Meet Our Staff
Rebecca Hale, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology; Interim Director of Undergraduate Research
Office: 304 Zeis Hall
Phone: 232-5148
Email: rhale@unca.edu
Office Hours:
Tuesday 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Thursday 7:00 am – 11:00 am
Lisa Sellers
Program Associate for Honors and Undergraduate Research
Office: 141 Karpen Hall, CPO 2150
Email: lsellers@unca.edu
Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Program Advisory Council
The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Program (URCAP) Advisory Council is needed to provide consistent faculty, student and staff input into the URCAP.
2025-2026 Academic Year URCAP Advisory Council Members:
Rebecca Hale (Director of URCAP), Robert Tatum (University Honors Program Director), Lisa Sellers (Program Associate), Jon Morris (Library Representative), Doug Miller (Natural Science Representative), Emily Eng (Humanities Representative), Elizabeth Harvey (Social Science Representative), and Student Representatives: Olivia Goldstein (Mass Communication major), Benjamin Green (Music Technology major), Caitlin Hefner (Mathematics and Physics major), and Caity Mullen (Psychology major).
Responsibilities
- Offer direction for the program.
- Establish policies and guidelines for grants and activities.
- Evaluate grant proposals from students and faculty.
- Seek ways of enhancing the program through increasing financial resources and addressing ways for the program to be recognized on and off-campus.
- Assist in planning, reviewing and critiquing the ongoing activities.
- Approve recognition of students as University Research Scholars.
Membership
- Director of Undergraduate Research Program, ex officio
- Director of University Honors Program, ex officio
- Editor of the NCUR (National Conference on Undergraduate Research) Proceedings, ex officio
- Program Associate of Undergraduate Research Program, ex officio
- 3 faculty members (one from each major academic area (appointed by Faculty Welfare and Development Committee (FWDC))
- 1 member of the library staff who holds a teaching position (appointed by FWDC)
- 4 students (appointed by Director of URCAP in consultation with the Director of the University Honors Program)
Faculty and library staff members will serve two-year, staggered terms, renewable for two additional terms. Students will serve a one-year term, renewable for one additional year.
Recommendations to: Director of Undergraduate Research
Reports to: Dean of Special Programs
Your Curiosity and Imagination are Valued at UNC Asheville
Pair creativity with persistence in your quest to uncover truths and share insights in a community that is constantly learning and growing. At UNC Asheville, you’ll find new understandings of the world, rich collaborative partnerships, and lifelong mentors who are invested in your flourishing.