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Promotion And Tenure Procedures For Faculty Holding The Mfa, Stephen M. Archer, Patrick Atkison

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Policies for evaluating MFA degree holders in the Department of Speech and Dramatic Art at the University of Missouri, Columbia are outlined in relation to promotion and tenure. The article distinguishes between the creative activity expected of MFA faculty and the research or scholarly work often associated with PhD faculty, while noting that teaching and service expectations are largely similar. It identifies appropriate areas of theatre production for creative evaluation, including playwriting, scenic design, lighting design, costume design, directing, choreography, makeup design, property design, acting, and technical direction. The article also lists possible sources of evaluation, including professional adjudication, regional …

As They Are: How Relevant Are Professional Publications For Theatre In Academe?, David L. Jorns

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Using the closure of Exchange: A Journal of Opinion for the Performing Arts as a starting point, this article examines the relationship between academic theatre professionals and professional publications. It describes the journal’s original purpose as an outlet for performance faculty in higher education and traces how its audience, submissions, and circulation diverged from those expectations. The article considers low readership and publication rates among theatre faculty, the role of automatic association subscriptions in sustaining some journals, and survey findings suggesting that creative production is often accepted in place of refereed publication for promotion and tenure. It argues that many …

Unionization And The Speech Communication Department, Ralph Towne

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Unionization is examined in relation to speech communication departments and the disciplinary skills they can bring to faculty collective bargaining. Drawing on the context of a unionized university, the article argues that speech communication faculty are well positioned to contribute to negotiation, grievance and arbitration procedures, persuasion of union membership, lobbying, and problem solving because of their training in argumentation, debate, interpersonal communication, and persuasion. It also discusses the potential departmental benefits of union leadership, including increased recognition of the field’s practical value by colleagues in other disciplines. The article identifies possible risks, including administrative resistance toward departments whose members …

Training And Development: A Career Alternative, John R. Johnson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Training and development is presented as a career path for speech communication students in response to reduced teaching opportunities and growing interest in nonteaching employment. The article describes training and development as a business, industry, and government function that depends on teaching, communication, facilitation, program design, needs analysis, media use, research, and human resource skills. It reviews professional role descriptions and survey findings indicating that human relations and communication skills are central to effective training practice. The article also summarizes employer studies identifying oral communication, writing, and interpersonal communication as common weaknesses among college graduates and as barriers to job …

Sign Systems In Communication, Carol J. Garretson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Sign systems and sign languages are introduced through distinctions among American Sign Language, manual English systems, fingerspelling, simultaneous communication, Total Communication, Pidgin Sign English, international sign, and Cued Speech. The article clarifies terminology related to deafness, hearing impairment, and manual communication, while addressing common misconceptions that sign language is universal, nonverbal, or merely gestural. It traces the development of home signs, childrenese, school signs, and regional signing patterns, and explains that American Sign Language is an independent language with its own grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and capacity for abstraction. The article also describes efforts to represent English manually through systems such …

The Outsiders: Women In The Academy, Michele T. Myers

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Women’s status in higher education is examined through legal, institutional, and statistical changes following major equity legislation of the early 1970s. The article acknowledges gains in women’s access to higher education, women’s studies programs, professional networks, and administrative development, while emphasizing persistent disparities in employment, rank, tenure, salary, and promotion. Drawing on reports from the Women’s Equity Action League, the American Association of University Professors, and a National Research Council study of matched male and female Ph.D.s, the article presents evidence that women remain concentrated in lower academic ranks, earn less than men, and advance more slowly toward tenure and …

Achieving Upward Mobility In Academia: Priorities And Strategies, Judith S. Trent, Patricia Hayes Andrews

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Strategies for faculty advancement in higher education are presented in response to changing economic, demographic, and institutional conditions affecting promotion, tenure, and employment. The article focuses especially on new faculty members and recent Ph.D.s, recommending that they assess the institution’s mission, expectations, values, and reward systems before developing a professional development plan. It outlines strategies for building a record in three major areas commonly used in faculty evaluation: scholarly productivity, teaching effectiveness, and university citizenship or service. Attention is given to publication choices, convention participation, grant activity, research focus, documentation of teaching, student and peer evaluations, curriculum development, and collegial …

