UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ANNUAL REPORT
THE GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO’S OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (OUR) IS TO ENSURE THAT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR
TIME AT USD. THIS SUPPORTS THE ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AND ACCESS AND INCLUSION PATHWAYS IN THE USD’S STRATEGIC PLAN,
KNOWN AS ENVISIONING 2024. THE OFFICE PROVIDES UNIQUE SERVICES AND SEVERAL ON-CAMPUS RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS INCLUDE: • RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY
• FUNDING TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH •OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH • FUNDING FOR TRAVEL TO
PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS SERVICES FOR FACULTY MENTORS INCLUDE: • RESEARCH
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY • MENTOR TRAINING • RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORING SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019-20 INCLUDE: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARLY 500 STUDENTS TO PRESENT THEIR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON CAMPUS THROUGH THE CRE-
ATIVE COLLABORATIONS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND THE SUMMER RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM. SUPPORTING MORE THAN 125 STUDENTS TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES. CONTINUING TO
PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. DESPITE MOVING TO REMOTE LEARNING, THE OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS BY MOVING THE CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (CCURC) TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM. WE ALSO SUPPORTED STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
(SURE) AND THE PRE-UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (PURE) PROGRAMS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH REMOTELY THIS SUMMER. WE HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT USD, WHETHER YOU ARE A STUDENT, FAC-
ULTY MEMBER, STAFF OR COMMUNITY MEMBER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2020-21 AS WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT USD’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO’S OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
(OUR) IS TO ENSURE THAT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR TIME AT USD. THIS SUPPORTS THE ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP AND ACCESS AND INCLU-
SION PATHWAYS IN THE USD’S STRATEGIC PLAN, KNOWN AS ENVISIONING 2024. THE OFFICE PROVIDES UNIQUE SERVICES AND SEVERAL
ON-CAMPUS RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS. SERVICES FOR STUDENTS INCLUDE: • RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY • FUNDING TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH •OPPORTUNITIES TO PRESENT INDEPEN-
DENT RESEARCH • FUNDING FOR TRAVEL TO PRESENT RESEARCH FINDINGS • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS SERVICES FOR
FACULTY MENTORS INCLUDE: • RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY • MENTOR TRAINING • RECOGNITION FOR OUTSTANDING MENTORING
SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2019-20 INCLUDE: PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEARLY 500 STUDENTS TO PRESENT THEIR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH ON CAMPUS THROUGH THE CREATIVE COLLABORATIONS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE AND THE SUMMER RESEARCH
COLLOQUIUM. SUPPORTING MORE THAN 125 STUDENTS TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND TO PRESENT THEIR RESEARCH AT NATIONAL CONFERENCES. CONTINUING TO PROVIDE THESE OPPORTUNITIES DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. DESPITE MOVING TO REMOTE
LEARNING, THE OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO STUDENTS BY MOVING THE CREATIVE COLLABO-
RATIONS UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE (CCURC) TO AN ONLINE PLATFORM. WE ALSO SUPPORTED STUDENTS IN THE SUMMER
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (SURE) AND THE PRE-UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (PURE) PROGRAMS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH REMOTELY THIS SUMMER. WE HOPE YOU WILL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE WITH THE OFFICE OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH AT USD,
WHETHER YOU ARE A STUDENT, FACULTY MEMBER, STAFF OR COMMUNITY MEMBER. WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2020-21 AS WE CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT USD’S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND THEIR EDUCATIONAL ENDEAVORS. THE GOAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO’S OFFICE
OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (OUR) IS TO ENSURE THAT UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM ALL DISCIPLINES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THEIR TIME AT USD. THIS SUPPORTS THE ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP
AND ACCESS AND INCLUSION PATHWAYS IN THE USD’S STRATEGIC PLAN, KNOWN AS ENVISIONING 2024. THE OFFICE PROVIDES UNIQUE
SERVICES AND SEVERAL ON-CAMPUS RESEARCH PROGRAMS TO ALL UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS AND FACULTY MEMBERS ON CAMPUS. SER-
VICES FOR STUDENTS INCLUDE: • RESEARCH ETHICS AND INTEGRITY • FUNDING TO CONDUCT INDEPENDENT RESEARCH •OPPORTUNITIES