Ithaca

Jordan Cowell of Kutztown presented research at the 2016 National Conference on Undergraduate Research at the University of North Carolina, Asheville.

Cowell’s presentation, , “Kairos and Crisis: Failure to Meet the Rhetorical Situation of a Racial Crisis of Ithaca College.”

Cowell is a communication studies major in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Ithaca College, and a member of the class of 2016.

The annual conference included students from 387 colleges and universities giving a total of 3,207 presentations.

The presentations mostly comprised research projects completed during students’ coursework, including independent studies, senior theses and lab work.

Students who attended the conference were introduced to high-level research being done by undergraduates in a multitude of fields all over the country.

The students also learned how to present their own research to general audiences.

Created in 1987, NCUR promotes undergraduate research, scholarship and creative activity across all fields of study.