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NCURA's 68th Annual Meeting

Your unofficial guide to NCURA 2026 featuring must-see sessions, keynote speakers, events, and ideas worth exploring while in the Big Apple.

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Your Unofficial Guide to NCURA 2026

With packed schedules and many sessions happening throughout the week, this unofficial guide gives you a quick view of the agenda, along with must-see sessions, keynote speakers, key events, and exciting presentations worth adding to your schedule at NCURA.

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Schedule at a Glance

Key Events

Saturday

Aug 1

Key Events

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    07:15 AM - 06:15 PM: Registration

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    8:15 AM: Workshops Begin

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    5:15 PM: Welcome Reception. Location: Trianon, 3rd Floor

Sunday

7:30–8:15 AM: Breakfast

Aug 2

Key Events

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    07:30 AM - 04:00 PM: Professional Headshots. 3rd Floor

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    11:30 AM - 1:00 PM: Lunch

Monday

7:30 - 8:15 AM: Breakfast

Aug 3

Key Events

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    10:15 AM: The Kuali Research Suite and AI Augmentation for the Research Enterprise

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    4:00 PM: Navigating Digital Transformation in Research Operations

Session Spotlights

Key sessions that you don't want to miss.

Magui + Amanda

Navigating Digital Transformation in Research Operations

Real-World Strategies & Insights from the University of Baltimore

Learn how the University of Baltimore approached modernizing research administration despite limited staffing, legacy systems, and competing priorities. This session shares practical strategies for process improvement, stakeholder alignment, system integrations, and change management that institutions can apply to their own digital transformation efforts.

  • Speakers

    Magui Cardona (University of Baltimore)

    Amanda Sidoti (Kuali)

  • When
    August 3, 2026: 04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
  • Where
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Experience the Agentic Campus

Visit us in the Exhibitor Showcase | Downtown | Kuali Booth #4/5
See how AI-powered automation is helping research offices streamline proposal development, approvals, compliance, agreements, and award management.
  • See for Yourself
    AI isn't just helping research administrators work faster—it's beginning to handle the work alongside them.
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The Kuali Research Suite and AI Augmentation for the Research Enterprise

See what's next for AI-powered research administration

Learn how the Kuali Research Suite uses institution-controlled AI to streamline research administration, automate routine tasks, and support better decision-making from proposal to award.

  • Speakers

    Amanda Sidoti (Kuali)

    Amber Hood (Kuali)

  • When

    Monday August 3: 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM

  • Where
    Murray Hill West, 2nd Floor

Don't Forget the Fun

Evening Events, Awards, & Prizes.

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Complimentary Professional Headshots 📸

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Kuali is proud to sponsor this year's Professional Headshot Station, giving attendees the opportunity to refresh their professional profile with a complimentary headshot.


 

  • When
    • Sunday, August 2: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
    • Monday, August 3: 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Where
    Promenade, 3rd Floor
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Building the Next Generation of Research Administration

Visit the Expo Hall | Kuali Booth #4/5
See how Kuali's AI-native platform is helping research offices simplify complex processes, reduce administrative burden, and support researchers more effectively. 
  • Lego Set Give-Away
    Enter for a chance to win one of two LEGO® prizes at the booth: the Statue of Liberty or NYC- Big Apple set.

About Kuali

Explore the AI Native Platform Behind Modern Academic and Institutional Operations.

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The Agentic Campus

Kuali's agentic architecture brings together institutional data, operational workflows, and mission-critical application into a AI-native platform designed to simplify, automate, and coordinate work across the modern institution.

AI-Native in Action

While traditional SaaS platforms helped institutions digitize workflows, governance, and processes, Kuali's AI-native platform helps institutions understand, coordinate, and accelerate the work happening inside them in ways that were never possible before.

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Institutional Leaders

AI isn’t just assisting institutional work anymore. It’s starting to do it.

Ask AI to build forms, workflows, automate approvals, identify bottlenecks, and keep institutional work moving. Kuali helps higher education teams streamline processes through AI-native automation, connected workflows, governance, integrations, and no-code applications.

  • AI-Native Forms, Workflows & Automations
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Research Administrators

Talk to your research administration system like it’s part of your team.

Manage research administration, compliance, and operations through connected workflows, centralized records, and an AI-native platform that simplifies reviews, accelerates approvals, and improves visibility across the research lifecycle.

Registrars
Registrars & Provosts

Curriculum, catalog, syllabus, degree audit and planning are just the beginning.

Kuali brings curriculum, catalog, and syllabus together with AI-native workflows that help registrars manage not just core academic systems, but the everyday operational work around them, from transcript evaluations and exemptions to grade appeals and more, all in one connected platform.

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CIOs

Shadow AI is already on campus. Most institutions just can’t see it.

As an AI-native platform company, Kuali believes innovation and governance must move together. Kuali Gateway centralizes AI workloads, governance, and model access across campus through a secure reverse proxy control layer designed specifically for higher education.

"Where other workflow tools struggled, Kuali scaled."

Errol Erez

Application Architect  |  Tufts University

"I highly recommend exploring everything Kuali has to offer.” 

Marlise Sipes

University Registrar   |  CSU Global

“Kuali combines a scalable platform with a responsive, collaborative team that truly understands higher education.”

Molly Thompson

Senior Deputy University Registrar  |  Vanderbilt University

“The automation, student autonomy, and access to data are unmatched."

Sarah Jeffery

Senior Coordinator of Peer Education   |  University of Georgia

“Kuali streamlines complex research workflows, and the people behind it bring the expertise and guidance to help us work more efficiently.”

Dawn Boatman

Assistant VP for Research Administration  |  Portland University

“We launched 100+ Kuali applications in six months, with more coming soon. Our Staff saw transformative improvements in efficiency and collaboration across campus.”

John Whitehouse

Director of Data Systems  |  Gettysburg College

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Imagine a campus where approvals don't stall, processes don't get lost, and AI helps keep work moving. Kuali is redefining what's possible in higher education.

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Customer Stories

Explore customer stories, operational insights, and strategies from institutions using Kuali to modernize workflows, governance, research administration, and campus operations.

Louisiana State University of Alexandria

318% Increase in On-Time Degree Conferrals
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University of Connecticut

Scaling From 204 to 1,400 Workflow Apps
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University of Maryland, Baltimore

Reducing Research Training Time by 50%
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Southern New Hampshire University

Streamlining 2,000 Curriculum Competencies
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Point Park University

Transforming 39 Continuity Plans Into One Live System
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Utah State University

43% Improvement in Grant Win Ratio
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