Regionals at the Rotunda

Showcasing undergraduate research with real impact

Each year, Regionals at the Rotunda highlights undergraduate research and the faculty mentors who support those efforts on the regional campuses of Indiana University (East, Kokomo, Northwest, South Bend, and Southeast). Learn about the significant ways our students are emerging as scholars while addressing the interests and pressing needs of the regions we serve, as well as our state and the nation.

2026 Planning Committee

  • Rebecca Carlton
    IUS Teaching Professor in Communications Studies
  • Seuth Chaleunphonh
    Sr. Director for Regional Student Support Services
  • Sarah Heath
    RCOE Faculty Fellow/IUK Professor of History
  • Lafayette Jordan
    Assistant Director of State Relations
  • Meghan Kahn
    IUS Dean of School of Social Sciences/Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience
  • Marah Yankey
    Director of Marketing, Regionals and Online
  • Jennifer Maurer
    RCOE Executive Administrative Assistant/Project Management Specialist
  • Stacie Merken
    IUSB Professor of Criminal Justice
  • Patrick Motl
    IUK Dean of School of Sciences/Professor of Physics
  • Vicki Román-Lagunas
    Associate Vice President for Regional Academic Affairs
  • Jill Schweitzer
    IUE Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Philemon Yebei
    Associate Vice President for Finance and Strategy
  • Christopher Young
    IUN Professor of History /Director of CISTL

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Highlights from the 2025 event

The 2025 IU Regionals at the Rotunda event brought students and faculty from IU's regional campuses to the State Capitol to showcase their impactful research to legislators. The full program, which detailed the wide array of projects and presentations, can be viewed below.

See the 2025 program