Conference Agenda
2026 URC Schedule
subject to change
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
URC 2026 Submission period opens
Thursday, March 5, 2026
11:59 pm: URC 2026 Submission period closes
Monday, April 16, 2026
9:00 am: Submit the PDF of your poster file to the OUR to have your poster printed through OUR
Thursday, April 16, 2026
11:59 pm: URC 2026 Submission of presentation materials must be uploaded into the Symposium system
Monday, April 20, 2026
9:00 am: URC 2026 virtual presentations are accessible to the community in the Symposium system
Friday, April 24, 2026, in the Popp Martin Student Union
8:30 AM – 3 PM (*tentative schedule based on 2025 URC)
8:30 AM: URC 2025 Registration opens outside of the 340 Ballroom
9:15 – 10 AM: Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address in the 340 Ballroom
Dr. Erik Jon Byker, Chair of URC 2025
TBD, Division of Research
Dr. Lance Barton, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)
TBD, Introduction of Keynote Speaker
TBD , Keynote Speaker, UNC Charlotte Alum
*Thank you to the Honors College and OUR for sponsoring the Keynote
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM: Concurrent Presentation Session A
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Concurrent Presentation Session B
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Concurrent Presentation Session C
Creative Arts and Poster Research Presentation Sessions in the 340 Ballroom
Oral Presentation and Panel Sessions in the 200 Level Rooms
Applied and Health Sciences – Room 261
Arts, Design, & Engineering – Room 262
Humanities – Room 263
Psychological and Social Sciences – Room 265
STEM: Biological Sciences I – Room 266
STEM: Biological Sciences II – Room 267
2 – 3 PM: Closing Ceremony in the 340 Ballroom**
Dr. Erik Jon Byker, Chair of URC 2025
TBD , Keynote Speaker with Closing Reflection Panel
Dr. Sarah Powell, Associate Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research
Korinne Talley, OUR Graduate Assistant and Scholar
Honor Society Representatives
Recognitions
**At the conclusion of the Ceremony, further instructions about group pictures may be provided. Thank you to the University Communications Office for providing photography for the URC 2026.
3 PM – 4 PM: Dessert reception to follow on the Third Floor of the Popp Martin Student Union
Thank you, again, to all the faculty members, staff, and graduate students who support the URC, mentor students in research, and provide feedback during the conference. Thank you to the URC Organizing Committee and the URC Student Leadership team for all your help with the conference organization.