Open Access & Futures: An Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session
Call for Proposals
We invite proposals for “Open Access & Futures: An Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session” at CCCC 2014, March 20, 2014, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This poster session, organized by a team of undergraduate and graduate students and faculty, will showcase undergraduate research in professional writing, writing studies, rhetoric and composition, and related programs.
The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) is an annual convention for academics interested in all aspects of teaching and researching writing. It routinely attracts 3,000 attendees, ranging from professors to students. The Conference Chair designates a theme, and this year it focuses on “Open | Source(s), Access, Futures” although undergraduate researcher posters are not restricted to that theme.
The annual poster session was initiated at the 2012 CCCC to encourage undergraduate participation at CCCC, to attract younger members who are contemplating further education and careers in rhetoric and composition, to extend the organization’s diversity, and to examine, support, and represent the growing presence of undergraduate research in rhetoric, composition, and communication. In the context of these ongoing discussions, this poster session showcases the field’s premier undergraduate researchers and their projects.
To be considered for this poster session, please write a 400-word proposal that:
- Identifies your presentation title,
- Explains your research project,
- Indicates the anticipated status of the project by March 2014 (note that projects may just be beginning, or still in-progress, when you submit this proposal), and
- Discusses your interest in sharing your research with CCCC attendees.
Submit .doc or .pdf proposals to Jessie L. Moore via email (jmoore28@elon.edu) by 5:00 PM EST on November 25th. Include contact information for all proposal authors in the body of the email. Proposals will be reviewed by the Poster Session Team identified below, and applicants will be notified by December 9th.
To help accepted presenters prepare for the poster session, the planning team will share strategies for designing posters. Accepted presenters also will be invited to participate in a peer review of poster drafts in late February.
We look forward to learning about your undergraduate research projects!
CCCC Undergraduate Researcher Poster Session Planning Team:
- Sara Calicchia, Science Undergraduate and Author of Young Scholars in Writing essay, Utah State University
- Alyssa-Rae Hug, English M.A. Student, St. John’s University
- Joyce Kinkead, English Faculty, Utah State University
- Kim Lilienthal, English Undergraduate and Writing Center Consultant, Elon University
- Jessie L. Moore, Professional Writing & Rhetoric Faculty, Elon University
- Paula Rosinski, Professional Writing & Rhetoric Faculty, Elon University
- Kyle Whitaker, English Undergraduate and Writing Center Consultant, Elon University