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Honors: Into the Wilderness
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Join Radford University on April 19th & 20th for the 2024
Spring VCHC Conference!
The conference will be held at Radford University's Kyle Hall, home to the University’s Davis College of Business. This building includes both large conference space for poster sessions and classroom space for spoken presentations and panels.
The final conference program is ready! A PDF is linked below
Early Bird registration is $100 per person through April 5, 2024
Registration between April 6 and April 18, 2024 is $115 per person
Conference Registration Form, to be completed by each registrant.
Conference payment link (Or checks can be mailed to Scott Boltwood)
Posters being presented by students should be no bigger than 45"x60"
Each spoken presentation session is 50 minutes total for up to four individual talks. As such, presentation times should be 10 minutes plus 2 minutes for questions. A moderator in the room will provide countdown signals to keep each session running on time. Each room is equipped with PowerPoint on a Windows-based computer. Presenters are encouraged to bring any slides in PowerPoint format on a jump-drive.
Those staying at The Highland hotel can walk over to the conference at Kyle Hall. Attendees parking on campus shoul duse teh parkig permitn emailed to those attending . Lots J, M and HH are the closest options to Kyle Hall
Attendees wishing to participate in service project at the Selu Conservancy are encouraged to bring suitable clothes for garden work and close-toed shoes. This option will be from ~8:15am-9:15am on Saturday. Attendees can grab a quick bite to eat at 8am and then carpool to make the 10 minute drive over to Selu.
Additional Conference Information can be found in this document.
Need some pre or post conference food ideas?
Here are some local Radford options, there an additional large number of restaurants in relatively nearby Christiansburg and Blacksburg.
Arabica – Mediterranean and Egyptian flavors in an informal coffee-shop setting. 1158 E. Main Street
Bee & Butter – higher-end rooftop restaurant in The Highlander hotel. 600 Tyler Avenue
Macado’s – regional sandwich-focused sit-down restaurant. 510 E. Main Street
Sal’s – long-time Italian staple of the New River Valley. 709 W. Main Street
Thai This – Southeast-Asian cuisine in the heart of Appalachia. 1401 Tyler Avenue
Tha’ Dawg House – comfort breakfast and lunch…and hot dogs. 600 W. Main Street
Bonnie Student Center – Chik-fil-a, Hisso Sushi, Honeycomb Commons, Student Choice
Dalton Hall – Dalton Kitchen, Highland Smokehouse, Wendy’s, Papa John’s
Hemphill Hall - Starbucks
Hotel Information:
Radford's new hotel, The Highlander, is steps away from Kyle Hall, and will be available to attendees for a block rate of $129/night. Rooms must be reserved by March 20th to receive this rate.
The conference program is ready!
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.
Honors students are invited to present their research and projects in various formats at the Spring VCHC conference. Presentation formats include 15-20 minute oral presentations, poster presentations, and 5 minute flash talks. Presentations can be completed projects, projects in progress, or project proposals. A link to the presentation application is a the top of this page. All applications are due by March 15, 2024. Applications will be notified in time to complete early bird registration. Abstracts must be a maximum of 200 words and must be approved by the appropriate Honors Director or Dean prior to submission.
