Departmental Undergraduate Groups (DUGS)
How to Establish or Renew Your DUG
New in 2008!
A Departmental Undergraduate Group (DUG) is a group of concentrators who meet regularly to create a sense of community within an academic department. DUGs help students make and strengthen connections with other concentrators, professors, and concentrator alums; provide a means for first- and second-year students to explore various concentrations; and enable concentrators to find direction regarding potential career opportunities related to their disciplines. DUGs organize and hold events related to the discipline, participate in faculty searches and alumni relations, assist with concentration fairs, bring in guest speakers, conduct open forums, start newsletters, produce white papers .... The possibilities are endless.
Each DUG is eligible for annual funding of up to $1000: $500 from a department will be matched by $500 from the Office of the Dean of the College. To apply for funds, the group must have the following: (a) at least one student leader, (b) a faculty sponsor, and (c) a list of activities to be funded for the year. A student leader from each DUG must submit a letter to Dean Karen Krahulik that requests funding (specify amount), lists events, and provides a budget for the academic year. In addition, the DUG's faculty sponsor, or department chair, must submit a written request to Dean Krahulik stating the amount of departmental funds for which the DUG is requesting matching funds along with the departmental account number. Please contact Dean Karen Krahulik at Karen_Krahulik@brown.edu or 863-1784 for more information.
Every DUG is expected to hold at least two events each semester and no fewer than four per academic year. One of these events, taking place in April, should be an open house for prospective concentrators. Another event might celebrate the completion of senior capstone projects and honors theses. Click here for additional DUG event ideas . The Curricular Resource Center can assist DUGs with the planning and implementation of these events. Please consult Gretchen Peterson, Director of the CRC, at Gretchen_Peterson@brown.edu to record and plan your DUG event.
