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Spring 2026 Conference
Join Shenandoah University for the 2026 spring VCHC Conference!
General Information
The VCHC executive officers invite you to join us at Shenandoah University for our spring conference!
Campus Location: 1460 University Drive, Winchester, Virginia 22601
Important Dates:
Presentation Proposal Deadline: Friday, March 6, 2026
Presentation Acceptance Announcements: Friday, March 27, 2026
Conference Early Bird Registration Deadline: Friday, April 3, 2026
Conference Date: Friday and Saturday, April 17 and 18, 2026
Schedule
Click Here for the Schedule-at-a-Glance Including a QR Code to the Full Schedule
Friday
4:00PM Check-In
Friday check in and dinner will be located at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley at 901 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 22601. Check in starts at 4:00PM. Plan to come early and enjoy the outdoor gardens and indoor art exhibits before dinner.
6:00PM Welcome and Dinner
7:00PM Keynote and Dessert
8:00PM Evening Activities (TBA)
Saturday
8:00 AM Breakfast
9:00 AM Concurrent Oral Presentations
10:00 AM Poster Session 1 with Snacks & Coffee
11:00 AM Student Forum
12:00 PM Lunch with Student Ice-Breaker Bingo Card Game
1:00 PM Concurrent Oral Presentations
2:00 PM Poster Session 2 with Snacks & coffee
3:00 PM Faculty Business Meeting
Student Service Project – Jim Barnet Clean-Up
4:00 PM Student Awards and Closing
You can find the full, detailed schedule via this link.
Parking
Parking on campus is free on Saturday as long as attendees park in campus parking lots. The provided campus map has asterisks on the two buildings VCHC is using (Armory #5 and HHH #28). Parking is available around these buildings. The map also indicates where optional overflow parking exists. Attendees are not allowed to park in the city park spaces, also indicated on the map. Be sure to check the address of your hotel. The conference rate hotel (located on Berryville Avenue) is one exit down from campus and not walkable. However, if attendees booked a different hotel, they may be closer to campus.
Conference Presentation Proposals
Honors students are invited to present their work at the VCHC spring conference. Presentations can be oral or poster format. In addition to the longer-format oral presentations and poster presentation formats, in 2026, the VCHC invites students to present work through a roundtable format. The roundtable format encourages shorter (5-7 minute) presentations of work, which may be completed or in progress. Performances are also welcome, but please check with the host prior to submitting a proposal in order to ensure we have the space to accommodate a short performance. Projects do not need to be completed prior to presenting. We have categories for project proposals, partially completed projects, and completed projects.
You may submit your proposal via the Submission Form for Spring 2026 VCHC Conference Presentations.
Conference Registration Information
The early bird registration fee is $100/attendee (this flat fee is for students, faculty, and staff attending). Please note that one student from each institution is registered for free. The early bird registration fee is in effect until April 3, 2026. After that date, the registration fee will increase to $125 per registrant (though, again, each institution may register one student with no cost).
Each attendee must complete the registration form linked here.
Payments will be able to be made by clicking the payment button below:
Hotel Information
Our hosts at Shenandoah University have made arrangements with the local Hampton Inn for a block of rooms with a rate of $119/night (nights of April 17 and 18). Please note that this rate is in effect only until March 31, 2026. Reservations will need to be made prior to that date. Also note that the conference rate hotel (located on Berryville Avenue) is one exit down from campus and not within typical walking distance of campus (those staying at the conference hotel should see parking info above). However, if attendees booked a different hotel, they may be closer to campus.
You can find the group rate for reservations here.
Hotel Contact Information
Hampton Inn Winchester N/Conference Center
Winchester, Virginia 22601 USA
540-678-4000
Virginias Collegiate Honors Council holds two conferences each year. The Fall Conference, usually held in September or early October, is attended by VCHC Executive Officers, faculty and student representatives, and the directors and deans of the Honors Programs and Honors Colleges from across Virginia and West Virginia. The primary purpose of this conference is to plan the spring conference and address any council business.
The Spring Honors Conference, usually held in March or April, is a forum for Honors students from Virginia and West Virginia institutions to present their scholarly work publicly and to network with other Honors students. Participants typically present results from an Honors project, an independent undergraduate research project, or an original work (i.e art, dance, literature, instrumental or vocal music, or poetry) as an individual oral presentation, a group presentation, or within the poster session.
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