Council on Undergraduate Research …

                                 Council on Undergraduate Research

                                       Twelfth National Conference
                                             June 21-24, 2008
                                         College of St. Benedict
                                         St. Joseph, Minnesota


                                       EVALUATION FORM
We would like to hear your comments on the program and scheduling for the conference. We are especially
interested in knowing what we can do to improve the next conference and what features you would retain
or expand.
Name (optional, but if you wish to propose future topics for CUR meetings, we'd like to know who
you are so that we can contact you later.)

 _____________________________           email: _____________________

Your position:                                             Your academic field:
___   Untenured faculty                                    ___   Biology
___   Tenured faculty                                      ___   Chemistry
___   Dean                                                 ___   Geosciences
___   Provost                                              ___   Engineering
___   President                                            ___   Mathematics/Computer Science
___   Undergraduate Research Program Director              ___   Physics/Astronomy
___   Sponsored Research Officer                           ___   Psychology
___   Other academic administration ______________         ___   Other Social Sciences
___   Grad student or postdoc                              ___   Arts or Humanities
___   Policymaker                                          ___   Other _____________________
___   Other ____________

Type of academic institution at which you work:
___   Baccalaureate College
___   Comprehensive University
___   Research University
___   2-year College
___   Technical University
___   Scientific or Educational Association
___   Other ____________________


How did you hear of the CUR Conference?
___ CUR Postcard in the mail

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___   CUR electronic notices to members
___   Notice on CUR listserv
___   CUR Poster
___   CUR liaison's communication on campus
___   Word of mouth from a colleague
___   Advertisement in print media
___   Advertisement in non-CUR electronic media
___   Other ____________________

What influenced you to come to CUR 2008?
___    Plenary Sessions
___    Interactive Sessions
___    Workshops
___    Funding sessions
___    General camaraderie and informal discussion
___    I came because I'm a CUR Councilor and was attending the business meeting
___    Other _____________


Which plenary sessions did you attend and how do you rate them?
Please rate the sessions on a 1 to 5 scale with 1 as best and 5 as worst.

___   Isiah Warner,
___   Jennifer Blackmer
___   Paul Apostolidis
___   CUR Fellows


Comments and/or suggestions for future plenary topics:
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Please rate the workshops/interactive sessions you attended (funding agency presentations are
rated separately). List the title EXACTLY as they appeared in the program.
                                                        Very      Moderately       Not

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Comments and/or Suggestions on the Format of Workshops and Interactive Sessions:
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Please rate the funding agency presentations that you attended, using the titles of the presentations
as listed in the program:
                                                    Very       Moderately         Not
Title                                           Informative Informative Informative

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Comments and/or Suggestions: __________________________________________________________
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Poster Sessions
DID NOT ATTEND [ ] (skip to next question)
[ ] Attended ­ Cross Disciplinary Posters
[ ] Attended - Disciplinary Posters at Division Open Houses
                                                                          YES      SOMEWHAT            NO

Were the Poster Session(s) helpful?                          ____      ____       ____
Did you feel you had sufficient time to discuss posters?     ____      ____       ____
Comments and/or Suggestions: __________________________________________________________
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Evaluation of the Conference from the Perspective of your Discipline (or Division)

1. What is your discipline? ______________________

2. Did the conference contain sufficient presentations in your field?    Yes [ ] Somewhat [ ] No [ ]

3. Please suggest topics in your discipline for the next conference.




4. Would you be interested in organizing this/these topic(s)? Yes [     ] N[    ]. If yes, please give us your
name and email address at the top of this form?

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4. What did you learn from this conference that you will use in your work when you return home?




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Overall Evaluation of the Conference
                                          Excellent   Good           Fair    Poor
1. Registration process:
      Pre-registration                    _____       _____          _____   _____
      On-site registration and check-in   _____       _____          _____   _____

2. Housing accommodations:
      On-campus                           _____       _____          _____   _____
      Off-campus                          _____       _____          _____   _____

3. Meals:
      Daily                               _____       _____          _____   _____
      Banquet                             _____       _____          _____   _____
      Breaks                              _____       _____          _____   _____

4. Conference logistics:
      Staff                               _____       _____          _____   _____
      Meeting rooms                       _____       _____          _____   _____
      Schedule of events                  _____       _____          _____   _____
      Time for networking                 _____       _____          _____   _____
      Quality of conference materials     _____       _____          _____   _____
      Shuttle service                     _____       _____          _____   _____
      Vendors' and societies' booths      _____       _____          _____   _____
      Field trips                         _____       _____          _____   _____

5. Overall opinion of the conference:     _____       _____          _____   _____


Comments:
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Any additional comments and/or suggestions for future conferences:

More time devoted to:
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Less time devoted to:




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