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Computing Literacy In The University Of The Future, Vernon W. Gantt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article discusses the anticipated role of computing literacy in higher education during the emerging personal computer era. It distinguishes computing literacy, defined as the ability to use computers and software for practical tasks, from computer literacy, which includes programming and technical understanding of computer operations. The article argues that universities must respond to rapid developments in microcomputer technology and that faculty and administrators risk becoming less technologically capable than their students if they do not acquire basic computing skills. It surveys potential applications of computers in university teaching, research, writing, administration, advising, publishing, libraries, testing, data analysis, and professional …

Civic Virtue And The University Of The Future, Lawrence W. Rosenfield

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay considers the future of the university through the relationship between liberal education, civic virtue, and academic governance. It distinguishes the life of the mind from the university as a historical social institution, arguing that higher education has traditionally been tied to the preparation of citizens for public life. The essay traces this civic purpose from Renaissance humanism through American republican educational ideals and the development of public higher education. It identifies the academic department system and campus governance structures as central sites of crisis, rather than treating curricular reform or educational quality debates as the primary issue. The …

Communication At The Center Of Future University Education: Implications For Innovation, John F. Deethardt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article argues that communication should occupy a central role in future university education, particularly as universities confront complex social and global problems that exceed the boundaries of single disciplines. It critiques academic specialization and the department-based structure of higher education for encouraging disciplinary isolation, fragmented knowledge, and limited institutional capacity for interdisciplinary problem solving. Drawing on literature about interdisciplinarity, group communication, health teams, network analysis, and university reform, the article identifies communication across disciplinary cultures as a primary challenge for innovation. It proposes “interdisciplinary communication” as a future area of study within speech communication and describes a research agenda …

Response To The University Of The Future, Lane Jennings

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This response essay reflects on the future of the university from the perspective of an editor and journalist responding to essays on civic virtue, interdisciplinary communication, and computing literacy. It considers the university both as a civic community and as a looser relationship among teachers, students, and knowledge, drawing comparisons between American residential higher education, medieval universities, and emerging computer-networked instruction. The essay supports the role of universities in preparing students for democratic participation while also warning that new telecommunications technologies may reshape or weaken campus-based community if institutions do not adapt deliberately. It discusses interdisciplinary communication as a way …

The Communication Classroom: A Chilly Climate For Women?, Karlyn Kohrs Campbell

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article responds to research on classroom climate for women by considering how sexism operates specifically within speech communication. It identifies three areas of disciplinary concern: public speaking and debate, public address and rhetoric, and communication as a medium through which discrimination is enacted. The article argues that women’s participation as speakers has historically conflicted with conventional gender expectations, making public speaking and debate especially difficult contexts for women students. It also critiques the teaching of public address, noting that speech anthologies and curricula have often excluded women rhetors and thereby reinforced the idea that public eloquence is primarily male. …

The Classroom Climate: A Chilly One For Women? A Response, Richard D. Rieke

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This response essay addresses sexism in higher education as a deeply embedded cultural pattern that shapes classroom and professional interactions. Responding to work on the “chilly climate” for women, the essay argues that denial is a major barrier to recognizing and changing sexist behavior. It discusses ways male faculty may view women students and colleagues through sexualized or dominance-based assumptions, and it emphasizes that advanced education does not necessarily prevent discriminatory behavior. The essay identifies examples of sexism in classroom interaction, advising, debate, faculty-student relationships, and professional settings, including women’s exclusion from informal academic networks, the dismissal of women’s contributions, …

The Domestic Policy Association: A Test Of Public Communication, David Matthews

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes the development of the Domestic Policy Association and its National Issues Forums as a model for public learning and citizen discussion of national policy questions. Originating from a 1981 meeting of civic and educational organizations, the association sought to address public alienation, fragmented civic life, and the gap between citizens and policymakers. The article outlines how participating organizations selected issues with both national and local significance, developed accessible and politically neutral discussion materials, and organized face-to-face forums designed to help participants move beyond initial opinions toward more informed judgments. It also describes the role of the Public …

Joining The Issues: Notes On Public Policy Debate, Robert J. Kingston

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines how public issues can be identified, framed, and discussed in ways that support meaningful public policy debate. It distinguishes casual public talk from deliberative discussion in which citizens weigh policy choices, consider tradeoffs, and move toward informed judgment. The article outlines several indicators for recognizing emerging public issues, including opinion polls, demographic trends, cultural change, geography, and latent public sentiment. It argues that issues suitable for public debate generally affect broad segments of the population, involve moral as well as technical dimensions, reveal differences between expert and public understandings, or arise when the political process has reached …

The National Issues Forum: Bridging The Human Gap Through Innovative Learning, Eva M. Mcmahan

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents the National Issues Forum as a model for innovative learning and citizen participation in response to rapid social change and the widening gap between public complexity and citizens’ capacity to address it. Drawing on discussions of the “human gap,” participatory democracy, and the communication era, the article defines innovative learning as a process characterized by anticipation and participation. It argues that National Issues Forums support this process by bringing citizens together to examine public issues, consider multiple viewpoints, identify underlying values, and work toward shared understanding rather than predetermined solutions. The article further proposes that the forum …

Full Circle: The Domestic Policy Association, Annabel Dunham Hagood

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article traces the development of the Domestic Policy Association from early concerns about public deliberation in the aftermath of Vietnam, Watergate, and declining trust in government to the first Presidential Library Conference on the Public and Public Policy in 1983. It describes the role of David Mathews, educational institutions, civic organizations, the National Consortium for Public Policy Education, the Johnson Foundation, the Public Agenda Foundation, and the Kettering Foundation in shaping a national network for public policy education. The article explains how the National Issues Forum emerged as a grassroots, non-advocacy model for informed public discussion of domestic issues, …

Keeping Graduate Programs Responsive To National Needs, N. Edd Miller

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Keeping Graduate Programs Responsive to National Needs," by Michael J. Pelczar and Lewis C. Solman (Eds). Jossey-Bass Publishers. 1984.

