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Ua1b5 Introducing The New Faculty 1983-84, Western Kentucky University

WKU Administration Documents

List of new WKU faculty.

Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, E. Culpepper Clark

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reflecting on communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, this article questions whether a national field definition would meaningfully resolve local problems of identity, curriculum, and administrative recognition. It describes a department combining speech communication, mass communication, and linguistics, where student demand and public perception have made mass communication more visible than speech. The article considers possible unifying labels, including rhetoric and public communication, while noting practical limits created by professional tracks, degree requirements, community needs, and institutional expectations. It argues that departments will continue to be judged by what they do rather than by field labels, and …

Communication Studies At The University Of Massachusetts, Jay Savereid

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on the University of Massachusetts Amherst, this case study recounts how a long range planning process initially recommended terminating the Department of Communication Studies as an independent unit. The account traces the department’s movement from being targeted for dissolution to being removed from later lists of heavily affected majors, while noting continued uncertainty about administrative reasoning. It identifies vulnerabilities involving disciplinary misunderstanding, uneven fit within social sciences, nonpublishing faculty, resource scarcity, high undergraduate demand, and overcrowded courses. The department defended itself by arguing for intellectual coherence, teaching and research quality, student demand, and the distinctiveness of mass communication from …

Sexual Harassment: A Selected Bibliography, 1981 To 1983, Margaret Cowperthwaite

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This annotated bibliography gathers articles, books, government documents, and bibliographies on sexual harassment published or issued from 1981 to 1983. It begins with legal context, defining sexual harassment through Title VII and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines, then surveys materials on workplace harassment, campus grievance procedures, legal cases, employer liability, training programs, counseling, policy development, and public debate. Entries address higher education, business, government, medicine, journalism, unions, and international contexts, with attention to gender, power, reporting barriers, remedies, and institutional responsibility. The bibliography serves as a resource for administrators, counselors, faculty, and policy makers seeking research, legal guidance, and practical …

Three Communication Responsibilities Concerning Sexual Harassment, Bonnie Wilson Buzza

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Framing sexual harassment as an issue of communication ethics and responsibility, this article argues that speech communication professionals should help create informed, sensitive, and practical discussion about harassment on campus. It distinguishes unwanted harassment from consensual attention, notes the role of power in many incidents, and explains that legal definitions do not fully resolve ethical responsibilities. The article identifies three communication responsibilities: discussing the issue honestly and supportively, telling a harasser directly when conduct is unwelcome, and encouraging potential harassers to consider audience, feedback, intent, and effect before speaking or acting. It emphasizes self esteem, assertiveness, institutional policy, grievance procedures, …

An Overview Of The Canadian Communication And Journalism Scene, Thomas L. Mcphail, Rlchelle Larsen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Surveying communication and journalism education in Canada, this article reviews the uneven development of university programs and the continuing tension between professional training and liberal arts preparation. It identifies established and emerging programs across several provinces, noting stronger development in some regions and slower institutional growth in others. The discussion gives particular attention to the long process that led to the creation of a graduate communication studies program at the University of Calgary, including earlier proposals, media industry support, curricular debates, and arguments for interdisciplinary preparation. The article situates communication education within broader social, political, economic, legal, and cultural changes …

Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, Dwight Freshley

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Using the University of Georgia as an institutional case, this article examines how local departmental structures complicate national efforts to define speech communication as a coherent academic field. It compares broad disciplinary definitions from the Speech Communication Association with the narrower curricular and administrative realities of one department, where communication related areas are dispersed across multiple colleges and schools. The article discusses curriculum revisions, public and interpersonal communication as a departmental core, relations with theatre, journalism, management, and speech pathology, and administrative issues involving promotion review, system committees, service courses, and disciplinary visibility. It contributes to communication administration by showing …

Toward A Definition Of The Field: Local Constraints And National Coherence, John L. Sullivan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on the University of Virginia, this article examines how local institutional expectations can shape communication programs more strongly than national disciplinary definitions. It describes ACA’s regional efforts to identify common goals, methods, and subject matter in the field, then uses Virginia’s movement from speech and drama to rhetoric and communication studies as a case of program adaptation. The article argues that attempts to mirror the full field weakened coherence, while a focused humanistic curriculum in public discourse better matched institutional priorities and improved credibility. It also emphasizes scholarship, external review, naming, faculty hiring, and relations with the Speech Communication …

Toward A Definition Of Communication: Speech Communication In The Context Of The Field Of Communication, Theodore Clevenger Jr.

