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Holly Unruh is the Executive Director of the Arts Research Institute at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). From 2006-2014 she served as Associate Director of the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts, a statewide program dedicated to supporting and promoting arts practice and research across the University of California system, a position she held concurrently with her appointment as the Associate Director of the UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Humanities Center (2004-2009).
Prior to joining UCSC, Unruh served as the Associate Director of the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Center (UROC) at CSU Monterey Bay, where she managed a multi-million dollar interdisciplinary grant portfolio, and served as Faculty Fellow for Undergraduate Research, Student Engagement and Academic Initiatives through the CSU Office of the Chancellor. She holds a Ph.D. in History of Art and Architecture from UC Santa Barbara and has taught Art History and Cultural Studies at CSU Channel Islands, Santa Barbara City College and Westmont College.
2020 Scaling and Sustaining: Best Practices for Systems Implementing CUREs, panelist, with Corin White (convener, CSUMB) Corin Slown (CSUMB), Paula Fischaber (CSUPERB). HIPS in the States, (forthcoming), October 2020.
2019 Faculty Grantsmanship at HSIs: Strategies to Align Research Initiatives with Student Success. Panelist, with Dr. Barbara Walker, UC Santa Barbara. 11th Annual AHSIE (Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators) Conference, Riverside, CA, April 2019.
2018 Experiments in Course-Based Undergraduate Research: CSUMB’s Spring Research Intensives. Panel Convener, with Dr. Jennifer Duggan, CSU Monterey Bay; Dr. Gerick Bergsma, CSU Monterey Bay; and Samantha Gatreaux, CSU Monterey Bay. Council on Undergraduate Research Biennial Conference, Washington, D.C., July 1-3, 2018.
2018 Strategies and Tools for Promoting a Grant-Seeking Culture in the Arts and Humanities. Panelist (Paige Belisle, Harvard, moderator, with Jim Izat, Texas A&M, Anne Pascucci, Christopher Newport University, Barbara Walker, UC Santa Barbara, and Stefanie Walker, National Endowment for the Humanities), National Organization for Research Development Professionals (NORDP) annual conference, Arlington, VA, May 7-9, 2018.
2018 Scaling up without watering down: increasing access to undergraduate research without losing the impact. Panelist (Heather Haeger, moderator, with James Henderson, University of Wisconsin, Lee Phillips, University of North Carolina, and Winny Dong, Cal Poly Pomona), High Impact Practices in the States Conference, CSU Dominguez Hills, February 22-24, 2018.
2017 High Impact Practices for STEM Student Success: Building, Sustaining and Assessing Undergraduate Research Opportunities. Panelist, with Dr. Heather Haeger, CSU Monterey Bay. The 2017 CSU STEM Conference, Los Angeles, CA, August 10-11, 2017.
2017 Building, Sustaining and Assessing Undergraduate Research Opportunities Across the CSU System. 9th Annual AHSIE (Alliance of Hispanic Serving Institution Educators) Conference, University of Las Vegas, April 2017. High Impact Practice presentation session, with Winny Dong, Cal Poly Pomona; Susan Baxter, CSUPERB; and Amy Sprowles, Humboldt State University.
2016 Promoting and Supporting Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity. 19th Annual CSU Teaching and Learning Symposium, San Jose State University. Pre-conference session facilitated by Holly Unruh, CSUMB, and Winny Dong, Cal Poly Pomona. (October, 2016.)
2016 High Impact Practices Systematically: Undergraduate Research. CSU High Impact Practices: Systematically, CSU Fullerton, April 28-29, 2016. Pre-conference session participant/facilitator.
2016 Equity and Access for Undergraduate Research Experiences: How Do We Authentically Activate “Engage to Excel”? Panelist (Beth Ambos, CUR, moderator), Alliance of Hispanic Serving Educators (AHSIE) 8th Annual HSI/Title V Best Practices Conference, CSU Channel Islands (March 2016)
2016 Promoting Hispanic Student Success Across the System: An Investigation of Successful High-Impact Practices of Seven HSI-STEM Projects in the CSU. Panelist (Avery Olson, moderator), Alliance of Hispanic Serving Educators (AHSIE) 8th Annual HSI/Title V Best Practices Conference, CSU Channel Islands (March 2016)
2016 Haeger, H., Monroe, A., Pollack, S. & Unruh, H. (2016, January). Intersecting Impact: Aligning Meaning-Making for New Majority Students in High Impact Practices. Roundtable session, AAC&U’s 2016 Annual Meeting, “How Higher Education Can Lead—On Equity, Inclusive Excellence, and Democratic Renewal,” Washington, D.C.
