The Spring Symposium is the Honors Council of the Illinois Region’s main annual event to showcase outstanding honors student research and creative activities as well as faculty-student research and creative collaborations. Governors State University is hosting the 2025 event, running live sessions for research papers and posters on Saturday, March 1.

HCIR Spring Symposium proposals must include at least one author/presenter who is an honors student from an HCIR member institution.