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CERCL (Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning) records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0258
Finding aid note: Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of documentation of CERCL activities, such as submissions to a high school essay contest, event flyers, two oral history interviews, and extensive coverage of Hip-Hop relatved classes and events.

Dates

  • Creation: 2009 - 2022

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This material is open for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Stored off-site at the Library Service Center. Please request this material via woodson@rice.edu or call 713-348-2586.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from the CERCL records must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University, Houston, Texas.

Biographical / Historical

CERCL (Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning) began in 2007 as HERE (Houston Enriches Rice Education), a program designed to develop engagement of Rice University with the city of Houston. At its beginning, the initiative was supported jointly by the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, the Office of the Provost, the Humanities Research Center, and the Boniuk Center for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance. CERCL continues to be led by the founding director of HERE, Anthony B. Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and Professor of Religious Studies.

As initially envisioned, HERE had three key components: a presentation by a distinguished lecturer each semester, the creation of an archive of material for research, and a local speaker series with presentations both on and off campus.

In 2012 HERE was renamed the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning, CERCL, and became a part of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research. As newly defined, the mission and objectives of the program place specific emphasis on outcomes desired for participants. The mission is to use innovative research, engaged pedagogy, and creative approaches to application in order to promote and advance models and practices of an expansive approach to leadership both on and off the Rice campus.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The collection consists of documentation of CERCL activities, such as submissions to a high school essay contest, event flyers, two oral history interviews, and extensive coverage of Hip-Hop relatved classes and events.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred by CERCL in 2010, 2017, and 2023.

Title
Guide to the CERCL (Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning) records, 2009-2022
Status
Completed
Author
Mary Tobin
Date
2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Woodson Research Center, Rice University, Houston, Texas Repository

Contact:
Fondren Library MS-44, Rice University
6100 Main St.
Houston Texas 77005 USA
713-348-2586