Burnout: The New Academic Disease, John E. Buckley

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Burnout: The New Academic Disease," by Winifred Albizu Melandez and Rafael M. de Guzman. Washington, D.C; Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1983.

Aca News

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Organizational news section reporting activities and decisions of the Association for Communication Administration in 1984–1985. Documents the succession of leadership as a new president assumes office and a president-elect is appointed, outlining their prior roles, responsibilities for national and regional convention programming, and plans for an upcoming annual seminar in Denver. Records the results of a closely contested Executive Committee election, noting high ballot return rates and the administrators elected to replace outgoing members. Provides statistical information on unsolicited manuscript submissions to the ACA Bulletin by topical category, including acceptance and rejection patterns, and lists the referees who contributed to …

Aca At The Regionals

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Organizational news feature detailing Association for Communication Administration sponsorship of administrative programs at several 1985 regional conventions in speech communication and theatre. It outlines ACA panels at the Western Speech Communication Association meeting on administrative concerns, including sessions introducing academic administration careers and debating doctoral versus terminal master’s degrees in theatre. At the Southeastern Theatre Conference, it documents multiple programs on off-campus summer theatre administration, criteria for evaluating creative activity in tenure and promotion, tenuring technical theatre faculty, censorship in college and university theatres, and methods for evaluating theatre training programs. Additional ACA-sponsored sessions at Central States Speech Association, Southern …

The Chief Administrator As Legal Authority, Joan Van Tol

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The role of the department chair as legal authority in higher education is examined through three major areas of potential liability: academic planning, student-related issues, and employment matters. Academic planning discussions address admissions policies for disabled and disadvantaged students, legal constraints on program elimination during periods of retrenchment, and the contractual force of catalogs and changing degree requirements. Student-focused sections consider the standards for academic and disciplinary dismissal, appropriate responses to disruptive or mentally ill students, and the protection and disclosure of educational records under federal legislation. Employment issues include affirmative action and Title VII obligations in hiring, the contractual …

Department Chairs And The Law, Patti P. Gillespie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The contemporary legal environment for department chairs is explored through six recurring areas of risk that shape everyday academic administration in higher education, with special attention to theatre programs. The discussion begins with equal opportunity, discrimination, and affirmative action, emphasizing up-to-date knowledge of policy interpretation, careful drafting of advertisements, equitable salary practices, and meticulous recordkeeping across hiring, promotion, and termination decisions. It then turns to retention, promotion, tenure, and salary, stressing clear written procedures, consistent application, pattern awareness across decisions, and early consultation with university counsel in cases involving dismissal or disclosure of sensitive information. Additional sections examine “truth in …

A Computational Model To Estimate The Thickness Of The Waterfilm Due To Rain On The Upper Surface Of An Airfoil, Padmanabha R. Chappidi

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

Based on a two-phase boundary layer approach, a computational model is proposed to estimate the thickness of the waterfilm due to rain on the upper surface of an airfoil. The coupling between the air boundary layer and the water film is established by the conservation of mass and momentum at the interface. By a simple coordinate transformation, the interface is conformed to the finite difference grid system. Trajectory analysis of a raindrop of 1 mm diameter shows that the impingement of drops is high near the leading edge of the airfoil and decreases downstream. The finite difference equations of air/waterfilm …

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Canadian Studies Programme Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Canadian Studies Program

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Research Institutes, Canadian Studies Programme, Self Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Department Of Respiratory Therapy Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Respiratory Therapy

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Health, Department of Respiratory Therapy 1985 self-study Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, the Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers programs and media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Dick Pope, Sr. Institute For Tourism Studies Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Dick Pope, Sr. Institute For Tourism Studies

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Research Institutes, Dick Pope, Sr. Institute for Tourism Studies, Self Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

College Of Engineering Research Activities And Annual Report, July 1, 1984 - June 30, 1985, University Of Central Florida. College Of Engineering

Research Activities & Annual Reports

University of Central Florida College of Engineering annual report of research activities and publications, July 1, 1984 - June 30, 1985.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Public Service Administration Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Public Service Administration

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences Department of Public Service Administration 1985 Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, The Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers and Media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Department Of Computer Science Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Computer Science

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences, Department of Computer Science, self-study report for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Department Of Nursing Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Nursing

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Health, Department of Nursing 1985 self-study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, the Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers programs and media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Department Of Medical Record Administration Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Medical Record Administration

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Health, Department of Medical Record Administration 1985 self-study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, the Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers programs and media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Management Institute Of The College Of Business Administration Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Management Institute Of The College Of Business Administration

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Research Institutes, Management Institute of the College of Business Administration, Self Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

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University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Engineering Technology Self Study, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Engineering Technology

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Department of Engineering Technology 1985 Self Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research, summer terms, computers, The Brevard, Daytona and South Orlando Centers and Media.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools : Environmental Systems Engineering Institute Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Environmental Systems Engineering Institute

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Research Institutes, Environmental Systems Engineering Institute, Self Study for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, 1985.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Physics Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Physics

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics 1985 Self Study for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, library, student development services, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research and components.

University Of Central Florida 1985 Self Study Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools: Department Of Civil Engineering And Environmental Sciences Self Study Report, University Of Central Florida. Department Of Civil Engineering And Environmental Sciences

Self-Studies

University of Central Florida Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences 1985 Self Study final Report for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The study covers philosophy of the university and the college, organizational structure, educational program, financial resources, faculty, physical facilities, special activities, graduate programs, research and computers.