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Center for Undergraduate Excellence

CUE offers undergraduate students of ALL majors enriching opportunities in student-faculty mentored and collaborative research, scholarship, and creative activities. Our programs help Chapman University’s ambitious students thrive and grow, and the events highlight undergraduate achievements and encourage intellectual community. CUE is committed to enhancing the undergraduate experience through scholarly activities and the pursuit of global citizenship.


The Center for Undergraduate Excellence follows the National Council on Undergraduate Research’s definition of undergraduate research as “A mentored investigation or creative inquiry conducted by undergraduates that seeks to make a scholarly or artistic contribution to knowledge."

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Contact Us:

Director - Dr. Julye Bidmead: Memorial Hall, 3rd Floor, Room 301

Operations Manager - Lisa Kendrick: DeMille Hall, Room 108

Call: 714-628-2889