Conference Agenda
2024 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
8:30am – 3pm: URC 2025 in the Popp Martin Student Union
(a more detailed schedule of events will be added later in the spring 2025 semester, below is the 2024 schedule)
8:30 AM: URC 2024 Registration opens outside of the 340 Ballroom
9:15 – 10 AM: Opening Ceremony and Keynote Speech in the 340 Ballroom
Prelude: Trumpet Ensemble directed by Dr. Eric Millard
Dr. Erik Jon Byker, Chair of URC 2024
Dr. Lance Barton, Director of the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR)
Mariana Gracia, Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Dante Gil Rivas, Keynote Speaker, UNC Charlotte Alum and Martin Scholar
*Thank you to Honors College and the OUR for sponsoring the Keynote
Poster and Creative Arts Presentation Sessions in the 340 Ballroom
10:15 AM – 11:15 AM: Poster and Creative Arts Session A
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Poster and Creative Arts Session B
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Poster and Creative Arts Session C*
*At the conclusion of Session C, please breakdown the easel and put it in the easel box. Thank you.
Oral Presentation Sessions in the 200 Level Rooms of the Popp Martin Student Union
10:30 AM -12 PM: Arts & Humanities – Room 261
10:30 AM – 1:15 PM: History & Social Science – Room 262
10:30 AM – 12:15 PM: Health Sciences – Room 263
10:30 AM – 1 PM: Applied Science – Room 265
10:30 AM – 1 PM: Biological Sciences 1 – Room 266
10:30 AM – 1 PM: Biological Sciences 2 – Room 267
Panel Sessions in the 200 Level Rooms of the Popp Martin Student Union
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Community Engaged Research Panel – Room 261
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM: Sustainability Research Panel – Room 263
2 PM – 3 PM: Closing Ceremony and Presentation of Awards in the 340 Ballroom**
3 PM – 4 PM: Presenter and Mentor Reception, Popp-Martin Student Union
**At the conclusion of the Awards Ceremony, we asked that all winners remain in the 340 Ballroom for further instructions about group pictures. Much thanks to Ryan Honeymoon for providing photography for the URC 2024.