Conference Agenda
2025 URC Schedule
subject to change
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
URC 2025 Submission period opens
Thursday, March 13, 2025
11:59pm: URC 2025 Submission period closes
Monday, April 7, 2025
9:00 am: Submit the PDF of your poster file to the OUR to have your poster printed for free
Thursday, April 10, 2025
11:59pm: URC 2025 Submission of presentation materials closes in the Symposium system
Thursday, April 17, 2025, in the Popp Martin Student Union
8:30 AM – 3 PM
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
Tatyana Torres, Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Club
Dr. John Daniels, Vice Chancellor for Research, Division of Research
Dr. Lance Barton, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)
Shaina Bothra, Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Claire Patrick , Keynote Speaker, UNC Charlotte Alum
*Thank you to Honors College and the 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
Claire Patrick , Keynote Speaker with Closing Reflection Panel
Dr. Sarah Powell, Associate Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research
Emma Wakeman, 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 2025.
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.