Calling all faculty, staff, and students! Submit a proposal to present by Friday, April 10, 2026

Inver Hills Community College is holding the Annual Research Conference (ARC) 2026 Wednesday, April 22, and Thursday, April 23, 2026, in the Fine Arts building on the college’s campus in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.

The Annual Research Conference (ARC) is a chance for Inver Hills students, faculty, and staff to showcase their work and projects. This year’s ARC theme is From Curiosity to Connection: Research for a Stronger Community. The conference provides participants an opportunity to improve skills such as communication, organization, public presentation, active listening, and the importance of questioning general assumptions and basic argumentative structures.

This year’s keynote speakers are Mikayla Smith, MPP, a community relations manager based in St. Paul, and Pete K. Wong, a 2025 CAAL Ignite grantee. See below for more information.

College faculty, staff, and students are invited to present projects at the conference. The ARC 2026 Committee—with co-chairs Marika Reese, social justice studies faculty, and Katherine Olson, communication faculty—is now accepting submissions for poster or room presentations. Presentations can be related to the theme, but all topics are welcome. Staff and faculty can present their own work and/or encourage students to present their work.

The deadline to submit a proposal to present is Friday, April 10, 2026. Projects do not have to be completed by the time of signup, but you will be asked for a title and 50-word summary to go into the ARC 2026 program. Please fill out the submission proposal form with details about your poster or presentation and select your preferred time slot.

Submissions are due by Friday, April 10, 2026.

SUBMIT A PROPOSAL

WHAT: Annual Research Conference 2026

From Curiosity to Connection: Research for a Stronger Community

WHO: Inver Hills Students, Faculty, and Staff

Keynote speakers: Mikayla Smith, MPP, and Pete K. Wong

WHEN: April 22 and April 23, 2026

WHERE: Fine Arts Building

Inver Hills Community College
2500 80th Street East
Inver Grove Heights, MN 55076
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ARC 2026 Schedule of Events