2015 Undergraduate Research: Identifying Best Practices Across the CSU. Panelist, ‘Assessing High Impact Practices in the CSU’. Webinar, Office of the Chancellor, California State University. Chair, Ken O’Donnell, October 15, 2015; November 9, 2015.
2015 Haeger, H. & Unruh, H. Scaffolding Support for Undergraduate Research. Poster session presented at the Council on Undergraduate Research conference, Norman, OK.
2015 CSUMB’s HSI STEM & Articulation Program. Poster session presented at California State University system-wide HSI-STEM summit, Cal Poly Pomona.
2015 Crowdfunding for Arts Projects. Presenter, Art WIthout Limits (Santa Barbara) Business of Arts series.
2014 Invited participant: 15th Annual WESTAF Cultural Policy Symposium, co-hosted by the California Arts Council and Frank Gehry Partners. “Creativity and Innovation in Public Education: Areas of Need, Mechanisms for Change” (March 2014)
2014 Grant-writing for the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, guest lecture. Instructor: Brian Donnelly. (January 2014)
2013 Research Development for the Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Sciences. Two-day seminar for faculty in the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M University, co-presented with Dr. Barbara Walker.
2012 Introduction to the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts grants and special programs. University of California Research Development Group annual conference (February 2012)
2012 Facilitator, proposal development session, Grants for the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts, University of California Research Development Group annual conference (February 2012)
2011 Participant, Arts Education ThinkTank, a loosely organized group of arts educators and nonprofit leaders in the Southern California area, dedicated to thinking through current issues in arts education. Includes participant from UCLA, Otis, VeniceArts, InnerCity Arts, CSUSB, LA Music Center, LA Opera and others.
2011 Invited participant, Uses of the University, 2050, planning group and charrette participant. (convener, Catherine Cole, UC Berkeley Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, November 2011, February 2012)
2011 Invited participant, CREATE the State, California Arts council convening and working groups on core reforms engaging arts to educate (October, 2011, March 2012)
2011 Artists need more than creativity to survive: connecting artists to the resources they need. Panelist, Funding strategies for arts, humanities, education and social sciences, 3rd annual NORDP (National Organization for Research Development Professionals) conference (chair, Barbara Walker, June 2011)
2011 Guest speaker for the Interdisciplinary Humanities Center workshop on grants and grant writing for students in the arts, humanities and social sciences (January 2011)
2011 Presentation of UCIRA work at Santa Barbara County 2nd District Boards and Commissions meeting (January 2011)
2010 What Can the Arts do in Isla Vista? Presentation on the IHC/UCIRA-sponsored Isla Vista Teaching and Research Initiative (November 2010)
2010 Introduction to the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts grant programs. UC Santa Barbara Interdisciplinary Humanities Center.
Publications:
2020 A Practical Guide to Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program. Holly E. Unruh, John E. Banks, Heather Haeger, Carla Fresquez. (Routledge, under consideration)
2020 Eric Barajas and Holly Unruh, “CSU Trustees’ Award Winner: First-generation student dedicated to helping underrepresented youth”, Monterey Bay, vol. xiii, no. 1, Spring/Summer 2020
2017 Funding Your Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Barbara L. E. Walker, Ph.D. and Holly E. Unruh, Ph.D. Routledge, 2017.
2012 Editorial: A Systemwide Arts Response to “UCSB’s Least Useful Majors”, UCSB Daily Nexus (May 2012)
2011 “Crowdfunding and the Arts: UCIRA Interviews Thuy Tran of United States Artists (USA), Steve Lambert, Jeff Crouse and Dan Froot (UCLA).”, SOTA (October 2011), (http://ucsota.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/crowdfunding-and-the-arts-ucira-interviews-thuy-tran-of-united-states-artists-usa-steve-lambert-jeff-crouse-and-dan-froot-ucla-part-1/)
2011 “SNAAP and UCIRA Team Up”, SOTA (August 2011) http://ucsota.wordpress.com/2011/08/18/snaap-and-ucira/
2011 “Reflections on UCIRA conferences 2005-2010”, SOTA (January 2011) (http://ucsota.wordpress.com/2011/01/19/reflections-on-ucira-conferences/)
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