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reconsidering earlier attempts to define communication, this article argues that communication and speech communication are better understood as fields of study than as unified disciplines with a single core. It uses a Wittgensteinian model of overlapping strands to explain how diverse specialties such as rhetoric, television production, phonetics, advertising, organizational communication, nonverbal communication, and oral interpretation can belong to the same field without sharing one common element. The article rejects narrow definitions that would exclude legitimate areas of inquiry and instead proposes identifying enduring questions that connect speech communication specialties. It contributes to field definition by framing coherence as a …

A National Survey Of Faculty Salaries In Radio, Television, And Film, Garland C. Elmore

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reporting results from a national salary survey, this article examines compensation for full time radio, television, and film faculty at four year institutions offering majors in the field. It compares salaries by rank, teaching experience, department type, and geographic region, with departments grouped as broadcasting, communication, journalism, mass media, and speech. The article finds variation across department types and regions, while noting that radio, television, and film salaries generally lag behind broader faculty salary averages reported for other disciplines. Tables provide detailed salary comparisons by rank, experience, department, and region. The article contributes to communication administration by offering benchmark data …

A Faculty Perspective On Academic Employment Opportunities, Bruce E. Gronbeck

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Written as a reflective assessment of academic employment prospects, this article considers job opportunities for communication graduates in elementary, secondary, and higher education. It identifies positive indicators in school settings, including certification, basic skills mandates, communication curriculum labels, and continuing attention to speaking and listening. For higher education, it points to demand in business, professional, organizational, broadcasting, film, mass communication, and renewed rhetorical studies, while also noting enrollment decline, budget pressure, and possible departmental vulnerability. The article cautions departments against overcommitting permanent resources during periods of high demand and urges coordinated work across educational levels to sustain communication education and …

Association For Communication Administration Bulletin, Complete Volume 46

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This is the complete Volume 46 from 1983 for the Association for Communication Administration Bulletin.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 10, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Collins, Michael. Three Presidents to Tape Program – Donald Zacharias, Leon Boothe, Kala Stroup
• Meehan, Mary. Engineering Classes Use High-Technology Toys – Robots
• Collins, Michael. Fulbright Scholar to Teach 9 Months in France – Cheryl Bickett
• Paul, Steve. Students Learn Leadership Traits in Weekend in the Woods
• No Good Excuse for Missing Game
• Newton, Tommy. For the Record Column Changes
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Sports Apathy
• Meehan, Mary. Football Scholarship Would Solve Problem
• Thomas, Steve. Scott Travis: Tops Didn’t Execute – Football
• Mathis, Mark. …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• National Higher Education Week is Oct. 1-8
• Announcing: University Journal – WKYU-TV, WKYU-FM
• Your Attention Please. . . – WKYU-FM
• WKU Student is Du Pont Top Intern – John Chapman
• Arts & Humanities College Prepares Regional Exhibit – Children & Childhood in the 19^th Century
• Here Are Alumni Leadership Scholarship Winners – Jeffrey Felty, Cynthia Smith, William Robertson, Susan Stockton
• The Subject is Non-Verbal Communication – Charles Galloway
• College of Education Has New Publication – Journal of Human Behavior & Learning …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Elmore, Gary. Financial Aid Director Retires after 25 Years – A.J. Thurman
• Edelen, Mark. Electric Fees to Increase 5.8 Percent
• Colyer, David. Marine Recruiters Teach Students to Fly Planes
• United Black Students to Pick Queen Candidate
• University Leaves Soccer Dirt Poor
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Soccer
• Bloss, Lou. It’s Time to Give the World Some Golly-Gosh-Darn-Heck
• Interhall Council to Study Resident Assistant Evaluations
• Journalism Conference Scheduled
• Peerman, Tami. Wind Challenges Players in Different Golf Game – Frisbee Golf
• Grace, Lee. Tops Attempt Late Heroics …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Edelen, Mark. Public Radio Woes are not Affecting Campus FM Station – WKYU-FM
• Meehan, Mary. Greeks not Hurt by Curfew
• Dezern, Craig. Panty-monium: Raiders Run Rampant in Silk Search
• Associated Student Government Should Govern, not Market Cards
• Bloss, Lou Editorial Cartoon – Associated Student Government Discount Cards
• Bloss, Lou. Unsuspecting Freshmen are Upperclass Targets
• Ellers, Jonathan. Salad, Athletic Costs Compared
• With Two Robots, New Class Begins – Industrial & Engineering Technology
• Whitaker, Karen. Former Student to Play Lead – David Schram
• Elmore, Gary. English Professor’s …

