Schedule at a Glance (Times are Listed in Eastern Time)
• Event Start: Badge pick-up begins at noon ET on Monday, April 7, 2025, with the opening plenary starting at 3:00 pm ET.
• Event End: The event concludes at 5:00 pm ET on Wednesday, April 9, 2025.
Note: These times are subject to minor adjustments, but this will provide a general framework for planning your travel. Please plan to have your group stay for the duration of the event to maximize their experience, and since presentations can be scheduled at any time during the duration and special scheduling requests won’t be accommodated.
Preconference Excursions: Monday, April 7, 2025 (Limited Availability and Separate Registration Required)
| 12:00 pm-3:00 pm | Exclusive Three-Hour Tour of Acrisure Stadium |
Day 1: Monday, April 7, 2025
| 12:00 pm-6:30 pm | Arrivals and Badge Pick-up for Attendees |
| 12:00 pm-6:30 pm | Check-in and Set-up for Exhibitors |
| 1:00 pm-6:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room Open |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm | Welcome Plenary |
| 4:00 pm-4:30 pm | Transition to Elevating the Arts |
| 4:30 pm-6:30 pm | Elevating the Arts: Student Presentation Showcase |
Day 2: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
| 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Badge Pick-up and Help Desks Open |
| 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room Open |
| 8:00 am-5:00 pm | Faculty Lounge Open 9:00 am-10:30 am: Discussion Facilitated by Duquesne University on Stimulating Ideas for Conducting Undergraduate Research |
| 8:00 am-11:30 am | Future Fair Open |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am | Student Oral Presentations: Group 1 |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 1 |
| 8:00 am-8:50 am | Student Poster Presentations: Group 1 |
| 8:30 am-4:30 pm | Career Corner |
| 8:45 am-9:15 am | AM Snack |
| 9:15 am-10:15 am | Student Oral Presentations: Group 2 |
| 9:15 am-10:15 am | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 2 |
| 9:15 am-10:05 am | Student Poster Presentations: Group 2 |
| 10:45 am-11:45 am | Student Oral Presentations: Group 3 |
| 10:45 am-11:45 am | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 3 |
| 10:45 am-11:35 am | Student Poster Presentations: Group 3 |
| 11:30 am-1:00 pm | Ticketed Lunch |
| 1:00 pm-4:00 pm | Future Fair Open |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 4 |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 4 |
| 1:00 pm-1:50 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 4 |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 5 |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 5 |
| 2:15 pm-3:05 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 5 |
| 3:00 pm-4:00 pm | Fireside Chat with Pittsburgh Presidents Call to Action: The Importance of Research for Opportunity and Sustainability in Higher Education in Today's Climate |
| 3:45 pm-4:45 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 6 |
| 3:45 pm-4:45 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 6 |
| 3:45 pm-4:35 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 6 |
| 5:00 pm-8:00 pm | Night in the Neighborhood: Party at the Senator John Heinz History Center |
Day 3: Wednesday, April 9, 2025
| 7:00 am-5:00 pm | Speaker Ready Room Open |
| 7:30 am-5:00 pm | Badge Pick-up and Help Desks Open |
| 8:00 am-1:00 pm | Faculty Lounge Open 9:00 am-10:30 am: Discussion Facilitated by Duquesne University on Securing Funding for Undergraduate Research |
| 8:00 am-10:15 am | Future Fair Open |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am | Student Oral Presentations: Group 7 |
| 8:00 am-9:00 am | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 7 |
| 8:00 am-8:50 am | Student Poster Presentations: Group 7 |
| 8:45 am-9:15 am | AM Snack |
| 9:00 am-12:30 pm | Pittsburgh Robotics Network Showcase |
| 9:00 am-3:00 pm | Career Corner |
| 9:15 am-10:15 am | Student Oral Presentations: Group 8 |
| 9:15 am-10:15 am | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 8 |
| 9:15 am-10:05 am | Student Poster Presentations: Group 8 |
| 10:30 am-11:30 am | Plenary |
| 11:30 am-1:00 pm | Ticketed Lunch |
| 12:30 pm-3:00 pm | Future Fair Open |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 9 |
| 1:00 pm-2:00 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 9 |
| 1:00 pm-1:50 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 9 |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 10 |
| 2:15 pm-3:15 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 10 |
| 2:15 pm-3:05 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 10 |
| 3:45 pm-4:45 pm | Student Oral Presentations: Group 11 |
| 3:45 pm-4:45 pm | Mentor-Led Sessions: Group 11 |
| 3:45 pm-4:35 pm | Student Poster Presentations: Group 11 |
| 5:00 pm | Departures |
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