Undergraduate Communication Research Center (UCRC) - The UCRC is the Communication Department's cutting-edge research center for undergraduate students. Faculty work closely with communications students in various research projects to prepare them for graduate school. Their scholarship and service learning projects are often presented at local, state and national conferences. Students have presented at Xavier's Festival of Scholars, the Louisiana Communication Association, Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications, Gulf South Summit on Service Learning and Civic Engagement through Higher Education, as well as other conferences.