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2025 FURM Institute

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2025 Participants

  • Dr. Ethan Flurry, Assistant Professor of Cognitive Psychology
  • Michael Dodson, Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Dr. Reyna Vergara, Assistant Professor of Spanish

2025 Guest Speakers

  • Dr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences
  • Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital, Elon University, Professor of Psychology
  • Dr. Jonathan Adams, United States Military Academy, West Point, Assistant Professor of English
  • Elise Wilson, Mississippi University for Women, Director of Career Services and Professional Development

2025 Schedule

The 2025 FURM Institute will be May 13-16 in the KCTL’s Active Learning Classroom, located in Fant Memorial Library. Follow-up meetings will be scheduled for Fall 2024 and Spring 2025. Updated April 2025; Times and locations are subject to change.

Tuesday, May 13

8:30 am – 9:30 amIntroductions and Overview
9:30 am – 11:00 amSession: What is a CURE, and how will it benefit my students?Dr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga
11:15 am – 12:45 pmPhotos and Lunch
1:00 pm – 2:15 pmSession: Scholarly RoadmapHillary Richardson
2:30 pm – 3:00 pmBreak
3:15 pm – 4:30 pmDrafting your CURE

Wednesday, May 14

8:30 am – 9:00 amCoffee and breakfast gathering
9:00 am – 10:30 amSession: Not all CUREs are created equalSpeaker: Dr. Buffie Longmire-Avital (Elon)
10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak
11:15 pm – 12:15 pmSession: Steal this Idea – STEM CUREs in the wildDr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga
12:15 pm – 1:45 pmLunch provided
2:00 pm – 3:00 pmSession: Internal Course Audit – Identifying skill-based SLOsDr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak
3:30 pm – 4:30 pmDrafting your CURE

Thursday, May 15

8:30 am – 9:00 amCoffee and breakfast gathering
9:00 am – 10:30 amSession: Responsive Strategic Mentoring PracticesDr. Jonathan Adams
10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak
11:15 pm – 12:15 pmSession: Steal this Idea – Social Science and Humanities CUREs in the wildDr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga
12:15 pm – 1:45 pmLunch break
2:00 pm – 3:00 pmSession: Incorporating NACE competencies in CURE syllabiElise Wilson
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak
3:30 pm – 4:30 pmDrafting your CURE

Friday, May 16

8:30 am – 9:00 amCoffee and breakfast gathering
9:00 am – 10:30 amDrafting your CURE
10:30 am – 11:00 amBreak
11:15 pm – 12:15 pmSession: Assessment of high-impact practices in the classroomDr. Samantha Giordano-Mooga
12:15 pm – 1:45 pmLunch provided
2:00 pm – 4:00 pmPresentations
4:00 pm – 4:30 pmWrap-up and overview of next stepsHillary Richardson
5:00 pm – (optional)Happy Hour at Munson & Bros

Fall 2025 Meeting/Luncheon: TBD
Spring 2026 Meeting/Luncheon: TBD