2008 Election Balloting Now Open
NCA members can now vote for NCA Second Vice President and for At-Large positions on the Legislative Assembly and Committee on Committees.
Eligible members can vote for candidates by going to http://www.natcom.org/election
Members who want to vote by paper ballot can request one by calling 202-464-4622 or emailing hfranklin@natcom.org.
Balloting will close at 5 pm Eastern Time on Monday, June 16, 2008.
Candidates for Second Vice President
· Lynn Turner, Marquette University
· Sherry Morreale, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs
The candidate elected as second vice president in 2008 will become the primary program planner for the 2010 NCA convention in San Francisco and serve as president of NCA in 2011.
Candidates for At-Large Representatives on the NCA Legislative Assembly
· Elizabeth Desnoyers-Colas, Armstrong Atlantic State University
· Dana L. Cloud, University of Texas-Austin
· Jean L. DeHart, Appalachian State U
· Michael W. Pfau, University of Minnesota-Duluth
· David L. Sutton, Auburn University
The Legislative Assembly is the governing body of the Association.
Candidates for At-Large Representatives on the NCA Committee on Committees
· Kenneth N. Cissna, University of South Florida
· Rex L. Crawley, Robert Morris University
· Leroy G. Dorsey, Texas A&M University
· Trudy L. Hanson, West Texas A& M University
· Mary L. Kahl, State University of NY-New Paltz
· Peter Pober, George Mason University
· Anntarie Sims, College of New Jersey
· Carol Winkler, Georgia State University
The Committee on Committees selects persons to serve on the various boards and award committees of the Association.
Symbolism, Community, and Recovery at Virginia Tech
Read Rachel L. Holloway’s contemplations on the effect the Virginia Tech shootings have had on the campus and community. Holloway, the Head of the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech, discusses how communication helped the school and community recover from the shock of the event and how they eventually discovered their purpose as a community. Her essay can be found in the National Communication Association’s online magazine Communication Currents at
www.communicationcurrents.com
The Journal of International and Intercultural Communication publishes scholarship for an international readership on international and intercultural communication from a range of theoretical, conceptual and methodological perspectives. The Journal features leading edge inquiry that cuts across academic boundaries to focus on international, intercultural, as well as indigenous communication issues. A nation-state should not necessarily be synonymous with a single culture as nation-states might be more productively viewed as comprising multiple cultures, nor should a culture be thought of as bounded by national boundaries, as cultures may cross the boundaries of multiple nation-states.
Get ready for
unCONVENTIONal!
San Diego, California
Friday, November 21 - Monday November 24
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Grant Money Available for NCA Members
One of NCA’s member benefits is the ability to apply for up to $5,000 in one time only grant monies to fund a proposal with the goal of advancing the discipline.
Communication Scholarship and the Humanities now available!
Commmunication Scholarship and the Humanities is now available for download. Interested parties can navigate to the Research Board section of the NCA Website (click on “Research” at the top of the NCA homepage, then on “Research Board” under “In this section.”) and look for “Humanities whitepaper” under “News and Information.” All departmental members of NCA will receive a print copy as a benefit of departmental membership. Print copies will soon be available for purchase from the NCA Store www.ncastore.com.
Founded in 1914, NCA is a non-profit organization of researchers, educators, students, and practitioners, whose academic interests span all forms of human communication. NCA is the oldest and largest national organization serving the academic discipline of Communication. Through its services, scholarly publications, resources, conferences and conventions, NCA works with its members to strengthen the profession and contribute to the greater good of the educational enterprise and society. Research and instruction in the discipline focus on the study of how messages in various media are produced, used, and interpreted within and across different contexts, channels, and cultures.
