Undergraduate Research Center Council

Utilizing a nomination and selection process that occurs through shared governance, the URC Council includes staff, administration, and faculty representatives from every college. Council members actively serve on a variety of URC initiatives and committees that support student success. Council members also act as the voice of our faculty. The duties of the council members, aside from attending regular council meetings, include acting as judges and moderators during the Undergraduate Research Symposium, acting as reviewers for the grant cycle, and providing ideas and feedback on events and planning within the URC.

College	Member	Department	Term
AH&N	Kristi Oeding	Speech, Hearing and Rehabilitation Services	2023-26
COB	DeQuindre Spencer	Management and Entrepreneurship	2022-25
COE	Cheng Wang	Aviation	2024-27
CSET	Rachel Cohen	Biological Sciences	2022-25
HSS	Shawna Petersen-Brown	Psychology	2022-25
HSS	Kelly Moreland	English	2023-26
Library	Bobby Bothmann	Library Services	2022-25
	Amal Sharafkhodjaeva	Student Representative
At-Large	Carol Glasser	Sociology and Leadership Studies	2024-27
At-Large	Corey Selland	Human Performance	2022-25
At-Large	Başak Bektaş	Mechanical and Civil Engineering	2023-26
At-Large	Keenan Hartert	Biological Sciences	2023-26
At-Large	Samantha Katner	Biochemistry, Chemistry, and Geology	2023-26
At-Large	Areca Roe	Creative Arts	2024-27
Ex-officio	Chris Corley	Dean of Library and Learning	2021-Present
Ex-officio	Tim Smit	Honors & Fellowships	2024-Present
Ex-officio	Aaron Hoy	Center for Excellence in Scholarship and Research	2022-Present
Ex-officio	Kristel Seth	Research and Sponsored Programs	2018-Present