SPARC has several intertwined objectives:

• bringing together faculty members and advanced students in collegial ways and settings that stimulate and hone important research and encourage additional research-supporting activities,
• mentoring junior faculty members by providing opportunities for scholarly interaction with each other, as well as senior faculty members, and providing useful advice and feedback in preparing successful competitive research proposals,
• creating the magic, good feelings, productivity and pride that come from meaningful scholarly interaction and mutual support of impressive colleagues one respects.
  

Last updated on January 27, 2007