Undergraduate Research Center. Collection, 1999-Ongoing.
Scope and Contents
The Undergraduate Research Center collection is separated into two different series, University and Minnesota State system.
University: The University series mainly consists of programs from the Undergraduate Research Conferences and Symposia that Minnesota State University, Mankato has put
on since 1999. There are two types of programs in the collection. The first type are brief programs and include a schedule of events for the conference, such as who is speaking and when. The second type of program is an abstract program which, along with the schedule of events, contains abstracts from each speakers’ presentations. The series also contains: URC reports, publications, and memorabilia.
Minnesota State system: The Minnesota State system series primarily contains programs from the Posters at St. Paul and Minnesota Conference of Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Activity.
Dates
- 1999-Ongoing
Creator
- Minnesota State University, Mankato (Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Undergraduate Research Conference began in 1999 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Conference was established to allow undergraduate students to share scholarly work in a professional manner. In 2012 the URC realigned and the Undergraduate Research Center was created and the conference was renamed as the Undergraduate Research Symposium. In addition to the Symposium, the URC supports student research through grant and mentor opportunities, internships and The Journal of Undergraduate Research (JUR). JUR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal that is published annually to promote undergraduate research at Minnesota State Mankato.
In 2012 the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (Minnesota State) began their own undergraduate conference, the Minnesota Conference of Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Activity. Today, the Minnesota State system offers undergraduates two opportunities to present their scholarly work. They can present at the Posters at St. Paul and/or the Minnesota Conference of Undergraduate Scholarly and Creative Activity. Minnesota State University, Mankato was the first host of the MnSCU conference.
Extent
3.00 Cubic Feet (1 Archives box 1 Oversized box (unsure of cubic feet))
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Undergraduate Research Center (URC) collection contains programs, annual reports, and other materials related to the URC and the Minnesota State University, Mankato Undergraduate Research Symposium. The collection also includes materials related to Minnesota Conference of Undergraduate Creative Activity and Posters at St. Paul, the two undergraduate research presentation opportunities hosted by the Minnesota State system.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was originally donated by the Undergraduate Research Center in 2002.
Creator
- Minnesota State University, Mankato (Organization)
- Minnesota State University, Mankato. Undergraduate Research Center (Organization)
- Title
- Undergraduate Research Center. Collection, 1999-Ongoing.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Josh Smith
- Date
- 2015-12
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Revision Statements
- 2015-12: Josh Smith processed this collection
- 2018-11: Adam Smith reprocessed this collection
- 2018-11: Zach Schadelmeier reprocessed this collection
Repository Details
Part of the Minnesota State University, Mankato University Archives Repository
Minnesota State University, Mankato
Memorial Library
PO Box 8419
Mankato MN 56002-8419 US
507-389-1029
archives@mnsu.edu
