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Advancing Public Purposes

Undergraduate Research as Strategy: Advancing Equity, Student Success, and Public Purpose

Friday, January 23, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM East Coast USA Time
Location: Marquis Salons 12/13 - Level M2

    Primary Presenter(s)

  • Lindsay Currie

    Executive Officer
    Council on Undergraduate Research
    WASHINGTON, District of Columbia, United States

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    • Co-Presenter(s)

  • Linda Blockus

    Director Office of Undergraduate Research
    University of Missouri–Columbia, United States

  • Lisa Brown (she/her/hers)

    Director, Office of Undergraduate Research
    Morgan State University
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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    Steven Dandaneau

    Associate Provost and Executive Director of UERU
    Colorado State University, United States

  • Herb Hill

    Director of Undergraduate Research and Creative Inquiry
    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

  • Bethany Usher

    Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Radford University, United States

This panel will highlight how research universities are aligning undergraduate research with institutional missions and career readiness initiatives to serve broader public purposes. Panelists will share innovative models, faculty engagement strategies, and methods for broadening access. Attendees will leave with strategies for leveraging undergraduate research as a vehicle for equity, student success, and institutional transformation.