Establishing and enhancing an institutional environment

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Julio C. de Paula, casdean@lclark.edu, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Lewis and Clark College, 0615 SW Palatine Hill road, Portland, OR 97068
Institutional commitment to excellence in research is one of the keys to success of teacher-scholars at primarily undergraduate institutions. I will describe several strategies for nurturing a culture of research at the departmental and institutional levels, including mechanisms for establishing faculty development programs and interdisciplinary research initiatives in such areas as nanoscience, neuroscience, environmental studies, and bioinformatics. The ideas will be illustrated with case studies featuring institutions that have successful undergraduate research programs.