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Units are the heart of NCA

NCA is comprised of several types of units that represent the substantive, professional, and representative interests of its members.

The NCA units plan convention programs and workshops, disseminate information via newsletter or Spectra, offer awards, and sponsor other special interest activities. Each Division and Section has two representatives on the NCA Legislative Assembly. Members are encouraged to participate in unit activities by attending the business meetings and volunteering to serve.

Each NCA member may affiliate with a maximum of three units at no additional charge. Additional affiliations may be selected for a fee of $5 each.  There is no charge for any Caucus affiliation.

Divisions provide a forum for members who share subject-matter interests.   

Sections provide a forum for members who share a common educational or vocational setting.  The NCA Sections are:

Caucuses represent the needs of members with special interest concerns of a particular demographic or socially­defined segment of the total NCA membership, cutting across both division and section lines and seeking to realize the objectives specified in NCA's Affirmative Action Statement. In addition to the three unit affiliations included in membership, members may affiliate with caucuses at no additional charge.

Currently, NCA offers the affiliation opportunities with the following units.

African American Communication & Culture Division (6)

American Studies Division (7)

Applied Communication Division (2)

Argumentation & Forensics Division (26)

Asian/Pacific American Caucus (3)

Asian/Pacific American Communication Studies Division (4)

Basic Course Division (9)

Black Caucus (10)

Caucus on Gay & Lesbian Concerns (28)

Communication and Aging Division (16)

Communication and the Future Division (14)

Communication and Law Division (15)

Communication Apprehension and Avoidance Division (11)

Communication Assessment Division (8)

Communication Centers Section (406)

Communication Ethics Division (19)

Communication Needs of Students at Risk Division (51)

Community College Section (12)

Critical and Cultural Studies Division (13)

Disability Issues Caucus (58)

Elementary and Secondary Education Section (22)

Emeritus/Retired Members Section (20)

Environmental Communication Division (21)

Ethnography Division (23)

Experiential Learning in Communication Division (24)

Family Communication Division (25)

Feminist and Women Studies Division (57)

Freedom of Expression Division (27)

Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender Communication Studies Division (29)

Group Communication Division (30)

Health Communication Division (31)

Human Communication and Technology Division (32)

Instructional Development Division (34)

Communication and Social Cognition Division (35)

International and Intercultural Communication Division (33)

Interpersonal Communication Division (36)

La Raza Caucus (38)

Language and Social Interaction Division (37)

Latino/Latina Communication Studies Division (39)

Mass Communication Division (40)

Organizational Communication Division (41)

Peace and Conflict Communication Division (44)

Performance Studies Division (46)

Political Communication Division (43)

Public Address Division (42)

Public Relations Division (45)

Rhetorical and Comm. Theory Division (47)

Semiotics and Communication Division (50)

Spiritual Communication Division (49)

Student Section (52)

Theatre Division (53)

Training and Development Division (54)

Undergraduate Caucus (73)

Undergraduate College & University Section (48)

Visual Communication Division (55)

Women’s Caucus (56)

 
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