNA Barcoding Research into First-Year Biology Curriculum. CourseSource. Retrieved from opens in a new windowhttps://doi.org/10.24918/cs.2019.10
Kuh, G.D., & O’Donnell, K. (2013). Ensuring quality & taking high-impact practices to scale. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges & Universities.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2016) Barriers and Opportunities for 2-Year and 4-Year STEM Degrees: Systemic Change to Support Students’ Diverse Pathways. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. opens in a new windowhttps://doi.org/10.17226/21739.
Pagano, T.; Ross, A.D.; and Smith, S.B. (2015) Undergraduate Research Involving Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students in Interdisciplinary Science Projects”. Education Sciences, 5(2): 146-165.
Pagano, T. “Conducting Research with Early Undergraduates and Students with Special Needs”. In Broadening Participation in Undergraduate Research: Fostering Excellence and Enhancing the Impact. (Boyd and Wesemann- Editors) Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR): Washington, DC. 2009.
Pawloski, J. & Shabram, P (2019). Two Year Community: Building engagement in STEM through Career Courses at Two Year Institutions. Journal of College Science Teaching, Nov 19.
REIL-Biology fostering Research Experiences in Introductory Laboratory in Biology. (2020) opens in a new windowhttps://rcn.ableweb.org/
Rogers, R. and Pagano, T. (2018) Intentional Efforts Towards an Inclusive Undergraduate Research Environment for Underrepresented Students. Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 1(4):47.
Rogers, R. and Pagano, T. (2018) Mending the Gap: An Intentional Focus on Integrating Underrepresented Minority and Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Students into the Research Culture. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2018, Available at opens in a new windowhttps://www.asee.org/public/conferences/106/papers/21345/view
Singer, J & Zimmerman, B. (2012) Evaluating a Summer Undergraduate Research Program: Measuring Student Outcomes and Program Impact. CUR Quarterly. V32(3): 40-47.
Tanner, K. (2013). Approaches to biology teaching and learning. Structure Matters: Twenty-One Teaching Strategies to Promote Student Engagement and Cultivate Classroom Equity. CBE – Life Sciences Education Journal V 12(3): 322-331.
Walz, K.A. & Christian, J.R. (2017) Capstone Engineering Design Projects for Community Colleges. American Journal of Engineering Education. 8(1): 1-12 opens in a new windowhttp://createenergy.org/publications.html