For the past thirteen years, the Academic Research Conference invited students and faculty from around the globe to showcase their innovative academic research and creative work to establish an archive of their research and assist them in achieving their educational and professional objectives. The Academic Research Conference is a venue that shows the students’ commitment to investigate research questions and show their creative work in a broad scope of disciplines.
The ARC empowers participants to share their thoughts, discoveries, and other creative work with other students, faculty, and the community. Undergraduates, graduates, and professionals are welcome to present at the ARC. Based on participation in the 2025 meeting, we were inspired by the overwhelming participation from 792 students, 123 mentors, 54 institutions, and 24 academic majors across 18 countries. We offer the conference in a hybrid format (in-person and virtual) to accommodate international participants and travel limitations.
Presenters can choose their preferred style of showing their work. Presenters who can attend the in-person version of the meeting will present their research to many attendees. Students who cannot participate in the in-person meeting will create an internet archive of their research, share their work with a broader audience, and build their portfolio through the virtual meeting format (live Zoom sessions). The opportunity to record presentations will enable students to develop a digital exhibit of their research and creative work on the ARC YouTube Channel.
The ARC started in 2011 with only 12 poster presentations and a handful of faculty mentors in one major. In 2011, the ARC was conceived as a local conference serving UWA students, evolved into a regional meeting serving surrounding universities in 2017, and matured as an international venue welcoming everyone from around the world in 2021.
The 2026 ARC is cohosted by the University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (USMBA) and Alcorn State University.
Steering Committee
- Mustafa Morsy (Chair) – UWA
- Danielle Miller – UWA
- Kaleigh Pate – UWA
- Melissa Haab – UWA
- Tracy Keener – UWA
- Andrea Mayfield – UWA
- Anouar Alami – USMBA
- Elena Kostyleva – Alcorn State University
Code of Conduct
In order to establish a productive academic environment, all participants in the Academic Research Conference agree to abide by the following code of conduct.
- In the field of Research and Academic Integrity I shall
- Be accurate in gathering and assessing information.
- Be accurate in formulating conclusions.
- Create presentations both written and oral with a goal of communicating what was learned and what areas of doubt remain.
- Be sure to appropriately credit others for their research and ideas.
- When interacting with other Conference participants, I shall
- Make every reasonable effort to respect my audience’s time by
- Sticking to a timeline and
- Having a thoughtful presentation
- Engage with questions and feedback by accepting them as well-intentioned attempts to further knowledge.
- Offer full attention when attending presentations.
- Ask questions and offer feedback in a way designed to promote growth by the speaker and other audience members.
- Make every reasonable effort to respect my audience’s time by
- In general, I shall follow the policies of the ARC and follow all relevant laws.
Violations of this Code of Conduct may result in consequences including, but not limited to:
- Formal warnings
- Removal from conference sessions
- Revocation of participation privileges in future ARC events
- Reporting serious violations to relevant institutions or authorities