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Please take the summer classes 2008 interest survey. Click on the link below to take it. We need your input in putting together the summer 2008 slate of classes.
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Kelly
Each year at this time, communication faculty and students from across the United States and various other countries gather to discuss current research and teaching strategies in the field. The National Communication Association (NCA) meets every November (Wednesday through Sunday) to share cutting edge research and other topics of interest. The
convention will host 1,200+ sessions that involve more than 5,000
participants, reflecting the substance and progress of the communication discipline. This year is the 93rd Annual Convention in Chicago, IL.
This year’s theme, Communicating Worldviews: Faith-Intellect-Ethics,
encourages participants to examine communication within the discipline,
society or world through a literal, metaphorical, or virtual lens.
So, OUR faculty are on their way or already there to present their work. Here is a sample of some of the things we are doing:
Gloria Galanes and Isabelle Bauman are presenters for a workshop called: Social Construction and Social Change: Communication Research, Teaching, and Practice
Participants in this workshop will discuss
examples of how social construction and social change perspectives are
utilized in communication research, teaching, and practice. In addition
to describing specific examples, participants will also reflect on
ethical choices. Named organizers and presenters will begin our
dialogues, but all participants will be invited to share their ideas
and work. Through the process of collaborative sharing we hope to
increase each others’ ability to contribute to positive social changes
by our own actions and those we foster in our students and our
communities.
Elizabeth Dudash is on a panel discussing political issues in talk shows: Political Issues and Campaign Content: An Analysis of Topics in Sunday Morning Talk Show
AND Political Issues and Campaign Content: An Analysis of Topics in Sunday Morning Talk Shows
Susan Waters is also presenting on this panel: Does Media Matter? Investigating Media Bias, Answering Bill O’Reilly, and Challenging Sunday Morning News Programs.
Randy Dillon is responding to a panel called: Comparative Cultural Worldviews in the Educational Context
Sam Dyer is presenting a paper with a couple of graduate students: Newspapers and Weblogs During the 2006 Mid-Term Elections: Toward a Coding Scheme
Kelly McNeilis (me) is presenting a paper with a graduate student: Aligning Talk and Identity in Functional Work Groups: Communication Competence and Identification in Teams
Heather Walters and Eric Morris are attending along with 14 of our graduate students in our Masters Program (some of whom are also presenting at the conference).
Be sure to ask the faculty how their presentations went when you see them next week.
Next week is 
Thanksgiving and you can be sure that if your class was canceled or rearranged this week, you'll definitely be meeting next week. Classes meet on Monday and Tuesday.
I hope registration is going well for you. Look for an online survey soon about summer classes and about satisfaction with your major.