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2026 UERU UVP Meeting

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Spring, June 3 - 5, 2026
The Ohio State University

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) holds Undergraduate Vice Provost/President (UVP) Meetings twice a year at member institutions across the country. In Spring 2026, it will be held in Columbus, Ohio at The Ohio State University.

These meetings provide UERU leaders with opportunities for in-person engagement and often feature specialized colloquia. The UVP Meetings foster collaboration and address critical challenges in undergraduate education, promoting diversity, inclusion, student success, and innovative practices. Participation is restricted to UVPs, their designees, and/or one additional senior-level colleague.

UERU 2026 Leadership Summit

August 2 - 4, 2026
Colorado State University

UERU 2026 Leadership Summit

August 2 - 4, 2026
Colorado State University

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), hosted by Colorado State University since 2013, invites senior leadership teams to participate in a Chatham House Rule-guided summit August 2-4, 2026, at Colorado State University dedicated to expert-led discussion of key strategies for achieving Boyer 2030 goals in light of emergent challenges.

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) holds Undergraduate Vice Provost/President (UVP) Meetings twice a year at member institutions across the country. In Fall 2026, it will be held in in Miami, Florida at the University of Miami.

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2026 UVP Meeting

Fall, October 27- 29, 2026
University of Miami

UERU Town Hall:

Teaching Evaluation Reform: The State of the Art

Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall:

Teaching Evaluation Reform: The State of the Art

Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

As the authors of the 2026 Transforming College Teaching Evaluation: A Framework for Advancing Instructional Excellence (Harvard Education Press) note, “The need for better approaches to teaching evaluation has been percolating for years” (p. 2).

Please join Ann E. Ausitn, Noah D. Finkelstein, Andrea Follmer Greenhoot, Doug Ward, and Gabriela Cornnejo Weaver for a discussion of their new and arguably definitive statement on the subject, bolstered by years of research and experimentation at U.S. research universities and grounded in leading-edge theory.

The town hall will be moderated by Matthew Trevett-Smith, University of Delaware.

9th Annual Mentoring and Advising Summit hosted by University of Pittsburgh

Friday, March 6, 2025 | 9:00am ET | Virtual Conference

9th Annual Mentoring and Advising Summit hosted by University of Pittsburgh

Friday, March 6, 2025 | 9:00am ET | Virtual Conference

About the 2026 Mentoring and Advising Summit

At the University of Pittsburgh, advising and mentoring are integral to our educational mission as we advocate for collaborative and holistic advising interactions. Through the ninth annual Mentoring and Advising Summit, we will continue to cultivate a strong culture of student success as we convene mentors, advisors, coaches, faculty, and administrators from around the globe to discuss new trends and best practices in mentoring and advising.

During this virtual summit, participants will engage with and learn about specific tools, techniques, theories, and concepts to support undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdocs as we provide systems of academic support to help all learners understand what is possible at our institutions of higher education.

Other Important Dates:

Call for Proposals Opens: November 10, 2025

Proposal Submission Deadline: January 5, 2026

https://www.accelevents.com/e/2026summit

UERU Provost Group Discussion

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual Meeting

UERU Provost Group Discussion

Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | 12:00pm ET | Virtual Meeting

Join us for a discussion led by New York University Provost Georgina Dopico and UVP Mark Siegal on the Provost/UVP relationship. In addition to holding other senior roles throughout her career, from 2018 to 2022 Provost Dopico served as NYU’s Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, a former version of the position which Dr. Siegal now holds. This shared experience and expertise is part, but only part, of what undergirds Provost/UVP alignment at NYU, and, with other leaders, supports the effectiveness of Provost Office undergraduate initiatives.

This Provost Group Discussion is limited to provosts and UVPs and will not be recorded. Let's use the NYU case to consider how best to foster leadership effectiveness between provosts and UVPs. What are the main points of regular alignment? Are there systemic points of tension which might require attention? What goals might be more efficiently and effectively reached with enhanced working relationships? NYU has enjoyed a period of innovation and progress in undergraduate affairs. What helpful insights might we glean from this experience?

UERU Town Hall: Grading System Reforms from Cambridge to California

Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall:

University of Tennessee -Knoxville College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies

Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 2:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall: Grading System Reforms from Cambridge to California

Thursday, March 26, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU is pleased to present a virtual town hall on grading system reforms featuring representatives of institutions that have long and famously; are in the midst of and receiving attention for; or that are exploring possibilities for new forms of…ambitious and consequential grading system reforms, namely and respectively, Kate Weishaar (MIT), Gillian Pierce (Harvard), and Michael Dennin (UC Irvine). University of Texas System Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Archie Holmes, will moderate.

Note: upon Drs. Dennin and Holmes’ leadership, UERU is also planning this term to host a parallel discussion on assessment of learning (TBD).

UERU Town Hall:

University of Tennessee -Knoxville College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies

Thursday, April 2, 2026 | 2:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU is pleased to have the opportunity to explore the vision for and workings of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Emerging and Collaborative Studies (CECS), a “first-of-its-kind college revolutionizing higher education.”

Please join vice provost and founding dean, Ozlem Kilic (former UVP), and her colleagues, Deborah Crawford, vice chancellor for research, innovation, & economic development and Provost John Zomchick for a deep dive into CECS’s organizational and curricular innovations which are designed to meet a range of important needs.

UERU Town Hall: Digital Technology Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU Town Hall: Digital Technology Literacy in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 | 1:00pm ET | Virtual Town Hall

UERU is pleased to welcome Dr. David Homa of Harvard Business School for a discussion of digital technology literacy in the age of artificial intelligence. Dr. Homa serves as Head of Institute Administration and Research Services at Harvard’s Digital Data Design (D^³) Institute and will lead a workshop on digital technology literacy at UERU’s Spring UVP Meeting at The Ohio State University.

Dr. Homa’s approach is to locate thinking about A.I. within the broad history of social and technological development, contextualizing A.I. in ways that make its study amenable to humanities and social science disciplines as much as to STEM and professional education. Dr. Homa earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Tufts University and an Ed.D. from Northeastern University.

Thursday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic led by Steven Girardot, Georgia Institute of Technology

Thursday, February 26| Virtual Zoom Meeting

Thursday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic led by Steven Girardot, Georgia Institute of Technology

Thursday, February 26 | Virtual Zoom Meeting | 2:30pm ET, 1:30pm CT, 12:30pm MT, 11:30am PT

UERU Hot Topics sessions are drop-in conversations among peer UVPs about subjects of current interest (sometimes planned, other times open-ended). Please email Steve if you would like to host a session.

*Only UVP UERU members are able access the zoom meeting link

Thursday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic led by Patrick Turner, Clark Atlanta University

Thursday, March 26| Virtual Zoom Meeting

Thursday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic led by Patrick Turner, Clark Atlanta University

Thursday, March 26 | Virtual Zoom Meeting | 2:30pm ET, 1:30pm CT, 12:30pm MT, 11:30am PT

*Only UVP UERU members are able access the zoom meeting link

Wednesday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic:

ADA Requirements led by Oliver O’Rielly, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, April 8 |Virtual Zoom Meeting

Wednesday Drop-In UVP Hot Topic:

ADA Requirements led by Oliver O’Rielly, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, April 8| Virtual Zoom Meeting | 12:00pm ET, 11:00am CT, 10:00am MT, 9:00am PT