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The Undergraduate Research Advisory Council (URAC) provides guidance and support to the Office of Undergraduate Research. The URAC is comprised of faculty, staff, and students representing areas across the university.<\/p>\n

Faculty and College\u00a0Representatives<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
College<\/strong><\/td>\nRepresentative<\/strong><\/td>\nAppointment<\/strong><\/td>\nTerm<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herbert College of Agriculture<\/td>\n
\n<\/b>Adam Wilcox<\/td>\n		College Appointed<\/td>\n
\n<\/b>Fall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Architecture & Design<\/td>\nAvigail Sachs<\/span><\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\n\n
Lauren Roark<\/div>\n
Jessica Hay<\/div>\n
Michael Guidry<\/div>\n

Denise Phillips<\/td>\n

College Appointed<\/td>\n
\n<\/b>Fall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haslam College of Business<\/td>\nMary Cooper<\/p>\n

Wei Zheng<\/p>\n

Lance Saunders<\/td>\n

College Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Communication & Information<\/td>\nGuy Harrison<\/span><\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences<\/td>\n\n
Elizabeth Johnson<\/div>\n
Jiangang Chen<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
College Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies<\/td>\nAysegul Cuhadar<\/span><\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tickle College of Engineering<\/td>\nDavid Keffer<\/p>\n

Kevin Kit<\/p>\n

Seungha Shin<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
College Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Music<\/td>\nKatie Johnson-Webb<\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Nursing<\/td>\nTami Wyatt<\/span><\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs<\/td>\nCharles Sims<\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Social Work<\/td>\nBridget Freisthler<\/span><\/td>\nCollege Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College of Arts & Sciences<\/td>\nJoshua Baccile<\/td>\nAlternate<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Haslam College of Business<\/td>\n\n
Jules Morris<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
Alternate<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Non-College Representatives (Faculty & Staff)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
UT Libraries<\/td>\nAnna Savelli<\/td>\nOURF Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Volunteer Experience<\/td>\nDoug Porter<\/td>\nOURF Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Division of Student Success<\/td>\nPatrick Akos
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Co-Chair<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships<\/td>\nMeredith Malburne-Wade<\/td>\nCo-Chair<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships<\/td>\nJanna Harvey<\/td>\nOURF Appointed<\/td>\nFall 2025 – Spring 2028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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