Matrix Design: An Alternative Model For Organizing The School Or Department, Philip J. Salem, Robert D. Gratz

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Matrix design is presented as an alternative organizational model for schools and departments of communication facing competition, complex curricular demands, limited resources, and pressures for accountability. The article contrasts traditional bureaucratic structures with matrix structures, in which faculty or staff may report simultaneously to program managers and functional managers. It explains how this model can clarify authority, improve coordination, and support both continuity and innovation across areas such as undergraduate education, graduate education, research, public service, advisement, theatre production, and communication program administration. Examples include a comprehensive speech communication department and a university theatre production program, both of which require …

The Beginning, Intermediate, And Advanced Study Of Interpersonal Communication, Paul G. Friedman

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

A framework for sequencing interpersonal communication coursework is proposed through a producer, marketer, and consumer metaphor. Developed after a review of interpersonal communication offerings at the University of Kansas, the article distinguishes among introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels of study. Beginning students are described as consumers who learn established knowledge and apply interpersonal communication concepts and skills to personal and professional contexts. Intermediate students are positioned as marketers who synthesize existing research, study primary sources, develop greater skill proficiency, and apply knowledge in more complex settings such as simulations, internships, teaching, or case analysis. Advanced students are presented as producers …

The Concept Of Community For People Working In A Theatre Program Of Limited Size, Margaret M. Swanson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

A small university theatre program is examined through its relationship to the surrounding community, campus, and prospective students. The article reflects on how theatre programs in small towns may function as bridges between university and local audiences while also becoming accountable to community expectations, traditions, and tastes. Examples include a long-running summer stock company, an annual student production of A Christmas Carol, touring theatre for high school audiences, and plans for a high school arts camp. These programs are described as forms of outreach, recruitment, public service, and experiential learning, but also as sources of financial strain, artistic constraint, and …

19841001: Marshall Artist Series, 1978-1982, Marshall Artist Series

Guides to University Archives

These items include materials from the office of the Artist Series at Marshall University from 1978-1982. Items were received in 1984 and include notable materials from or about program brochures the Artist Series produced as well as some administrative paperwork to run the office. This is not an exhaustive list. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Emery, Matt. Student Shocked by DUI Arrest – Drunk Driving
• Malmer, Victoria. Associated Student Government’s Grade Scale Denied
• Collins, Michael. Bars Want to Help Drunken Customers
• Jones, Paige. Odd Marriage Proposal An Ad-Venture – Bart Dahmer, Sherri Kelley
• Higher GPA Right Step
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Grade Point Averages
• Kolbenschlag, Peter & Mark Richards. Ignoring Nuclear Threat Dangerous
• Ciariante, Allen. Praises Charles Keown
• Small Business Development Center Names Rick Horn Director
• Hart, John. Songwriters Hope for Shot at the Top
• Walden, Mark. Drive-In Brings …

Academic Senate Agenda September 26, 1984, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Senate Meeting September 26, 1984, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Meeting Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding meetings, affirmative action officer, retirement, faculty transfers and twelve-month salaries.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Carlton, Chad. New Laws No Party for Drunks – Kentucky
• Edelen, Mark. Tennessee Drunk Driving Law
• Henigman, Louise. Pass-Fail Exams Revamped
• Group Hopes to Fill Abyss of Apathy – United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Apathy
• Thomas, Steve. Editor Has Wild Time in Washington D.C.
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Hilltopper Days Attended by 1,571
• Spirit Dominates Greek Weekend
• Humphreys, Mack. College Heights, Alias Vinegar Hill, Site of Albert Sidney Johnston’s Civil War Fort
• Letteney, Corinne. Crowd Response Cheerleaders’ Reward
• Malmer, Victoria. Golfing …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting to discuss qualifications for student government members, Congress cards, vacancies, newsletter and Weekend in the Woods.

