Honors Transfer Council of California
Supporting honors education and helping California community college students transfer to colleges and universities nationwide.
The Honors Transfer Council of California
Proudly Announces
The 26th Annual
Building Bridges
Research Conference
At UC Riverside
UMarch 28, 2026
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Event Information
HTCC's annual conference gives community college honors students the opportunity to present their academic work. We invite research-based presentations, posters, and creative performances reflecting inquiry into the humanities, sciences, arts, social sciences, and pre-professional programs; we also welcome results of research into the honors experience.
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Awards and Publication Opportunities
Having your work accepted for presentation makes you eligible not only for monetary awards but also for publication in the HTCC anthology Building Bridges.
Presentation Types
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Research Poster: Research posters displayed physically at UC Riverside in the Student Success Center (SSC) 1st floor.
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Individual Oral: 10-12-minute presentations in breakout rooms inside both the Highlander Union Building (HUB) and the SSC.
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Group Oral: 10-12-minute panel presentation by two or more presenters breakout rooms inside the HUB and SSC.
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Performance: Student-created art, music, creative writing, drama, dance performed and incorporating an explicit research component
Important Note:
You may present in up to two events if they are in two different categories:
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oral presentation or performance (individual or group)
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poster (individual or group)