Thank You from First Vice President Dr. Tina M. Harris | | |
Thank you for your submissions to NCA’s 111th Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado! We received over 4,400 submissions this year—breaking last year’s record of 4,100+ and reaching the highest number since before the pandemic. Your contributions demonstrate your commitment to NCA as a community where we can learn, grow, and celebrate the communication discipline together.
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
- NCA National Office staff, particularly LaShawn Duckett and Aliyah Hyman, for coordinating convention logistics
- Submitters for showcasing your work
- Planners for organizing panels
- Reviewers for evaluating submissions
- Staff members and invited panelists for your contributions
Each of you is essential to our success. Our community will be complete when we reunite in Denver on November 20-23.
Looking Forward
I hope the theme “Communicate to Elevate” inspires you to join us in Denver. Now more than ever, we need these connections—opportunities to affirm each other and improve the spaces we occupy in our changing world. Let’s come together to refresh, reconnect, and relate as the community we aspire to be.
Key Dates
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April 9 – May 7: Review period for submissions
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Late-June – early-July: Decision notifications sent to primary submitters
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Mid-July: Registration and housing open
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September 12: Early Bird Registration Deadline
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November 20-23: 111th Annual Convention
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In peace,
Dr. Tina M. Harris
NCA First Vice President
| | Executive Committee Statement and Survey | |
On Wednesday, April 9, NCA President Jeanetta Sims charged a subcommittee of the Executive Committee (EC) to form a working group to “share insights and strategies for proactively supporting NCA members and the Association’s mission amid current socio-political times.” You can view the full Charge here.
NCA’s Executive Committee has released a Statement in Support of NCA’s Members and Mission. In addition, we, the members of this working group, the PSWG, are dedicated to compiling a summary of how our members have been affected and how our members desire for NCA to be of support. Please take a moment to respond to this anonymous survey as soon as possible and no later than Friday, May 16 by midnight Pacific Time.
| | Legislative Assembly Recap: April 11, 2025 | | The Legislative Assembly’s Spring Meeting took place on Friday, April 11. The Body heard updates from Elected Officers and Council/Committee Chairs, approved journal editors, and discussed Strategic Planning and L.I.F.T. Click the link below for a recap of the meeting. | | Nominations Open for NCA Awards | | |
Nominations are now open for the NCA National and Interest Group Awards! This is your chance to recognize outstanding contributions in communication research, teaching, and service. Self-nominations are welcome!
Deadline: May 15, 2025
Awards Presented: 111th NCA Convention in Denver, CO
Submit your nominations today via the nomination portal below.
| | NCA Leadership Positions: Nominations Now Open | | |
We are excited to announce that the 2025 Call for Nominations for NCA leadership positions is now open! We are seeking individuals for key leadership roles such as NCA Second Vice President, members of the Legislative Assembly, Councils, Standing Committees, National Award Selection Committees, and more. These positions offer a chance to collaborate with others and support the strategic plan of the Association for advancing communication scholarship and practice.
Nomination deadlines
For Second Vice President, Legislative Assembly, and Leadership Development Committee: September 5, 2025
For Councils, Award Selection Committees, and other Governance Positions: October 1, 2025
If you have any questions, please email nomination@natcom.org.
| | Institute for Faculty Development 2025 | |
The 2025 NCA Institute for Faculty Development (IFFD), formerly known as the “Hope Conference,” will be held virtually (on Zoom) July 7-11, organized and hosted by Duquesne University of 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 five-day conference offers participants an opportunity to network with fellow undergraduate scholar-teachers and learn from and with leading scholars in the field.
Planned workshop topics include communication technologies/creator economy; organizational communication/platformization; digital creator economy; Africana philosophy & rhetoric, rhetorical theory & comparative intellectual history; research methods; impact of digital world on culture and labor, and more. Confirmed facilitators are: Jess Rauchberg, assistant professor of communication technology, Seton Hall University; Jess Maddox, associate professor, University of Alabama; Omedi Ochieng, University of Colorado Boulder; Sarah Tracy, school director and professor, Arizona State University; Nessa Keddo, associate professor in media, diversity and technology, King’s College London; and Cheryll Ruth Soriano, professor and research fellow, De La Salle University (Philippines).
Up to 60 participants will be able to attend on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees must be current NCA members. To register, please complete the registration form. The application deadline will be 11:59 p.m., May 31. Application requirements and procedures will be announced soon. Questions regarding the IFFD may be directed to Dr. Janie Harden Fritz, Ryan D’Souza, and Dr. Katherine S. Thweatt.
| | Communication Currents, Vol. 2; No. 8 |
The latest Communication Currents is out: “The Dual Containment metaphor: Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and linking the Cold War to the War on Terror” Click the button below to read and learn more.
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