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:

• Dean William Lloyd Will Return to Teaching Next Year
• Patsy Judd & Joe Iracane Reappointed to Board of Regents
• Dr. Ruby Meador is Named to Affirmative Action
• Seven Up Scientist Lancaster Lecture – B.C. Cole
• Short Courses Offered to Faculty & Staff – Academic Computing & Research Services
• WKU, Murray State University Promote Cooperative Agreement
• Behind the Scenes with Joan Mondale
• University Journal on WKYU-FM Wednesday
• WKU Dean Speaks Before Minnesota General Assembly – J.T. Sandefur
• Journalism Seeks Accreditation in Two Programs …

Wmu Board Of Trustees Regular Meeting September 21, 1984, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Acceptance of the Agenda
• Minutes
• Correspondence
• President's Remarks
• Academic Personnel Report
• Non-Academic Personnel Report
• Gift and Grant Report
• Resolution re Honorary Degree
• Board Committee Reports
• Public Comments
• Karoub Associates Report
• Executive Session
• Adjournment

Newsletter Vol. Viii, No. 2, Wku University Senate

Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate newsletter. This issue includes articles:

• Meeting Summary
• Workload Guidelines
• Your Newsletter

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Meehan, Mar. Nuclear Threat Unites Students
• Jones, Paige. A Cappella Group Woos Audience - Regency
• Struck, Angela. Alpha Gamma Rho Secure Loan for House Renovation
• Brown, Jill. Young Men Restless for Soaps
• Students May Kill Bargain Movies
• Knapp, Kevin. Discount Movie Theater
• Tomes, Gail. Men in Blue Make Writer Jumping Mad – Mechanics
• Holloway, Donna. Retreat Offers Skills
• Emery, Matt. Campus Police Improve Image
• Meehan, Mary. Midnight Mania
• Swift, Kim. Gallery Alive with Student Art
• Great Greek Weekend to Open with Olympics
• Stone, Tom. Associated …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Thomas, Steve. Regents Renamed After 72-Day Wait
• Edelen, Mark. Universities Need Money, not Degree Cuts, Donald Zacharias Says
• Dezern, Craig. Surplus Items are Going, Going, Gone
• Regents Must Ensure Teaching Stays No. 1
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Smoking
• Parson, Kim. Smoked: Roommate Tries to Kick Habit
• Newton, Jonathan. Cool Shades: Sunglasses Fit the Look
• Carlton, Chad. Associated Student Government Proposes New Required Class
• Malmer, Victoria. Modern Dance
• Thomas, Ursula. Special Program Helps Freshman
• Faculty Senate to Meet in Wetherby
• Struck, Angela. Little Sister Programs …

Meeting Minutes, Wku Student Government Association

Student Government Association

Meeting regarding Weekend in the Woods, newsletter, budget and officers appointed.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

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

• Edelen, Mark. Joan Mondale Mixes Ball, Politics
• Struck, Angela. Number of Bids not Hurt by Dry Rush
• Meehan, Mary. Young Republicans Gearing for Presidential Campaign
• Professor Heading to Latin America – David Coffey
• Meehan, Mary. Course Catalogues Don’t Tell Truth about Classes
• Dry Rush Encouraging
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Greek Rush
• Kirsch, Karen. Article Lacking
• Walden, Mark. Campus Ministers’ Work Rewarding – Philip Waters, David Webb
• University Journal Starts Sept. 25
• Thomas, Ursula. Domino Wizard Intent on Record – Bob Speca
• Meehan, Mary. Crafty …

Letter From David R. Pontius, Chair, Rules Committee Re Terms Of Service On Juac, Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

1984 September 17 - Faculty Senate Agenda And Minutes, Faculty Senate, East Tennessee State University

Faculty Senate Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

Retreat Minutes, Wku Council Of Academic Deans

Council of Academic Deans

Meeting regarding program review, nature of university, general education, non-traditional students, salaries, teaching load and names of colleges.

Athletics At Western Kentucky University, Donald Zacharias

Faculty Senate

Donald Zacharias' comments regarding the funding of intercollegiate athletics and explanation of the budget process.

Guidelines For Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling, Robert E. Boose

Maine Collection

Guidelines for Equivalent Instruction Through Home-Schooling

Dr. Robert E. Boose, Commissioner, Department of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta, Maine, September 13, 1984

Contents: Part I - Rules for Equivalent Instruction Programs / Part II - Guidelines for Implementation of Equivalent Instruction Programs by School Boards

Wmu Board Of Trustees Special Meeting September 13, 1984, Wmu Board Of Trustees

WMU Board of Trustees Meetings

• Agenda Accepted
• Executive Session - Collective Bargaining