Office of Undergraduate Research
E-mail: our@cwu.edu
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The mission of the Symposium for University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE) is to provide a university-wide forum for Central Washington University (CWU) students, encouraging equity, diversity, and inclusivity, representing all disciplines and experience levels, to present their mentored research, scholarship, and creative works in a juried environment that meets professional conference standards and expectations.
Accomplishing this mission will foster best-practice-teaching and mentoring, promote the significance and relevance of research, scholarship and creative works, engage a range of CWU stakeholders in distinguishing aspects of CWU’s educational environment, and enhance the professional skills of students.
Connect with us thru Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram (@CWUSource) to learn more about our student researchers and other OUR opportunities. And use #CWUSOURCE2021 when sharing your SOURCE ideas and pictures so others can see what SOURCE is all about. #CWUTogether
SOURCE supports several awards for student and mentor work. SOURCE 2020 Awards
Student presentation awards
These will be awarded after faculty and community judges provide feedback to presentations during the week of SOURCE.
Faculty mentor awards
Any student may nominate their mentor for the Mentor of the Year award, sponsored by the United Faculty of Central. Students submit a 500-word nomination essay discussing the support and mentorship they received from their faculty mentor.
reSOURCE Award
CWU Libraries and the Friends of the Brooks Library will award up to four SOURCE projects the reSOURCE award for outstanding use of library resources in your project. This includes books, journals, Archives & Special Collections, databases, library equipment, and even our programs and spaces! The library faculty and staff themselves are resources in your research journey. See https://www.lib.cwu.edu/ for all that the CWU Libraries have to offer. To apply, write a brief essay, less than 250 words, on how you used the library and/or its resources in your work and submit the essay with SOURCE abstracts (Feb 24th – Apr 3rd). A library committee will select the winners and each of the four awardees will received $100.
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CWU Names Brandy Wiegers as New Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research April 29,
New OUR Program CoordinatorThe Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) welcomes Erin Cone as the new Program Coordinator. Erin c
New OUR Graduate Staff AssistantThe Office of Undergraduate Research welcomes Brooke Writer as the new Graduate Staff Assistant. Bro