Committee Charge
This committee is charged with the following:
Charge 1: Annually implement the UR Poster Session at CCCC convention and provide various forms of support for undergraduates attending the convention;
Charge 2: Regularly update the bibliography of UR resources and models to complement the CCCC Position Statement on Undergraduate Research;
Charge 3: Regularly study data regarding undergraduate research (i.e., analysis of program data) and, when appropriate, collect new data (i.e., membership survey, inquiry into uses of the UR Position Statement);
Charge 4: Continue ongoing coordination with broader UR community and with audiences within rhetoric and composition/writing studies, including the Council on Undergraduate Research, the National Writing Project, Rhetoric Society of America, National Communication Association, IWCA, CWPA, AAC&U, and any other relevant organizations.March 2018 Update
Update
The Committee on Undergraduate Research is charged with fostering the culture of undergraduate research (UR) in writing on behalf of NCTE/CCCC. Established in 2011, this Special Committee operates from the idea that UR benefits not only the students and teachers who work together in different forms of collaborative inquiry but also the programs and departments, institutions, and disciplines that support undergraduate writing researchers, their mentors, and their work. The CCCC Position Statement on Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies and Bibliography further articulates these ideas. The committee also sponsors activities and initiatives affiliated with the CCCC annual convention, including regular data collection and active support for the CCCC Undergraduate Research Poster Session.