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Teaching The Basic Course From A Theme Perspective, Kathie A. Webster

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article proposes the use of a common materials approach to strengthen the basic public speaking course and to develop higher order cognitive and communication skills. It argues that contemporary demands for information processing, problem solving, and issue analysis require instructional strategies that integrate communication abilities with critical thinking. The common materials approach provides students with a shared body of content drawn from a curated set of books, articles, and reference materials organized around a single theme. The article explains how this method supports systematic library instruction, guided research practice, and problem solving group discussions that precede speech assignments. It …

The Community Service Class At The Small College: A Medium For Discovery, Joe Ortiz

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article argues that community service classes provide small college communication departments with an important means of serving external audiences while simultaneously advancing internal departmental goals. It defines community service classes as credit or noncredit offerings open to campus and community participants, typically organized around practical concerns such as family interaction, workplace communication, or managerial effectiveness. The discussion emphasizes that these classes attract voluntary participants who seek immediate application of communication concepts, creating favorable conditions for engagement and for shaping informed public perceptions of the discipline. The article contends that such offerings can function as laboratories for curriculum development, allowing …

Strange Bedfellows: The Small College And The Community Theatre, Pamela S. Wegner

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the potential for sustained collaboration between small college theatre programs of limited size and local community theatre organizations. It argues that cooperation can alleviate structural pressures common to small programs, including limited faculty, constrained production schedules, homogeneous casts, and insufficient opportunities for advanced students to apply theoretical training. The analysis identifies three foundational assumptions necessary for meaningful collaboration. First, small college directors must recognize the expertise and creative value present in community theatre, accepting that students benefit from exposure to multiple directing styles and production practices. Second, because most students become lifelong amateur participants rather than theatre …

The Small College Director Of Forensics, Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports findings from interviews with directors of forensics at fifteen small colleges in the Midwest in order to document the scope of responsibilities associated with administering active forensics programs in limited size institutions. The study identifies programs through national tournament participation and enrollment criteria and provides descriptive data on team size, coaching assignments, release time, and travel frequency. Analysis reveals that small college forensics programs are highly active, with directors overseeing individual events and debate squads, organizing extensive tournament travel, and managing teams that range widely in size. The article details the substantial teaching and coaching loads carried …

Small College Debate: A Termination Decision, Peter L. Settle

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the decision by a small liberal arts college to terminate a long standing intercollegiate debate and forensics program despite strong institutional tradition and prior administrative support. It argues that the decision emerged from converging personal, departmental, and institutional pressures rather than from deficiencies in funding, staffing, or attitudes. At the personal level, the director of forensics faced an unsustainable conflict between full time teaching responsibilities, full time program direction, and the delayed completion of doctoral work. Departmentally, rapid growth in the communication major and the expansion of organizational communication created competing demands that could not be met …

Empirical Needles In Curricular Haystacks: Finding Research Opportunities In A Small College Program, David Droge

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the structural and cultural conditions that limit research activity in small college communication programs and outlines strategies for generating empirical research opportunities within such environments. It identifies heavy teaching loads, extensive service commitments, limited institutional support, and the dominance of introductory oral communication courses as primary barriers to sustained scholarly engagement. These constraints reduce time for research, inhibit collaboration with disciplinary peers, and restrict access to adequate computing and funding resources. In response, the article describes four strategies developed to integrate research into routine academic responsibilities. The first involves embedding empirical projects within existing seminars and creating …

Integrity In The College Curriculum: A Report To The Academic Community, Staurt Byham

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Integrity in the College Curriculum: A Report to the Academic Community" by the Association of American Colleges Project on Redefining the Meaning and Purpose of the Baccalaureate Degree.

