Dr. Erturk to Lead Converse Research as Associate Provost
Award-winning teacher, scholar, and Professor of Biology Dr. Neval Erturk被任命为万博地址负责研究和参与的副教务长. In this inaugural leadership role, Dr. Erturk will lead the university’s efforts to direct, expand, and guide research, scholarship, and creativity to support the Converse mission.
“As a teacher, colleague, and researcher, Dr. 埃尔图克为科学思维如何指导高等教育机构提供了一个鼓舞人心的例子,” said Interim President Boone Hopkins. “她对支持教职员工的热情,特别是帮助初级同事和学生制定丰富的研究议程并获得资助,极大地丰富了我们校园里所有的STEM学科. We are excited to see her impact campus-wide in this new leadership role.”
“As a teacher, colleague, and researcher, Dr. 埃尔图克为科学思维如何指导高等教育机构提供了一个鼓舞人心的例子.”
Interim President Boone Hopkins
Dr. Erturk将负责监督Converse的研究合规实体, policies, procedures, and educational programs that support research and related activities, 包括使办公室的目标与大学的战略重点保持一致. In collaboration with the academic deans and the grant office, Dr. 埃尔图克将鼓励发展和实施高质量的研究计划,并在教师中建立和维护负责任的研究行为文化, students, and staff. 她亦会在申请拨款过程中提供策略性支援, and promote adherence to all governmental, university, 研究过程中的赞助机构法规,包括遵守所有SACSCOC(南方学院和学校协会委员会)和其他适用的认证机构.
积极参与南卡罗莱纳的机构间研究活动,也是万博地址的研究冠军, Dr. Erturk believes research complements teaching, and regularly works with students on original research. 她曾担任教师和学生的导师,同时与地区机构和全州组织建立桥梁.
In the last 15 years, Dr. Erturk has served the research community in different roles. 她主持了南卡罗来纳州北部研究研讨会的学生奖励委员会和皮埃蒙特三世区域科学博览会的科学审查委员会, 曾在英特尔国际科学与工程博览会的教育委员会任职, 并自愿为来自突厥语国家(阿塞拜疆和土耳其)的国际参与者担任翻译。. Dr. 过去15年来,Erturk一直是SCICU教师赞助研究机构间审查委员会的成员,并自2019年以来担任该委员会主席. 2012年,她获得了南卡罗来纳州北部研究研讨会颁发的表彰牌匾,以支持该州北部教师和学生的研究和学术努力, 并于2011年获得南卡罗来纳州科学院颁发的认可证书,以表彰她在南卡罗来纳州人才和研究的支持和发展方面的卓越表现.
During her 15-year tenure at Converse, Dr. Erturk has secured $1,582,拨款500英镑,以支持本科生和教师的研究和教学.
为了表彰她对万博地址本科生的教学和研究. Erturk于2008年获得南卡罗来纳州独立学院和大学(SCICU)卓越教学奖. 2012年,她因“站在指导学生研究的最前沿”以及她对当地高中生的STEM外展活动而获得Converse颁发的学术和创意成就奖, many of which led to national awards for the students. 她也是2012年学生服务奖的获得者,因为她对学生的服务, the 2018 Ibrahim Janajreh Young Innovator award by InnoVision, 并于2017年被少数民族访问公司认定为教师研究员类别的全国榜样.
During her 15-year tenure at Converse, Dr. Erturk has secured $1,582,拨款500英镑,以支持本科生和教师的研究和教学, and the purchase of biomedical laboratory equipment. In October 2020, Dr. Erturk spearheaded an effort that secured a $750,由美国国立卫生研究院(NIH)赞助的南卡罗莱纳IdEA生物医学研究卓越网络(SC INBRE)为支持Converse的生物医学研究提供了5,000(5年)的资助. This grant led to $370,000 of additional funding to further independent faculty research, 用新的物资加强大学的实验设施和实验室, essential gear, and test subject facilities, and support associated operational costs.
In 2019, Dr. Erturk led a collaborative team at Converse from the Nisbet Honors Program, the Office of Research and Engagement, Campus Technology, the Office of Communications and Marketing, 实习和就业服务办公室成立RISE (Research, Internships, Arts, and Experiential Learning) Annual Symposium, 哪个节日庆祝学生在各个学习领域的学术活动和成就, including the arts, humanities, education, natural and mathematical sciences, and social and behavioral sciences. In 2021 she partnered with the Office of Institutional Grants, the Office of Research and Engagement, Campus Technology, the Office of Communications and Marketing, 以及实习和就业服务办公室,为教师的专业发展开发和提供一系列讲习班, staff, and students at Converse University. Both programs are sponsored through a Converse University Creativity, Community, and Cultural Enrichment (C3) Grant.
Along with her role as a Professor of Biology, Dr. Erturk担任本科研究主任和科学技术主任 & Research Scholar (STARS) Program, 鼓励高中生追求他们对科学的热爱和对STEM领域的兴趣,并允许当地高中生探索STEM领域,同时在万博地址教授的个人指导下参与动手研究. Dr. 埃尔特克在万博地址教授各种各样的生物学课程,包括遗传学, Cell Biology, Research Methods in Biology, Molecular Biology of the Cell, Biology of Cancer, and introductory biology courses. In addition to her new role as Associate Provost for Research and Engagement, 她将继续在生物系兼职授课,并监督由美国国立卫生研究院(National Institutes of Health)赞助的万博地址SC-INBRE基金的管理.