Conference Agenda

2024 URC Schedule

subject to change

Monday January 22, 2024
URC 2024 Submission period opens

Friday, March 1, 2024
5:00pm: URC 2024 Submission period closes

Thursday, March 28, 2024
5:00pm: URC 2024 Submission of presentation materials closes in the Symposium system

Monday, April 1- Friday, April 5, 2024
5:00pm: URC 2024 Judging Period on the URC 2024 Symposium system. Presenters should closely monitor their email messages during this time period for questions/comments notifications from the judges. Presenters should reply back to the judges within this time period with answers to questions.

Monday, April 8, 2024

URC 2024 Symposium officially goes live to the public 

Friday, April 12, 2024
8:30am-4:00pm 2024 URC, held in Popp-Martin Student Union

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.