About the Institute

The Lamborn-Hughes Institute (LHI), hosted by the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU), is a three-day gathering of teams at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Institute is dedicated to the proposition that superior undergraduate education and student success require innovative student-centered approaches and collaborative partnerships across units. 

Lamborn-Hughes Institute teams engage in immersive study and discussion, benefit from structured networking between institutions, and gain insights from plenary sessions, all with the support of experienced LHI faculty. Each team, typically composed of leaders from a variety of units (e.g., academic and student affairs; enrollment management; diversity, inclusion, and equity; institutional research, etc.), develop campus-specific action plans. These plans, which each team presents on the final day of the institute, focus on issues such as closing student achievement gaps, increasing graduation success, enhancing faculty partnerships, promoting curricular and co-curricular engagement, and Boyer 2030-inspired equity/excellence initiatives.

The Lamborn-Hughes Institute celebrates the collaboration between Alan Lamborn, former CSU Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs & Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities Executive Director, and Blanche Hughes, CSU’s current Vice President for Student Affairs and Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities Board Member.

2025

In 2025, the LHI welcomed teams from: University of Arizona and Tohono O’odham Community College, University at Buffalo, Colorado State University, Florida International University, Georgia State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University, and Wayne State University.

2024

In 2024, the LHI welcomed teams from: The Curricular Analytics Project (University of Arizona, Georgia Tech, University of Toledo, University of California, San Diego), Chapman University, Colorado State University, University of Pittsburgh, Texas State University, The University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Wyoming. 

Follow-up from LHI 2024

Endorsements

“The Lamborn-Hughes Institute provides the unique opportunity for thoughtful collaboration across colleges, campuses, and colleagues both at our home institutions and throughout the nation.”

— Dr. Patty Moran, Assistant Dean, University of Texas at Austin (2024 Institute participant)

The Association of Public & Land-grant Universities applauds the [Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities]'s new initiative, The Lamborn-Hughes Institute. It is important to deepen the collaboration and research between student and academic affairs. Educating the whole student has long been the mission and privilege of Public Research Universities, and the high-quality education involves the integration of academic and student affairs. This initiative will help leverage and synthesize all of this work to increase student success.

— Peter McPherson, now President Emeritus, APLU and Boyer 2030 Commission Co-Chair

…a great opportunity to inspire collaboration.

— Kevin Kruger, now President Emeritus, NASPA, and Boyer 2030 Commissioner

Past Lamborn-Hughes Institutes

In 2024, the LHI welcomed teams from: The Curricular Analytics Project (University of Arizona, Georgia Tech, University of Toledo, University of California, San Diego), Chapman University, Colorado State University, University of Pittsburgh, Texas State University, University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Wyoming. 

In 2022, the LHI welcomed teams from: Kansas State University, Missouri University of Science and Technology, The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Utah, University of Arizona, University of California, San Diego, University of Delaware, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Tech, and Colorado State University.

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In 2019, its inaugural year, the LHI welcomed teams from: University of Virginia; University of Texas at Austin; University of South Florida; University of Nebraska; University of Kentucky; Purdue University; The Ohio State University; University of Kansas; George Mason University; Emory University; and Colorado State University.

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For more information about the Lamborn - Hughes Institute, please contact us as homeoofice@ueru.org