CUReCAP HEERF Awards 2021-2022
Course-Based Undergraduate Research & Creative Activities Program (CUReCAP)
Recovery and Resilience: Student-Faculty Research Partnerships
A Higher Education Emergency Relief Funds (HEERF) Program
Award Date: October 15, 2021
Program Overview
This program supports faculty in developing authentic, hands-on, course-based research and creative activities projects for the purpose of (re-)engaging students in their academic work to promote retention and academic success following pandemic-related disruptions. We invite faculty to apply to one of two cohorts – depending upon your course schedule, level of interest and investment.
A working definition of authentic undergraduate research is a learning experience in which students use the practices of a discipline to discover knowledge of interest to stakeholders beyond the classroom. It is well documented that research experiences are developmentally powerful and significantly impact the academic trajectory (Egan et al. 2013; Linn et al. 2015). These activities traditionally occur in individual faculty-mentored contexts like summer research programs; embedding the experiences within the curriculum makes this high-impact practice more equitably accessible.
Participating faculty will join a learning community to explore the role of students as authentic researchers in their disciplines and adapt one or more courses to embed a research activity. Implementation of the adapted course(s) will be in either Spring 2021 (Cohort 1) or Fall 2022 (Cohort 2). Each faculty participant in Cohort 1 will also be funded to support one or more course-embedded peer research mentors to support the course activity.
Eligibility
- All faculty—lecturers and tenured/tenure-track—are eligible for this program. “Research and creative activities” encompasses all fields; faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.
- Special consideration will be given to applications that highlight potential impact on retention and academic progress (e.g., lowering DFW rates), closing equity gaps, curbing feelings of social and intellectual isolation, and building resiliency for post-pandemic learning. While courses at any undergraduate level are eligible, preference will be given to those in the lower division (100- and 200-level).
Two Program Cohorts
The program gives participants the opportunity to join one of two cohorts, as detailed on the second page. Each cohort will function as a “community of practice,” in which people with similar interests learn together by sharing information, tools, ideas, and resources. The expertise resides with the participants as they explore the subject together and provide mutual support.
This cohort will meet starting in Fall 2021 for collaborative exploration, research project development, and planning for implementation of CUReCAP in a Spring 2022 course.
Deliverables: New or revised syllabus for Spring 2022, research/creative activity assignment sequence, explanation of the role of the peer research mentor, assessment plan, and a final report
Additional Expectations:
- Report on the project at the 4th Annual Tipping Point Student Success Summit, January 19, 2022.
- Provide support to Cohort 2 (feedback, troubleshooting problems, etc.) as they develop their CUReCAP in Spring 2022. This will involve 3-4 meetings or consultations with Cohort 2.
- Support Peer Mentor(s) who will join the course to support undergraduate research and activities
Compensation: $5,000 for full scope of program work
This cohort will meet starting in Spring 2022 for collaborative exploration, research project development, and planning for implementation of CUReCAP in a Fall 2022 course. This cohort will be supported by faculty from Cohort 1.
Deliverables: New or revised syllabus for Fall 2022, research/creative activity assignment sequence, explanation of potential role of the peer research mentor (funding pending for mentors in Cohort 2), assessment plan, and a final report
Compensation: $3,000 for full scope of program work
2021-2022 CUReCAP Faculty Awardees
Agriculture | ABUS | Jacob Brimlow |
Behavioral and Social Sciences | ANTH | David Eaton |
PHHA | Christine Leistner | |
PHHA | Stephanie Machado | |
SWRK | Michele Eggers | |
SWRK | Heather Werner | |
Business | FNMK | Youngsu Lee |
Communication and Education | CMAS | Jennifer Malkowski |
Humanities and Fine Arts | ENGL | Corey Sparks |
Natural Sciences | GEOS | Hannah Aird |
MATH | Kathy Gray | |
NFSC | Keiko Goto | |
Undergraduate Education | FYEP | Nate Millard |
Agriculture | AGR | Tatevik Avetisyan |
Business | MKTG | Kathryn Mercurio |
Communication and Education | KINE | Ryan Perkins |
Natural Sciences | MATH | Thomas Mattman |
MATH | Vardayani Ratti | |
GEOS | Rachel Teasdale | |
PHYS | Joseph Pechkis |
Bruce Avila | bavila-yepez@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Amy Bartelink | Albartelink@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Sarai Cano | scano@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Britteny Desselle | bmdesselle@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Natalie Lawlor | nalawlor@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Erika Elizabeth Lopez | elopez109@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Maximus Pagliei | mdpagliei@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Ashley Phaler | alphaler@csuchico.edu | Holt 116: T 3-4; W 10-11 |
Douglas Alex Richards | darichards@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Diego Tena | dtena@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Fernando Trujillo | ftrujillo@csuchico.edu | Zoom |
Christian Vancil | cvancil@csuchico.edu | Arts 237: R 11-12:30 |
For Additional Information Contact
Kate McCarthy kmccarthy@csuchico.edu or Brandi Aranguren baranguren@csuchico.edu