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• Board of Regents Has Two New Members – Hughlyne Wilson, Jack Smith
• WKU Has 24 National Merit Scholars in Freshman Class – Class of 1987
• Cooperation with Columbia May Broaden Scope – International Corporation for Educational Development
• Gone Fishin’ – Hoyt, Robert, Biology
• Who Really Runs the Show? – Paul Wozniak, Jerry Cardwell, Sociology
• Who’s Running it in Engineering Tech? – Robotics
• An Apple a Day – Computer Science, John Crenshaw
• Biologists Hope to Patent Herpes Treatment – Thomas Coohill
• Want to …

Ua3/6/7 Update - August, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by the WKU President's Office to update campus faculty and staff on events.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 1, Section A, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Freshman
• Sports
• News
• Rose, Barry. City Greets Students with Banners, Booths
• Moore, Grace. Short-term Loans Available to Students Waiting for Grants
• Filing Begins Sept. 19 for Freshman Elections
• Ralston, Jessica. Counseling Center Gives Advice, Tests
• Elmore, Gary. Local Radio Stations Offer a Variety of Programming.
• Meehan, Mary. Area Rental Property Scarce
• Edelen, Mark. Program Stresses Interaction in Class – Honors Program
• Paul, Steve. Associated Student Government May Sponsor Discount Card
• Churches Provide Worship, Activities
• Bookstore Sells Other Items
• Edelen, Mark. Parking Permits Needed Tomorrow
• Dezern, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 59, No. 1, Section B, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue contains articles:

• Collins, Michael. Board of Regents May Sell Land to Greeks
• Dias, Monica 2 Regents Bring Experience to Board – Joseph Cook, Hughlyne Wilson
• Dezern, Craig. Students Discover Fan Shortage
• Publication Deadlines Set for Fall Semester
• Bloss, Lou. Editorial Cartoon – Big Red Education
• Saying Goodbye to Kerrie Stewart is Especially Hard – Obituary
• Office Helps International Students
• Meehan, Mary. Fraternities’ Relocations Cause Neighborhood Conflict
• Collins, Michael. Western Won’t Buy Bookstore
• Whitaker, Karen. Dorm Tripling Not Expected
• Edelen, Mark. Diddle Arena Parking Lot Gets Facelift
• Moore, …

Meeting Agenda, Wku Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Documents

Meeting agenda, action items and recommendations from Donald Zacharias.

• Capital Equipment Request 1984-86
• Committee Membership
• State Appropriation Request 1984/86
• Faculty Salaries
• Disposal of Surplus Property
• Greek Housing
• Academic Council Report
• Personnel Changes & Salaries
• Women's Basketball
• UHF Television Channel
• Russell Starr Preserve
• Unrestricted Funds Distribution
• Resolutions in honor of William Buckman, John David Cole, Margaret Ragan
• Kentucky Teachers Retirement System
• Clippings
• Study of Potential for Participation in International Development
• International Programs & Projects

Ua3/6/9 Presidential Scrapbook Xiv, Part 2 Athletics, Wku President's Office - Zacharias

WKU Administration Documents

Scrapbook regarding WKU athletics for period August 1982 through August 1983 compiled by the president's office.

