The 23rd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) will be held April 16-18, 2009 at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, Wisconsin. The ATP coordinators encourage all BSC undergraduate students who have participated in research or other forms of scholarly, creative or artistic work to submit an abstract to NCUR for possible acceptance and presentation. NCUR will consider abstracts from students involved in a variety scholarly and artistic activities representing a range of disciplines including creative arts, mathematics, business, social science, humanities, physical and life sciences, natural resources and engineering, among others. Please note that NCUR has a competitive abstract review process, so you are strongly advised to work with your mentor and the ATP coordinators in preparing your abstract. It is anticipated that 25-30 BSC students and faculty will be making the trip to NCUR this spring.

Students attending NCUR are expected to come from over 300 colleges and universities, representing almost every state in the nation. Since its inception in 1987, NCUR has become a major annual event drawing over 2,500 undergraduates, faculty, and administrators to hear and discuss undergraduate creative and scholarly work by means of:

To simplify travel and reduce costs, all BSC travelers to NCUR will travel in a group and will stay in the same hotel; no exceptions. All travel and hotel arrangements will be made by the Office of Undergraduate Research at BSC. We will be departing BSC on Wednesday, April 15th, and returning on Saturday, April 18. If you know in advance that you will not be available during this time period, DO NOT SUBMIT AN ABSTRACT! All BSC students are expected to remain and participate in the Conference for the entire time period.

In addition, NCUR presents an opportunity to hear nationally prominent speakers and for faculty to discuss educational policy, programs and funding for undergraduate scholarly work.

For additional information or assistance please contact the Tinsley Program Coordinators: Dr. Laura McAlinden, or Dr. Richard Wright.