The 2023 Summit

Opening Address

When: October 5, 2023

Where: Columbia College Chicago

Online Conference

When: October 20, 2023

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The 2021 Summit

Over 230 people registered for the virtual Chicago Research Summit which featured 30 different presentations on how to engage undergraduate students in Chicago-based research.

The 2019 Summit

Over 100 people representing over 30 organizations gathered at North Park University in October of 2019 to discuss how we can work together to promote undergraduate research.

Our Vision

Chicago Research Summit promotes Chicago-based pedagogy and research for regional higher education institutions serving undergraduates by hosting biennial conferences.

Objectives

  • To provide a platform  to share successful pedagogical strategies for engaging undergraduates in research about Chicago.

  • To build collaborative relationships between faculty, staff, administrators, librarians, cultural institutions, and community organizations.

  • To create a forum to share and learn about research resources, collections, and learning opportunities that support Chicago-based research pedagogy.


Our Team

Matt Ostercamp
Library Director
North Park University

Jill King
Reference, Instruction and Academic Engagement Librarian
DePaul University

Arlie Sims
Head of Reference and Instruction
Columbia College Chicago

Jeanne M. Long
Executive Director
Chicago Collections Consortium

Annie Armstrong
Associate Professor & Librarian
Coordinator of Teaching and Learning Services
University of Illinois at Chicago

Evan Kuehn
Assistant Professor
Instruction Librarian
North Park University

Gerald Butters
Professor of History
Aurora University

Lenore Knight Johnson
Associate Professor of Sociology
Trinity Christian College



Logo

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