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Engaging Undergraduates in Research:  Upcoming Workshops at ICRA and FCRC

April 22nd, 2015 / in Announcements, CS education, workshop reports / by Helen Wright

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The following is a guest blog post by Ran Libeskind-Hadas, R. Michael Shanahan Professor and Computer Science Department Chair at Harvey Mudd College, Susanne Hambrusch, Professor of Computer Science at Purdue University, and Nancy Amato, Unocal Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University.

The Education Committee of the Computing Research Association (CRA-E) is sponsoring workshops for faculty members interested in mentoring undergraduate research.  The next two workshops are at ICRA (Seattle, Saturday May 30, 12-1:30 PM, lunch provided) and FCRC (Portland, Monday, June 15, 6-7:30 PM, appetizers provided).  The workshops are free.

The objectives of these workshops are to provide faculty with resources and best practices for engaging undergraduates in their research, identifying funding sources for undergraduate research, and encouraging undergraduates to consider careers in research.  To ensure a healthy pipeline of students motivated to continue on to graduate school, it is critically important that talented undergraduates obtain meaningful research experiences.  Having faculty who are well-prepared to supervise undergraduate research can make a difference.  

The workshops are funded by the National Science Foundation.   Please see the CRA-E’s workshop page for more information and instructions for registering.

Disclaimer: Posts on this blog report on happenings, opportunities, and issues that arise in the broad computing research community, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the CCC or the National Science Foundation.


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  4. Research Opportunities for Undergraduates
  5. Launching a New Resource for CS Undergraduates
Engaging Undergraduates in Research:  Upcoming Workshops at ICRA and FCRC

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