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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Awards and Publication Opportunities​
Presenting at the conference makes you eligible not only for monetary awards but also for publication in the HTCC anthology Building Bridges.
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Parking Information
Parking is available in parking lots 1 and 24. Confernce registrants can register their car in advance for free parking. Please check your emails for the parking information. Also, all guest may park in lot 30 for free on Saturday. No vehicle registration is required for lot 30.
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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.​
The Conference Registration desk will be located on the 1st floor of the Highlander Union Building (HUB). The Opening Plenary will take place on the 3rd floor of the HUB (room 302). Refreshments and pasteries will be available in the morning outside of HUB 302.
Presentation Types
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Research Poster: Research posters displayed physically at UC Riverside in the Student Success Center (SSC) 1st and 2nd floors.
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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
Eligibility Rules:
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Community college research: Priority is given to research conducted at the student’s community college/district under the guidance of a primary faculty mentor at the student’s community college/district
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Presentation Limit: Students may participate in a maximum of two presentations if they are in different categories: oral presentation or performance (individual or group) and poster (individual or group)
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In other words, students cannot present either two posters or two oral presentations.
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If students apply to participate in two categories, they must present on different topics.
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