Committee on Undergraduate Research (March 2014)

Committee Charge

This committee is charged with the following:

1. Give an overview of how CCCC can foster a culture of undergraduate research and create connections with other organizations that support undergraduate research. 
2. Gather preliminary information or profiles of a sampling of programs in which undergraduates conduct research in writing curricula or programs, as well as information on undergraduate research participation at CCCC conventions and other professional conferences.
3. Recommend dissemination venues within CCCC for undergraduate researchers in writing studies and first-year composition.
4. Provide a rationale to the EC for further initiatives or areas of study in undergraduate research.
5. Collaborate with the CCCC Committee on the Major in Writing and Rhetoric.
6. Collaborate with the CCCC Committee on Research.