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Involving Undergraduate Students in Research
VPRI portfolio lead
Valorie Crooks
Associate Vice-President, Research
Faculty lead
Paul Kingsbury
Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching pro-tem
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Challenge
SFU is a research-intensive institution, doing world-class work across a wide range of disciplines. Our undergraduate students should have the opportunity to learn about and to participate in that research.
Action
We will review the VPRI Undergraduate Student Research Awards program to consider its goals, funding levels and accessibility. We will create web resources to highlight and support undergraduate researchers.Working with the provost, deans, and the library, we will consider new ways to provide undergraduates with exposure to SFU research including opportunities to participate and potentially to earn degree credits for the work.With communications and marketing (C&M) teams across the university, including SFU's central C&M portfolio, we will consider how to raise the profile of SFU research among undergraduates at the institution.
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Working Group
| Name | Role | Department/Office |
|---|---|---|
| Valorie Crooks (Co‐Chair) | Associate Vice-President, Research | Vice President Research and Innovation (VPRI) |
| Paul Kingsbury (Co‐Chair) | Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President, Learning and Teaching pro tem | Provost and VP Academic (VPA) |
| Rishu Bagga | VP, University and Academic Affairs | Simon Fraser Student Society (SFSS) |
| Varundeep Chahal | Strategic Projects Manager | VPRI |
| Andreanne Doyon | Associate Professor, Incoming Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Faculty of Environment |
| Nancy Hawkins | Associate Dean, Academic | Faculty of Science |
| Julie Jones | Research Commons Librarian | SFU Library |
| Kamal Masri | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs | Beedie School of Business |
| Chloe Riley | Undergraduate Engagement and Student Success Librarian | SFU Library |
| Michael Sjoerdsma | Associate Dean, Undergraduate Studies | Faculty of Applied Sciences |