The Relationship Between Leadership Style And Perceived Performance On Selected Tasks For Uniserv Directors Of The Michigan Education Association, David L. Myers

Dissertations

This study investigated the relationship between leadership style and perceived performance in selected tasks. Using the 99 UniServ Directors of the Michigan Education Association, the objective of the study was to provide additional criteria that could be used to assist organizational leaders in assignment of staff to areas of specialization. The selected task areas were (a) negotiations, (b) arbitration, (c) writing, (d) political action, (e) public relations, (f) member counseling, (g) leadership training, and (h) organizing.

Leadership style was defined using the two dimensional nature of leadership postulated by Fleishman (1957), Blake and Mouton (1964), Reddin (1980), Hersey and Blanchard …

Variety Is Key Word In Aca Convention Programming, James E. Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This announcement previews ACA sponsored convention programming held with the Speech Communication Association. It summarizes sessions on public issues forums, faculty review of artistic work, departmental structures across speech communication, theatre, and mass communication, future university contexts, department evaluation consulting, and classroom climate for women. The notice also mentions a cosponsored program on teaching deaf people, situating the convention agenda within communication administration, higher education, faculty evaluation, curriculum concerns, and professional association activity.

An Analysis Of Degree-Granting Institutions And Number Of Articles Published By Their Graduates, Don W. Stacks, Mark L. Hickson Iii

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Using publication data from major speech communication journals, this article examines institutional prestige by tracing where published authors earned their highest degrees. Rather than ranking departments by current faculty output, the study credits articles to the institutions granting authors’ degrees, arguing that graduate productivity offers another indicator of program influence. The analysis reports patterns by degree level, departmental affiliation, and degree granting institution, then compares the resulting rankings with earlier studies based on departmental productivity and editorial board membership. The article identifies broad overlap among several ranking approaches while cautioning that publication counts do not measure article quality and may …

Association For Communication Administration Bulletin, Complete Volume 45

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This is the complete volume 45 from 1983 for the Association for Communication Administration Bulletin.

Convention Preview

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This program outlines ACA business meetings and sponsored sessions for the 1983 convention held with the Speech Communication Association in Washington, DC. It lists officers, executive committee members, editorial board members, meeting times, session titles, presenters, respondents, and program descriptions. Topics include defining communication as an academic field, faculty evaluation of artistic work, civic literacy, future university contexts, departmental structures, classroom climate for women, consultant services for department evaluation, and communication instruction related to deafness.

Aca News

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This news item compiles ACA organizational updates and professional announcements. It reports the mailing of Executive Committee ballots, solicits topics for the 1984 ACA seminar, names regional program planners, describes an affiliate relationship with ECA, and notes the availability of faculty, chairperson, and course evaluation instruments. It also summarizes nationally available student rating tools and includes an announcement for a forthcoming mass communication journal.

Minutes Of The Aca Executive Committee April 6, 1983 Lincoln, Nebraska

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

These minutes document an ACA Executive Committee meeting held on April 6, 1983, in Lincoln, Nebraska. The minutes address budget approval, affiliations with related associations, seminar and convention planning, evaluation instruments, survey projects, membership development, academic freedom, and election of a president elect.

A Survey Of Practices And Strategies For Marketing Communication Majors, Gerald L. Wilson, Philip A. Gray

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Concern over career opportunities for speech communication majors frames this survey of departmental practices for preparing and marketing undergraduate students. The article reviews how departments represent majors to employers, coordinate with other academic units, adjust curricula to employment trends, and communicate the abilities of graduates. It reports patterns in departmental naming, relationships with business, English, psychology, political science, and journalism, common courses taken by nonmajors and majors, changing emphases in broadcasting, public relations, organizational communication, and related areas, and reported career paths for graduates. The discussion also identifies internships, faculty contacts, alumni contacts, and résumé assistance as strategies used to …