The Beacon Conference

Celebrating Student Scholars at Two-Year Colleges in the Mid-Atlantic Region

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Intercollegiate Beacon Conference Steering Committee has made the difficult decision to suspend the annual Beacon Conference in 2027.

The conference will resume in 2028, and it will be hosted in person by Bucks County Community College in Newtown, Pennsylvania.

The 2028 submission portal will be available on this website in Fall 2027. Students are welcome to submit papers written with both Beacon 2027 and 2028 in mind.

We look forward to a very special celebration of Beacon’s 35th anniversary at Bucks CCC!

Sincerely,

The Intercollegiate Beacon Conference Steering Committee

Why Beacon?

Find A Mentor

Receive guidance from an enthusiastic faculty member who has expertise in your topic's field. Enhance your questions, ideas, arguments, and presentation.

Get Academic Writing Experience

Refine, revise, expand, and meticulously document sustained academic prose.

Present To An Enthusiastic Audience

Present your work to a judge, other panel presenters, and a mix of faculty, family, and friends, all listening closely and able to ask questions about your work.

Receive Recognition

Panel presenters have submitted the best, most interesting papers, and they compete for Panel Awards that include monetary prizes and publication.

Get Conference Experience

Participate in this academic and professional conference, presenting your ideas and listening to others' ideas, and gain a range of experiences that encourage further development of valuable skills that transfer into many other contexts.

Complete Extended Research

Return to a favorite project, broaden its scope, reconsider its findings, or dive into additional data, reports, or criticism.