THE CONFERENCE
Photos Courtesy of Michael J. Ruiz, UNCA, NCUR Co-Founder
A BRIEF HISTORY
The idea for a national conference open to all undergraduates was conceived and first implemented at the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNCA) in 1987. The first conference drew more than 400 participants from schools across the country. Now in existence for over twenty years, the conference regularly hosts 2,000 students and their faculty mentors to present their research through posters, oral presentations, visual arts and performances.
NCUR CONFERENCE HOSTS
1987 University of North Carolina at Asheville
1988 University of North Carolina at Asheville
1989 Trinity University
1990 Union College
1991 California Institute of Technology
1992 University of Minnesota
1993 The University of Utah
1994 Western Michigan University
1995 Union College
1996 University of North Carolina at Asheville
1997 University of Texas at Austin
1998 Salisbury State University
1999 University of Rochester
2000 University of Montana, Missoula
2001 University of Kentucky
2002 University of Wisconsin, Whitewater
2003 University of Utah
2004 Indiana Univ. and Purdue Univ. Indianapolis
2005 Washington and Lee Univ. and Virginia Military Institute
2006 University of North Carolina at Asheville
2007 Dominican University of California (link)
2008 Salisbury University (link)
2009 University of Wisconsin, LaCrosse (link)
2010 University of MontanaNCUR PROCEEDINGS
One benefit of presenting at NCUR is the opportunity for students to publish their work in the Conference Proceedings, edited and produced annually by The University of North Carolina at Asheville and distributed to institutions across the nation. All student presenters at the Conference (including students in the performing/visual arts) are invited to submit manuscripts for review by the Proceedings Board. Submitting work to the Proceedings has many advantages, two of which are deemed especially important: 1) the opportunity to receive comments from faculty outside your college or university, thereby enhancing the paper for submission to other sources in your field, and 2) the opportunity to list your publication on your resume for graduate and professional school applications. Information about deadlines and requirements for submission can be found under Faculty and Administrators page. Visit the Proceedings homepage.
HOSTING AN NCUR CONFERENCE
Are you interested in bringing the excitement of a national undergraduate research conference to your campus? Hosting an NCUR conference is a way both to showcase your campus to students and faculty from around the country and to demonstrate the value and the potential of undergraduate research to those on your campus. The NCUR Board of Governors considers bids for hosting an NCUR conference at its fall meeting each year. If you would like more information on the requirements of a host site or the process for placing a bid, please contact the current Chair of the Board. For current meeting information select the appropriate links on the Home page.
HOSTING GUIDELINES
Are you interested in bringing the excitement of a national undergraduate research conference to your campus? Hosting an NCUR conference is a way both to showcase your campus to students and faculty from around the country and to demonstrate the value and the potential of undergraduate research to those on your campus.
Considering submitting a bid, using the NCUR Conference Hosting Bid Worsksheet. Detailed information about hosting an NCUR conference can be found in our hosting guidelines.
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Last Updated: June 18, 2008
