NCA Career Week is a recurring series of webinars and other virtual programming that focus on various career-related topics and concerns in academia. This week focuses on student topics and concerns, but future weeks will focus on other important groups of scholars and educators like, but not limited to, adjuncts, associate professors, and non-tenure track streams. […]
Members are invited to submit nominations for the following awards. Nominations, unless specified, must be submitted through the NCA nomination portal. Please read the applicable call for more information. Deadline for all nominations is May 15. Award descriptions, nomination criteria, and submission information can be found by clicking on the name of award below. All […]
NEW THIS YEAR: Submit your nomination for Interest Group Awards online! In 2025, all interest group awards will be moving to NCA's online submission portal. This year, we had 17 Interest Groups elect to move their awards process online. If you do not see the name of your Interest Group below, visit the NCA Interest Group Hompage […]
Greater Regard for Enhancing Our Mental Health and Well-Being Register Now You must have an active membership to register for this event. In the month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, our first Virtual Learning Opportunity (VLO) offers members a refreshing chance to stimulate their own mind-body health through mediation and […]
The 2024 NCA Institute for Faculty Development (IFFD), formerly known as the "Hope Conference," will be held July 15-19 at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. The general purpose of the IFFD is to stay abreast of ongoing changes and issues in communication theory and research, with an eye to enriching instructional insights and practices. This […]
The NCA 2024 Mid-Career Scholars' Writing Retreat (MSWR) is being held July 22nd to July 26th at Auburn University, Auburn, AL. Hosted by the AU School of Communication & Journalism, the MSWR is designed to provide retreat participants with intensive writing time centered on the completion of scholarship and/or a creative project. The goal of […]
The 2024 NCA Nomination Committee solicits from any member of the Association names of possible nominees for NCA Second Vice President and At-Large Members of the Legislative Assembly and the Leadership Development Committee. The Nominating Committee will review and narrow the slate of nominees who will eventually appear on the general election ballot. The Nominating Committee […]
Submission Deadline: October 1, 2024 2024 NCA Leadership Positions Call for Nominations NCA seeks members to serve on a variety of governance and award selection committees. All nominations are reviewed by the NCA Leadership Development Committee (LDC). The recommendations of the LDC are then considered by the Legislative Assembly, which formally approves appointments. Applications from […]
Call for Host Proposals The 2025 NCA Institute for Faculty Development Formerly known unofficially as the “Hope Conference,” the NCA Institute for Faculty Development is an event held each summer to help undergraduate faculty stay abreast of ongoing changes and issues in Communication theory and research. This five-day conference offers participants an opportunity to network with […]
Call for Host Proposals 2025 NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar NCA’s Doctoral Honors Seminar, under the auspices of NCA’s Research Council, has a long-standing tradition of bringing together Communication doctoral students and several of the discipline’s distinguished scholars to discuss theory and research in the Communication arts/sciences. The seminar allows students to interact with and learn […]