Speech Communication Departments And The College Of Character, Roger Smitter

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay examines the role of speech communication programs within undergraduate liberal arts institutions and argues that their long term vitality depends on articulating a clear connection between communication study and the distinctive character of each college. The discussion responds to broader critiques of undergraduate education that identify fragmentation, excessive professionalism, and a diminished sense of intellectual coherence as threats to the liberal arts. The essay outlines several guiding questions for departments seeking to define or strengthen their educational mission. These include clarifying why communication belongs in the liberal arts, identifying principles that organize a coherent curriculum, and determining how …

The Small College Environment, Bonnie Wilson Buzza

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay analyzes the distinctive characteristics that shape the work of faculty in small college communication programs. It argues that the small college environment differs from larger institutions not only in scale but in fundamental qualitative ways that influence teaching, organizational structures, and professional expectations. The discussion identifies four interrelated features of this environment: a primary institutional emphasis on teaching, the expectation that faculty assume multiple roles and responsibilities, the predominance of informal communication channels, and strong institutional loyalty. The essay explains how these conditions shape faculty experiences, including the need to function as generalists, the challenges of replacement hiring, …

Developing An Anglo-American Communication Program, Terence Jackson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay analyzes the development of an American style communication program within a British educational context. It begins by describing the structure of further and higher education in England and Wales and explains how traditions of vocational training and liberal education intersect within these systems. The discussion outlines the limited presence of communication as an academic field in Britain, noting that research in interpersonal, organizational, and mass communication exists but remains dispersed across sociology, psychology, and management. The essay then examines the challenges of creating a comprehensive communication curriculum at Warnborough College, including the scarcity of disciplinary resources, limited availability …

The Small College As A Career Option: Teaching At A Small College, Ellen Hay

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay reports findings from a survey of small college communication programs and examines the professional conditions experienced by faculty in these institutions. Drawing on responses from nearly half of the departments surveyed, the analysis identifies typical institutional characteristics, including small enrollments, limited departmental staffing, and heavy teaching responsibilities that require faculty to manage multiple course preparations. The essay documents the breadth of communication curricula, noting the ubiquity of the basic course and the variable presence of offerings in interpretation, media production, public speaking, interpersonal communication, and organizational communication. It also reports the extensive non teaching obligations that shape faculty …

Strategies For Seeking Employment In The Small College, Sandra Madsen

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the conditions shaping faculty hiring in small colleges and identifies three primary variables that shape employment decisions: academic credentials, commitment to teaching, and collegiality. Drawing on broader trends in the academic labor market, the discussion notes that an expanded supply of highly trained candidates allows small institutions to recruit applicants with terminal degrees and records of scholarly engagement. At the same time, the argument emphasizes that small colleges value breadth of preparation and the capacity to teach foundational communication courses such as interpersonal communication and public speaking with theoretical rigor and pedagogical sophistication. The analysis criticizes graduate …

Achieving Success In Small Colleges, Richard W. Platt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay examines the conditions that shape professional advancement in small colleges and outlines strategies for achieving mobility within institutions facing demographic decline, financial constraint, and limited faculty turnover. It begins by noting that reduced student populations, diminished public support for higher education, and high proportions of tenured senior faculty restrict opportunities for hiring, promotion, and movement across institutions. Against this backdrop, the essay argues that new faculty must plan deliberately for professional success by understanding institutional identity, priorities, and expectations. Drawing on a model of organizational assessment, it emphasizes the importance of analyzing mission statements, governance structures, departmental practices, …

The Speech Tutor, Joseph O'Rourke

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes the development and institutionalization of the Speech Tutor program at Wabash College, an initiative that uses undergraduate assistants to support beginning public speaking students. Originating in a broader library funded effort to strengthen bibliographic instruction, the program evolved from an experiment in freshman seminars into a structured system in which upper division speech students receive targeted training in library research methods, video equipment operation, and speech criticism. The analysis explains how these tutors assist students with topic selection, research, rehearsal, and the use of audiovisual technology. It also details the organizational collaboration between the speech department and …

External Evaluation Of Small College Communication Programs, Richard W. Platt

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the role of external consultants in the evaluation and development of communication programs in small colleges, using Marist College as a detailed case study. It outlines the institutional context of the late 1970s and early 1980s, including demographic pressures, financial constraints, and the emergence of federal grant programs that encouraged systematic self study. The discussion traces how internal assessments, leadership restructuring, and Title III grants created conditions for program wide review involving external consultants with complementary expertise in communication theory, administration, and professional practice. The article describes the consultant selection process, preparation procedures, visit logistics, and subsequent …

Conducting A Departmental Review, Joseph W. Macdoniels

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article describes and evaluates the departmental review model developed at Hope College as an institutional mechanism for continuous program assessment suited to the small college context. It begins by identifying structural barriers that make conventional external evaluation impractical for small institutions, including limited financial resources, unique institutional missions, and disciplinary breadth within small departments. The model presented replaces costly outside evaluation with a recurring internal review cycle in which departmental self studies and structured presentations form the basis for institutional dialogue. The article outlines the objectives of the review process, emphasizing the promotion of systematic departmental planning, the cultivation …

