ASSERT Pitch Event 2026

This is the video recording for the 10th ASSERT cohort pitch event. The ASSERT (Aligning Stakeholders and Structures to Enable Research Transformation) Pitch event, allows faculty to share their research ideas and questions in three-minute pitches with members of the community. The event is the culmination to the year-long professional development for the cohort, celebrating and supporting the personal development of faculty to facilitate their readiness to conceive transformative research ideas. Initiated as a National Science Foundation-funded project, ASSERT is now in full partnership with the Office of the Provost and the Division of Research and Economic Development, with additional support from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Business and Economics, the College of Education, the College of Engineering, the College of Health Sciences, the College of Innovation + Design, the School of Public Service, and the Albertsons Library. The program operates by improving academic structures, addressing the cultural issues at the university that inhibit academic risk taking, and supporting faculty growth as scholars, leaders, educators and professionals in a community-centric environment. Each year, a cohort of faculty, from various ranks and academic units, become an ASSERTive community as they work and grow together, identifying values, building leadership skills, and working towards transformational research. Learn more about ASSERT. https://www.boisestate.edu/urminstitu...