Assessment Resources
The following PDF forms were created to help CUR members assess their institution’s strengths and opportunities for growth in light of the Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research 2.0.
Strength and Opportunities in Your Context
Use this form to think about the areas of success and the areas of opportunity that you find in your institutional context when it comes to applying the eleven characteristics of excellence at your institution.
Using COEUR 2.0 to Advance the Institutional Culture of Undergraduate Research in Your Context
Use this form to think through and discuss with others how the application of the eleven characteristics of excellence are or could become evident at your institution.
Additional Contributions
The COEUR 2.0 editors solicited additional contributions for the publication to demonstrate how these characteristics of excellence in undergraduate research have been implemented in various academic settings. Download the complete COEUR 2.0 to read these contributions.
- No Excellence without Equity: The Case for Rebuilding Undergraduate Research on a Foundation of Equitable Mentoring by Jenny Olin Shanahan, Bridgewater State University
- The Research Internship and Work-Based Learning by Julio Rivera, Carthage College, emeritus
- Development and Evaluation of Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) across the Disciplines by Jeffrey T. Olimpo, University of Texas at El Paso
- RARE Experiences: Interweaving Study Abroad and Student-Directed Research in a Transdisciplinary Program by Jason E. Davis, Radford University
- Research Ethics: Best Practices for Training Undergraduate Researchers by Lourdes E. Echegoyen, University of Texas at El Paso
- Assessment Practices for Undergraduate Research Experiences by Jill Singer, SUNY – Buffalo State, and Sean Fox, Carleton College
- Case Studies: How Have Institutions Used COEUR?
- Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center, John Banks, Natasha Oehlman, and Jessica Bautista, California State University Monterey Bay
- The Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities, Sophie Pierszalowski, University of Washington
- Opportunities for Early and Sustained Involvement, Scott Cooper and Nicolas Bakken, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Research that Reaches Out, Kathryn D. Kloepper, Mercer University
- Student Voices
- Ruby Barone, University of Washington
- Lauren Broman, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse
- Bianca Cerda, Citrus College
- Diana Fontes, The University of Texas at El Paso
- Alexander Gomez, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
- Nicolas Herrera, The University of Texas at El Paso
- Mathew Luna, Citrus College
- Katie Puckett, Mercer University
If you would like to contribute a piece on how your institution has implemented the characteristics of excellence, please email cur@cur.org.
Is Your Campus Ready to be Recognized for Undergraduate Research Excellence?
The Council on Undergraduate Research’s Campus-Wide Award for Undergraduate Research Accomplishments (AURA) recognizes higher education institutions that have successfully implemented some or all of the Characteristics of Excellence in Undergraduate Research, have devised exemplary programs to provide high-quality research experiences to undergraduates, and have evaluated the success of these programs. Find out more about the award and the nomination process >>