Thinking Out Loud: Teaching The Other Half Of The Communication Course, Richard M. Goldstein, Charles W. Nelson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article documents an instructional experiment designed to integrate foundational oral communication skills into a required first year composition sequence at Michigan Technological University. The initiative emerged from institutional constraints that prevented speech courses from counting toward graduation and from growing recognition that technological students need competence in oral communication as well as writing. The article details the collaborative planning between an English instructor and a speech teacher who sought to embed oral communication concepts within the third quarter of the composition curriculum, using a media centered unit as the organizing structure. The analysis describes the Dorm English program as …

A Special Tool For Offering Criticism: The Post-Speech Transcript, Gary B. Lafleur

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the limitations of traditional immediate post speech criticism in basic public speaking courses and presents a four step evaluation system designed to produce more deliberate and comprehensive feedback. It argues that conventional critique sheets and spontaneous peer comments often result in superficial observations shaped by the immediacy of performance, emotional distortion, and the restricted scope of one page forms. To address these problems, the article outlines a sequenced process that begins with a post speech conference held the day after the presentation, allowing for a more reflective review of critique sheet comments and targeted discussion of areas …

So You’Re It! The Theatre Program Of Limited Size, James L. Deyoung

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the conditions, constraints, and opportunities that define theatre programs staffed by one or two trained faculty members. It critiques professional assumptions that equate disciplinary success with technical specialization and argues that small program faculty routinely manage the full range of theatrical responsibilities. The discussion identifies core challenges facing limited size programs, including restricted peer interaction, limited time for professional development, heavy teaching loads concentrated in introductory courses, tight budgets, and geographic isolation that reduces access to live theatre. The analysis contends that faculty must counter these constraints through consistent professional engagement, attendance at conferences, and exposure to …

Faculty Recruitment, Retention, And Fair Employment: Obligations And Opportunities, Norma C. Cook

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Fair Employment: Obligations and Opportunities" by John S. Waggaman. Published by the ASHE-ERIC Higher Education Research Report #2. Washington, DC: Association for the Study of Higher Education, 1983.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Carlton, Chad. Salaries Priority in Request
• Carlton, Chad. Regent John Palmore Looking to Governor’s Race
• Hitchcock, Lisa. Chi Omegas Make Room Top Flight
• Student Committee Will Help Search for next President
• Opinion: Push for More Funding a Positive Step
• Knapp, Kevin. Test Budget Balloon Editorial Cartoon
• Filer, Debbie L. Speaking Correctly a Wordy Matter
• Turner, Todd. Agriculture Sprouts Lab, Rooms
• Sullivan, Sheila. Christian Solution Advertised
• Workers Repair Grise Hall
• Thomas, Ursula. Smith Sisters Sing to University Folk – Debbie Smith, Megan Smith
• Meehan, Mary. Mammoth Cave Offers a Cool …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Humphreys, Mack. Registering to Vote Could Pose Problem
• Dezern. Craig. Horsin’ Around at a Mule Pull
• Cravens, Jayne. Film Adds Dimension to Professor James Wayne Miller’s Poetry
• Humphreys, Mack. Organizers See a Need for Registration
• Sullivan, Sheila. Glitter of Theatre Draws 100 to Workshop
• Malmer, Victoria P. Student Kidnapped from Louisville Bar – Stacey Ford
• Opinion: Students Voting in City Causes Ethical Concern
• Knapp, Kevin. Student Voting Editorial Cartoon
• Williams, Debra. Grammar Used Poorly
• Sanders, Kim. Campus Needs Signs
• Publications Receive National Award – Talisman
• Parsons, Kim. State Tuition …

