OUR Summer Faculty Applications Now Open Until January 14
Now that we are approaching the coldest time of the year, it is only natural to start thinking about summer! Are you planning to throw yourself deeply into your research this summer? Have you considered engaging undergraduates on a research, scholarly, or creative project? Have you thought about how an undergraduate student can help your scholarly research program? Have you had students asking you questions that would be interesting to further investigate? Are you looking to test a new question or try something interdisciplinary? Do you have a need for a student, but not the means? Yes? Yes. or Yes! The Office of Undergraduate Research can help! The OUR Scholars program can help you find and employ students in collaborative learning through undergraduate research, scholarly and creative activities. The summer program is ten weeks long and students can log up to 400 hours working on a research project! New to mentoring summer students? Check out the mentor expectations. The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) is now requesting project proposal submissions for mentor scholarship, research, and creative activities project descriptions for the 2026 OUR Summer Research Program. OUR will help support the scholars by also organizing professional development workshops for the summer students as well as hosting networking events and the Summer Research Symposium. Learn more. If you have questions about the form, the process, or how to attract students, reach out to OUR’s Director or Associate Director. If you are ready to prepare a proposal, view the template and visit the competitions portal to apply. The deadline for submission is January 14. Don’t forget that this is only step one. Please help us broaden the applicant pool as much as possible and ensure that the students you’re looking for are in the applicant pool. Encourage your students to apply for the program starting January 16.
J. Murrey Atkins Library News and Events
Atkins Introduces Rapido Resource Sharing and Document Delivery Platform (ILL)
J. Murrey Atkins Library is excited to announce the launch of our new resource sharing and document delivery service, Rapido. Resource sharing and document delivery (also known as interlibrary loan) are free services available to all active UNC Charlotte faculty, staff, and students to request physical and electronic materials from other libraries. With Rapido, users can select where to order resources based on availability and delivery time, and they can easily track the status of their requests from start to finish. The system eliminates unnecessary steps by integrating seamlessly with the library catalog—no separate account is required. Everything happens in one place: searching, requesting, and tracking. Read more about the benefits of Rapido.
Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success
Peer Mentoring Circles
Join the Center for ADVANCing Faculty Success for Peer Mentoring Circles. These facilitated, interactive mentoring sessions, which are open to faculty of all appointments, will provide information related to topics of interest to newer faculty at UNC Charlotte. In addition, they will provide opportunities to help you engage with one another and build support networks with other new faculty and faculty at different ranks at UNC Charlotte.
Register to participate in the Peer Mentoring Circles. Choose one date from the two listed.
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Bring your specific Canvas questions to the next Canvas Open Swim session! These small-group Q&A sessions are a chance to bring your questions and get personalized support. Space is limited, so register early to secure your spot!
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The Schedule of Spring Workshops is now available. Register today.
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4th Annual UNC Charlotte AI Summit for Smarter Learning
The Call for Proposals and Registration for the 4th Annual Charlotte AI Summit for Smarter Learning are now open. The Summit is a free, full day event, open to all UNC Charlotte faculty and academic staff.
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