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Undergraduate Research Experience for Building World Class Universities

Undergraduate Research Experience for Building World Class Universities. Cheryl L. Brown, PhD University of North Carolina at Charlotte Academic Consortium 21 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China October 19-20, 2010. Even though we’re oceans apart, we’re as close as neighbors.

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Undergraduate Research Experience for Building World Class Universities

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  1. Undergraduate Research Experience for Building World Class Universities Cheryl L. Brown, PhD University of North Carolina at Charlotte Academic Consortium 21 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai, China October 19-20, 2010

  2. Eventhough we’re oceans apart, we’re as close as neighbors.

  3. World Class Universities • Academic Rankings of World Class Universities (Shanghai Jiao Tong University) • Criteria: Quality of education, Quality of faculty, Research Output, and Per capita Performance • Worldwide use • Other rankings (e.g., QS World University Rankings) • Rankings give vision to strategic planning

  4. World Class Universities and Educational Strategy • Involved in strategic planning of countries and universities for 21st century innovation, knowledge economy, and human capital • Competition for talent—faculty, postdoctoral students, graduate students, and undergraduate students • Competition for prestige in research and teaching (as teaching and research are related) • Competition for resources—national and international; public, private, and non-profit; and alumni

  5. World Class Universities and National Strategy • Linked to national strategy • Prime Minister Singh of India vows to set up 30 world class universities as “launch pads” for the country’s entry into the knowledge economy (June 2007) • President Nicolas Sarkozy is supporting the creation of Paris-Saclay, a cluster of 23 universities, colleges, and institutes touted as the university of the 21st century in France. (May 2010)

  6. World Class Universities and National Strategy • Collaboration for national strategy • Arab-Japanese forum in Egypt and Tokyo led to the first Japanese University in Africa and the Middle East--The Egypt-Japan University for Science & Technology (E-JUST) • To offer undergraduate and graduate courses in business, culture and engineering • To alleviate joblessness, brain drain, and pressure on public universities to accommodate the growing number of students in higher education • To become a world class university in 10 years

  7. World Class Universities—the Undergraduate Research Criterion • Undergraduate research not a criterion but a growing focus on and expansion of the undergraduate level at world-class universities (WCUs) • Enhanced focus at WCUs following the Boyer Commission’s Reinventing Undergraduate Education: A Blueprint for America’s Research Universities (1998) • Over time WCUs have incorporated undergraduate research into the strategic plan and mission of the university in varied ways

  8. World Class Universities—Integration of Undergraduate Research • Culture of university—strong undergraduate research programs at WCUs have undergraduate research as part of the mission and strategic plan • Public universities- often more complex organizations with some units more focused on undergraduate research than others • Private universities-may not have the programs of public universities but seek top students

  9. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (Top 100) • Vanderbilt (#41) –alumni support, journal • Australian National University (#59), journal • University of Aarhus (#97) • World class in mission statement • Decentralized programs—integrated into departments/programs/centers • Summer programs

  10. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (Top 100) • The University of Tokyo (#20, 2009) • University of Michigan (#22) • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (#39) • Ohio State University (#62) • University of Virginia (#91)

  11. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (Top 100) • Tokyo, Michigan, UNC, OSU, and UVA • Statement of strategic plan/goals • Undergraduate research center • Website • Tokyo-Information studies • Others-comprehensive, conferences, awards, research community • Centralized and decentralized

  12. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (152- 200) • The University of Delaware • Core principles • Undergraduate research newsletter • Summer program • Arts and humanities • Undergraduate Poster Competition (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)

  13. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (201-302) • National Tsinghua University • University of Central Florida • Transformative experiences

  14. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (201-302) • National Tsinghua University • Transformation with undergraduate program in 1990s • Seminars with top professors led to Freshman Seminar 2003 • Cross-disciplinary, multi-level (freshman seminar, senior seminars, topic seminars) interactions/activities with renown professors as mentors • More than 250 freshman seminars

  15. Multi-faceted Approaches to Undergraduate Research (201-302) • University of Central Florida • Office of Undergraduate Research • Website with quick links • Research journal • Centralized and decentralized • Relates undergraduate research to success at UCF

  16. Attraction of Undergraduate Research • Development of human capital for knowledge economy • Creative inquiry and application skill set • Future graduate students and faculty to contribute to building WCUs • Relevancy of undergraduate courses

  17. Undergraduate Research Among Organizations • Council on Undergraduate Research (1978)-affiliated colleges, universities, and individuals as members—Posters on the Hill, international outreach, publications • National and international conferences for students and faculty • National and international research journals

  18. Undergraduate Research Among Consortia • Inaugural Symposium of C9+1 (Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, and Hong Kong University) –meeting challenges of 21st century, September 2010

  19. Undergraduate Research Among Consortia • Inaugural Symposium of C9+1 (Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Nanjing University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Tsinghua University, University of Science and Technology of China, Xi’an Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, and Hong Kong University) –meeting challenges of 21st century, September 2010

  20. Issues of Undergraduate Research • Faculty development and resources • Incorporating technology for the Millennial generation (1980 – 2000) • Virtual collaboration for the gaming generation (MacArthur Foundation and EDUCAUSE) • Scalability of programs for WCUs

  21. Thank You

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