News & Views - Vol. 04, No. 02 - September 20, 1985, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 7, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Malmer, Victoria P. 85 Percent Fail English 101 Exam
• Struck, Angela. Western Competes to Keep, Hire Qualified Teachers
• Pack, Todd. Some Academic Offices Hung Up by Phone Theft
• Parson, Kim. Discount Card Delayed, State Attorney Called In
• Hurt, John. Pearl Bailey to Sing at Capitol Arts Center
• Opinion: English 101 Exam Doesn’t Make the Grade
• Knapp, Kevin. English 101 Exam Editorial Cartoon
• Ezell, Scott. Critical of Story – Carol McIvor
• Students Can Register to Vote in City Election
• Harris, Carla. Fraternity Pledges Increase This Year …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 6, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Humphreys, Mack. Irate Professor Raps Evaluations – Thomas Coohill
• Turner, Todd. Students Advised to Use Bookstore Lockers
• Hoppes, Lynn. Tuition in Kentucky Compares Favorably with Fees in Other States
• Interhall Council Asks for Snow Schedule to Aid Drivers in Bad Weather
• Pope, Robert. Marylyn Knight Works on Painting Advertisement on Denes Field Wall
• Opinion: Western Should Evaluate Evaluation Policy
• Knapp, Kevin. Administration Evaluations Editorial Cartoon
• Keohane, Patrick. Leadership Isn’t the Same – Interhall Council
• Morgan, Charles. Hall Council Defended
• Struck, Angela. Byron Crawford Shares Storytelling Skills
• Ogden College of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 5, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.

• Swift, Kim. Bidding Rule Slows Concert Schedule
• Humphreys, Mark. Council on Higher Education Plan Might Reduce Variety of Degrees Here
• Carlton, Chad. Sophomore to Help with Selection of President – Beverly Kirk
• Harris, Carla. Student’s Prank Call Results in 2 Hours in Jail – Tim Bratcher
• Student Government Association Approves Budget
• Opinion: University Center Board Should Fight Order Forcing Concert Bids
• Knapp, Kevin. Country Concerts Editorial Cartoon
• Reagan, Stanley. Bigger Not Better – Interhall Council
• Daffron, Wade. Teacher Michael Trapasso Writes for ‘Mr. Wizard’
• Eagleston, Leigh Ann. Professor Ronald …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 4, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Carlton, Chad. Presidential Search Begins
• Hitchcock, Lisa. Students Can Get Food Stamps
• Cravens, Jayne. Comic Books Are Not Just for Kids Anymore
• Parson, Kim. Associated Student Government Grade Requirement Debate May Go On
• Carlton, Chad. Council on Higher Education Focuses On Funding
• Updates Can Keep Search Above Board
• Knapp, Kevin. Presidential Search Editorial Cartoon
• Auberspin, Eleska. Objects to Photo – African Americans
• Fulmer, Joseph. Wants Recognition – Charity
• Deferment Possible If Money Hasn’t Come
• Turner, Todd. Non-Credit Courses Offered On Campus
• Hamilton, T.J. Lambda Chi …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 3, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Carlton, Chad. New President Gets Cook-ing – Paul Cook
• Hutcherson, Jackie. More Open House Hours Open Doors for Students
• Harris, Carla. Greeks Produce for Muscular Dystrophy – Kappa Alpha
• When Interhall Council Members Squeak, Nobody Listens
• Knapp, Kevin. Interhall Council Mouse, Editorial Cartoon
• Filer, Debbie. Involvement at Western Offers Many Opportunities
• Thomas, Ursula. Resident Assistants Try for Balance as Counselors, Friends
• Parson, Kim. 24-Hour Open House Favored
• Bike, Other Prizes Offered for Blood – American Red Cross
• Humphreys, Mack. Faces of Death: Serious Documentary or …

News & Views - Vol. 04, No. 01 - August 31, 1985, University Of Massachusetts Boston

1983-1991, News & Views

No abstract provided.

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 61, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Thomas, Steve. Teachers Offer Praise, Criticism – Donald Zacharias
• Carlton, Chad. President Zacharias Cites Western Changes
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Microwaves, Poppers Get Dorm Rooms Cooking
• Harris, Carla. Interfraternity Council Wants Students to Report Violations
• Groups Available for Students
• Carlto, Chad. Donald Zacharias Optimistic About Education
• Farewell for President Zacharias Today in Downing
• Opinion: Lessons to be Learned from President Donald Zacharias
• Knapp, Kevin. Zacharias & Higher Education, Editorial Cartoon
• Dezern, Craig. State leaders ‘Back Zack’
• Cravens. Jayne. Genetics Program Would Focus on Teaching
• Career Planning, Academic …