Graduate Student Organizations
CCR Circle
Mission Statement
The CCRC is an organization composed of graduate students whose mission is to cultivate the best possible academic experience as they pursue the doctoral degree in Composition and Cultural Rhetoric (CCR). The organization is committed to enhancing the social, civic, academic, and professional aspects of CCR life. Our vision is to create a network that will benefit graduate students as they progress through the doctoral program and beyond, offering opportunities to build community, voice concerns, organize events, and participate in professional, civic, and social disciplinary activities. While the organization is primarily composed of CCR graduate students, any other interested graduate student or staff member of Syracuse University is welcome to participate.
Objectives
- To foster a professional and personal community within CCR and beyond, giving graduate students an opportunity to build relationships with each other, alumni, staff, and faculty.
- To provide a forum for rhetorical action, developing alliances for enacting positive departmental and institutional transformation.
- To provide introductory and welcome resources for incoming graduate students.
- To build relationships between CCR graduate students and the larger communities of Syracuse and Syracuse University.
Contact the Co-chairs, André Habet aahabet@syr.edu and Alex Hanson (amjanney@syr.edu) for more information.
Rhetoric Society of America
The SU Rhetoric Society of America Chapter brings together scholars from the Composition & Cultural Rhetoric program and Communication
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and Rhetorical Studies department. This cross-disciplinary relationship
allows us to expand our networks, engage different approaches to rhetoric scholarship, and foster a diverse
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RSA is the
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US flagship organization for rhetorical scholarship that joins work
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in Rhetoric & Composition, Communication Studies, and English.
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The student membership fee ($50) is 45% off the regular rate and also includes:
- a year's subscription to RSQ
- discounted conference and institute registration rates
- a 20% discount on rhetoric, communication, and study of language books at Oxford University Press
- access to all the online organizational resources, including the Rhetoric Jobs directory
For more information, please contact:
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At SU, RSA is an opportunity for interdepartmental collaboration on related research interests and investigation into interdisciplinary rhetorical sites. The chapter meets three times each semester for research colloquia, professional development sessions, and conversation. Some of the RSA Chapter at SU’s objectives include:
- To provide a space for co-departmental meetings, events, and research and writing groups
- To provide a local connection to the larger national RSA network and resources
- To create awareness for rhetorical research and studies in the Syracuse University graduate community
- To help coordinate travel resources and connections for the national RSA conference
- To create visibility for SU RSA student interests at the national RSA conference and institute
- To enhance an awareness of the rhetorical scholarship happening by SU faculty and rhetorical scholars in the field
- To provide professional development opportunities that foster participation in conferences and other scholarly opportunities in the field
- To provide networking opportunities with rhetorical scholars at Syracuse University and in the field.
Students interested in getting involved as an officer or as a member should reach out to Hannah Sparks (CRS) at hsparks@syr.edu or Brenna Williams (CCR) at bwilli65@syr.edu.
If you're interested in further information on various aspects of the organization, you can find it here:
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