Lightbulb Moment Story Template

TheÌýLightbulb MomentÌýStory InitiativeÌýinvites the university community to reflect on their experiences as they share the unexpected insights that have illuminated their paths.

Beginning
  • Who were you before the light came on?
  • How did you feel about your future?
  • What questions and/or doubts did you have?
Middle
  • What happened that answered some of your questions and/or addressed your doubts?
  • Who helped flip the switch?
  • How did you meet them?
End
  • What did you learn?
  • How did you and/or your path change?
  • Has your course changed since?
Reflection
  • What made you feel you belong where you are—or not?
  • What systems enabled your success—powered the light?

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Lightbulb Moment

Call for Participants

Developed and hosted in °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï since 2018, UROP's Sidewalk Symposium invites undergraduates to share their research and creative presentations with chalk on campus walkways. UROP welcomes undergraduates at any stage of their project to participate.

Register for UROP's Sidewalk Symposium by Oct. 5, 2026

Celebrating 40 Years

CU °Ç¸ç³Ô¹Ï has an expansive history engaging undergraduates in the research and creative life of the campus dating to the creation of UROP in 1986.

Celebrating 40 Years of Opportunities