About GURC

The Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC) itself strives to serve students and faculty in the Southeastern United States as the region’s premiere undergraduate research and creative endeavors conference. The once-yearly conference promotes the dissemination of original student scholarship conducted in partnership with a faculty/staff mentor. Further, GURC serves as a networking conference providing undergraduates with connections to career and graduate school opportunities.

GURC is hosted each year by a member of the Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective, an organization dedicated to promoting high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship across the state of Georgia and the surrounding region. The Collective is pleased to be in its 7^th year.

Previous Conferences

2013, 2014 – Columbus State University
2014, 2015 – Georgia Southern University
2016, 2017 – Georgia College & State University

Future Conferences

2018, 2019 – University of North Georgia
2020, 2021 – University of West Georgia

Executive Board, Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective

President, Anastasia Lin, University of North Georgia
Immediate Past-President, Doreen Sams, Georgia College & State University
President-Elect, Kate Theobold, University of West Georgia
Secretary, Kymberly Harris, Georgia Southern University

General Council, Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective

Name	Department/Program	Institution
Samuel Abegaz	Chemistry	Columbus State University
Amy Buddie	Director of Undergraduate Research; Psychology	Kennesaw State University
Diane Byrd	Psychology	Fort Valley State University
Dereth J. Drake	Physics	Valdosta State University
Steven Engel	Director, University Honors Program	Georgia Southern University
Monica Frazier	Biology	Columbus State University
Kymberly Harris	Elementary & Special Education	Georgia Southern University
Steven Jones	Director of the Center for Faculty Development; Political Science	Georgia College & State University
Shamin Khan	Computer Science	Columbus State University
Anastasia Lin	Assistant Vice President, Research & Engagement; English	University of North Georgia
Christopher McCollough	Communication	Columbus State University
Hussein Mohamed	Biology	Dalton State University
Stacey L. Rowland	Manager of Undergraduate Research & Honors College Advisor	University of West Georgia
Tim Sadenwasser	Director of Honors Program; English	Augusta University
Doreen Sams	Faculty Coordinator MURACE, Professor of Marketing, Course Lead, Georgia WebMBA International Business	Georgia College & State University
Marina G. Smitherman	Director of the Center for Academic Excellence; Biology	Dalton State College
Kate Theobald	Manager, Office of Undergraduate Research	University of West Georgia
Cindy Ticknor	Dean of the Honors College; Mathematics Education	Columbus State University
David S. Williams	Associate Provost & Director, Honors Program	University of Georgia