The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) at the UNC Greensboro is dedicated to promoting and supporting student success through mentored undergraduate research, creative inquiry and other scholarly experiences for the UNCG community. URSCO is also dedicated to helping faculty become increasingly effective with mentoring undergraduate research and integrating research skills into courses and curricula.
The office seeks to highlight the diversity of disciplinary scholarship for and through our students in order to help cultivate inquiry outside the classroom. Toward this end, URSCO hosts a variety of workshops for students and faculty.
Student workshop topics include: what to expect from a research experience, how to create an effective poster, how to identify the right research program and mentor, and students talking with each other about their research.
Faculty workshop topics include: how to mentor undergraduate students in research/creative inquiry and integrating research skills into the curriculum.
URSCO seeks to:
Provide opportunities for UNCG students to engage in an undergraduate research experience.
Provide opportunities for UNCG students to learn about the benefits of undergraduate research or scholarly experience.
Provide opportunities for UNCG students to disseminate the results of their research.
Develop additional programs that support undergraduate research experiences.
Develop an assessment program for the undergraduate research experience.
Participate in local, state, and national dialogues or meetings devoted to promoting undergraduate research.
Prior to 2006, the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnership at the UNCG administered the Undergraduate Research Assistantship (now URCA) program, the Scholars Travel program, and an annual undergraduate research poster show.
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) was created in 2006 to fulfill the vision of Associate Provost Rosemary Wander. In spring of 2014, the OUR became the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) in an effort to embrace and promote the diversity of disciplinary scholarship represented by the university. Dr. Mary Crowe was the first director of the Office of Undergraduate Research and served in that capacity from 2005 – 2012. Dr. Jan Rychtář served as the Interim Director of the OUR in 2012-2013. Dr. Lee Phillips has served as the Director of the URSCO since August of 2013.
Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity Office 135 Shaw Residence Hall plphilli@uncg.edu 336.334.4622
Lee Phillips joined UNCG in August 2013 as Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office. He has a strong commitment to student learning through faculty engagement, especially as it involves undergraduates in research and/or creative inquiry. Lee earned the B.S. and M.S. in Geology from UNC Wilmington. After a brief teaching interlude at Western State Colorado University, he attended the University of Iowa to earn the Ph.D. in Geoscience. Lee helped develop the undergraduate research program at UNC Pembroke, where he was also an Associate Professor of Geology prior to joining UNCG.
Lee served on the Executive Board of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) for six years, is a past-Chair of CUR’s Geosciences Division, is a past-Chair the UNC Undergraduate Research Directors Consortium (URDC), and is a past-President of the Carolina Geological Society. He currently serves as a Councilor for CUR, a member of the UNC URDC, and is Chair of the University of Iowa’s Earth and Environmental Sciences Alumni Board. He holds memberships in the American Association of Colleges and Universities, Carolina Geological Society, Council on Undergraduate Research, and Geological Society of America.
Traci Miller
Academic Enhancement Coordinator 130 Shaw Residence Hall trmille2@uncg.edu 336.334.4114
Curtis Bullard
Graduate Assistant 132 Shaw Residence Hall ursco@uncg.edu
Alex Archambault
Undergraduate Assistant 132 Shaw Residence Hall ursco@uncg.edu
The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office
The URSCO Leadership Committee is established to harness the collective knowledge of campus leaders to provide the most favorable environment for our students to access the opportunities most relevant to their personal and professional goals. This committee is charged with developing and overseeing the activities of the URSCO to promote:
a community of undergraduate research leaders/facilitators sharing best practices for UNCG, and
programming and advocacy for student learning through undergraduate research.
Area
Member
Bryan School of Business and Economics
Dr. Erick Byrd, Associate Prof, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality & Tourism
College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Amy Adamson, Associate Dean for Research
College of Visual and Performing Arts
Dr. Annie Jeng, Assistant Professor. School of Music
School of Education
Dr. Jamie Schissel, Associate Professor, TEHE
School of Health and Human Sciences
Dr. Joi Bulls, Associate Dean
School of Nursing
Dr, Laurie Kennedy-Malone, Professor, Nursing
Lloyd International Honors College
Dr. Angela Bolte, Assistant Dean
Student Affairs
George Still, Director of Assessment
University Libraries
Kathelene Smith, Interim Head – SCUA
Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office