Mission, Vision, & Values
We promote scholarly identity, intellectual vibrancy, and the development of social capital by facilitating mentored undergraduate research and scholarship and creative activity. This is achieved via rigorous, authentic, and calibrated scholarly activities providing first-hand, transformative experiences through innovative and distinctive programs that enrich and broaden engagement opportunities for the campus and tri-county community.
In particular, UROC provides educational advising and assistance through one-on-one sessions, group workshops, relevant courses, and scholar community building activities. To further prepare students for life beyond their undergraduate education, we engage students in professional experiences aimed at career readiness, including the presentation of their research at professional conferences and the publication of their work in peer-reviewed journals. Students who seek to continue their education are provided with graduate school preparation activities. In all endeavors, UROC works to provide students with an engaged and scholarly undergraduate experience by integrating mentorship, learning, and research.
In the next decade, UROC anticipates growing both the number of research and scholarly activities offered as well as the breadth and scope of those offerings. This will include programming that further integrates research into the CSUMB curriculum and also combines research activities with other high-impact practices.
Our programs are designed in partnership with CSUMB faculty, rooted in CSUMB curriculum, and offer different levels of engagement in order to provide access to all CSUMB students. They foster critical thinking, communication skills, and teamwork proficiency. Development of these skills creates entirely new prospects by providing participants with a deep understanding of the culture, processes and knowledge generation and dissemination underlying inquiry-based research and scholarly activities.
Campus engagement
The life and vitality of UROC comes from our students, faculty, and staff. Their passion for inquiry-based research inspires our work; their persistence and enthusiasm encourages us to explore and expand programming opportunities available for each member of our campus community. Together we create an abundance of shared successes which illuminate the path and invite future students, faculty and staff to venture forth.
Expertise
UROC strives to understand the needs of our program participants as well as the campus and tri-county communities by infusing our collective experience with new knowledge, planning and action. Our staff builds confidence by ensuring stability and consistency within our programs. We provide a structure around which faculty are able to develop creative programming.
Integration
Our plans, decisions and priorities are aligned with CSUMB’s values, mission, and vision. Our ability to shift in scales, moving from smaller program details to the big picture ensures harmonious operations vertically and horizontally among all programs, departments and levels of administration within CSUMB.
