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2/8/23

Faculty members are invited to nominate candidates for the 2022-23 Undergraduate Researchers of the Year awards ($1,000 prize), presented annually in conjunction with Maryland’s Undergraduate Research Day (April 26, 2023). Nominations are due by Sunday, March 26, 2023.

PLEASE NOTE: Eligibility is limited to SENIORS (may be graduating in May 2023, Summer 2023, or have graduated in December 2022). A maximum of ONE (1) student nomination per faculty member can be accepted.

This award recognizes individual undergraduates (not teams) who have distinguished themselves exceptionally - **above and beyond expectations** - in research activities over the span of their time at the University. Nominated students should exemplify excellence in undergraduate research and show great promise for further accomplishment. 

Up to 6 awards, with prizes of $1000 each, will be presented in conjunction with Undergraduate Research Day (April 26, 2023).

ELIGIBILITY: Nominees must be SENIORS graduating in May 2023 or Summer 2023, or be alumni who began the 2022 academic year as SENIORS but who graduated in December 2022. Please note: a maximum of ONE (1) student nomination per faculty member can be accepted.

DEADLINE: Nominations should be sent to ugresearch@umd.edu no later than SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023 and should include: 

  1. student’s name and email address;
  2. a statement of nomination highlighting what is especially notable and exciting about the student’s accomplishment(s) – if you have recently written a recommendation letter for this student that effectively describes their research accomplishments, you may submit that as your nomination statement.

We welcome any additional information, hyperlinks, etc., that would help illuminate your nominee’s accomplishments. 

**Nominated students will be asked to provide a research resume or CV, copies of relevant presentations/papers, and a personal reflection on their research activities.**

Questions? Contact Francis DuVinage, Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research (duvinage@umd.edu). 

Wednesday, May 18, 2022 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Webinar on NEH Summer Stipends program, application, nomination process, and application-writing suggestions.

5/9/22

About the Conference

a2ru’s next national conference will take place from November 3-5, 2022, on the University of Michigan’s Ann Arbor campus. This will be an in-person conference, though we anticipate remote attendance will be an option for many sessions.

The a2ru national conference is an opportunity for practitioners and researchers from across the higher education spectrum to share innovations and perspectives in the arts. a2ru advances the full range of arts- and design-integrative research, curricula, programs, and creative practice to acknowledge, articulate, and expand the vital role of higher education in our global society. a2ru’s work, in partnership with an international network of leading higher education institutions, envisions a world in which universities—students, faculty, and leaders—explore, embed, and integrate the arts in everyday practice and research.

Conference Theme

The term, “Art-based research,” was coined by Elliot Eisner at a 1993 Stanford University symposium to describe a mode of formal qualitative inquiry that uses artistic processes to understand and articulate the subjectivity of human experience. That definition is one of many, and invites a more expansive inquiry from both within and beyond higher education: Isn’t artistic research also quantitative? Or is it neither  textual nor numerical? Shouldn’t it be excepted from the concerns of capital on which our accepted notions of research rely? What are examples of pure and applied artistic research? What are the possible rewards of defining artistic practice as research? What are the risks? Why would artists define their work in terms of “research?” What have we learned since 1993 and how can we expand Eisner’s and other definitions?

This year, we are issuing a call for proposals to every discipline, with perspectives on, experiences of, and experiments within the theme, “Exploring Artistic Research.” We welcome proposals that explore artistic research and what it means to individual artists, to the research agenda at our institutions of higher education, and to society at large.

Call for Proposals

  • TRACK ONE: Exploring artistic research
    Topics in Track One connect directly with the 2022 conference theme through the lens of the arts, design, performance and other art-based practices, as well as the practice and teaching of artistic research. Presentations and workshops should contribute to the conference by addressing one of the following themes or related issues: artistic research, arts-based research, collaborative research involving arts methodologies, ways of knowing that are unique to the arts, the landscape of artistic and arts-based research, “disrupting” and revisiting accepted definitions of research, the status of research in arts schools, and addressing differences in global perspectives on the arts and research.

  • TRACK TWO: The arts and design in higher education
    Topics in track two are broadly concerned with creating and supporting art-based practices, developing tools, and presenting ideas about the arts and design in the context of academic research and teaching cultures. Presentations and workshops should contribute to the conference by addressing one of the following themes: modes of collaboration; interdisciplinary stewardship; equity; arts integration on campus; promotion and tenure; and insights, cultures of evidence, impacts case-making, and dealing with data.

Deadline for Submission: June 6, 2022, 5pm EDT

Click here for more information on Session Formats and Guidelines.

Friday, April 01, 2022 - 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM

Join Associate Dean Linda Aldoory and ARHU Sponsored Research team, to discuss strategies for finding and winning fellowships. Fellowships can provide you with the time to focus on your book, publication, creative projects, or research. Join the discussion on strategies to succeed.

 

Topics to be discussed include: 

Wednesday, February 23, 2022 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM

Take charge of how you hear about funding opportunities which align with your research priorities!

Based on feedback from ARHU Associate Professors and in partnership with the ARHU ADVANCE Professor, ARHU Faculty Affairs invites you to a workshop series just for you... 

Reducing the Barriers to Promotion: A Series of Mini Workshops for ARHU Associate Professors will hone in on specific barriers that associate professors in the college have faced and share information to overcome them.

Please join us virtually each month to receive dossier guidance, writing tips, and myth-busting information to help you navigate your way towards submitting a full professor dossier. Each session is brief to respect your time but packed with helpful information.

If you do not believe you are ready to go up for full, this series is for you! 

Each workshop has its own registration link, please see below. We especially encourage women and people of color to register.  

The Dossier and Timeline for Promotion: Separating Myth from Fact
Thursday, November 18, 2021, 9:00am-10:30am
REGISTER HERE

The "Docs are In”: One-on-one sessions with ARHU ADVANCE Professor or Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs
Get your individual questions and promotion concerns discussed confidentially.
December, 2021--By appointment, email ADVANCE Professor at jenoch1@umd.edu, or Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at laldoory@umd.edu

Yes, You are Making an “Impact"! How to Document Impact in your Dossier
Wednesday, February 9, 2022, 11:30am-1:00pm
REGISTER HERE

Harnessing the Value of Service and Administration for Promotion
Monday, March 14, 2022, 10:00am-11:30am
REGISTER HERE

Writing Your Personal Statement: Becoming Fabulous in Five Pages or Less
Friday, April 1, 2022, 2:00pm-3:30pm |
REGISTER HERE

 

Friday, April 01, 2022 - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

Reducing the Barriers to Promotion: A Series of Mini Workshops for ARHU Associate Professors will hone in on specific barriers that associate professors in the college have faced and share information to overcome them.

Monday, March 14, 2022 - 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM

Reducing the Barriers to Promotion: A Series of Mini Workshops for ARHU Associate Professors will hone in on specific barriers that associate professors in the college have faced and share information to overcome them.

Wednesday, February 09, 2022 - 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM

Reducing the Barriers to Promotion: A Series of Mini Workshops for ARHU Associate Professors will hone in on specific barriers that associate professors in the college have faced and share information to overcome them.

Thursday, November 18, 2021 - 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

Reducing the Barriers to Promotion: A Series of Mini Workshops for ARHU Associate Professors will hone in on specific barriers that associate professors in the college have faced and share information to overcome them.

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