Access Research NetworkThe Intelligent Design Undergraduate Research Center (IDURC) has a brand new web site.
IDURC is the student division of Access Research Network. We are dedicated to a six-part mission statement:
1) investigating intelligent design as a viable scientific theory
2) promoting education and critical thinking about neo-Darwinism
3) supporting efforts of those trying to revise school standards to include discussion of the controversy surrounding evolutionary theory
4) providing a forum for high school and college students to present, debate, and discuss their ideas about intelligent design and neo-Darwinism
5) clarifying the debate concerning neo-Darwinism, intelligent design, and creationism
6) encouraging creative exploration of the aesthetic dimensions of design.
IDURC does not advocate ID - the organization investigates it. Their efforts will include submitting editorials and letters to newspapers and magazines, reviewing relevant books, publishing student work, and conducting interviews with individuals active on all sides of the debate.
The new staff consists of a dozen high school and college students from all across the United States, and even has members in Ireland and Colombia. These energetic students are interested in a diverse range of topics, from philosophy to theology, paleontology to embryology, physics to computer science. IDURC plans to make an impact.
On behalf of the entire staff, grateful acknowledgments are made to a few people. Our web designer, Brad Buckingham, invested an inordinate number of man-hours working on the site pro bono. Research associate Jessica Ferguson volunteered her artistic ability early on and provided many useful ideas, including the basis for the new logo. Further, Micah Sparacio has remained a valuable webmaster. I would also like to single out Dennis Wagner for his generous financial support.
If you are a student who is interested in evolutionary theory and intelligent design, please get involved with IDURC.
File Date: 7.15.04
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