The Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) at UNCG is intended to promote and support student success through mentored undergraduate research, creative inquiry and other scholarly experiences for the UNCG community. URSCO is also intended to help faculty become increasingly effective in mentoring undergraduate research and integrating research skills into courses and curricula.
The office seeks to highlight the diversity of disciplinary scholarship for and through our students in order to help cultivate inquiry outside the classroom. Toward this end, URSCO hosts a variety of workshops for students and faculty.
The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) was created in 2006 to fulfill the vision of Associate Provost Rosemary Wander. In spring of 2014, the OUR became the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) in an effort to embrace and promote the diversity of disciplinary scholarship represented by the university. Prior to 2006, the Office of Research and Public/Private Sector Partnership at the UNCG administered the Undergraduate Research Assistantship (now URCA) program, the Scholars Travel program, and an annual undergraduate research poster show, which are all now administered by URSCO.
Directors:
Dr. Mary Crowe 2005 – 2012
Dr. Jan Rychtář 2013 (interim)
Dr. Lee Philips 2013 – 2024
Dr. Kimberly S. Petersen 2024
Dr. Mitchell P. Croatt 2025
[Adapted from information on the URSCO website here]