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Promotion And Tenure Policies At The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, G. Allen Yeomans Oct 1984

Promotion And Tenure Policies At The University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, G. Allen Yeomans

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Promotion and tenure procedures at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville are presented through university, college, and departmental policies, with particular attention to the Department of Speech and Theatre. The article explains that tenure decisions are initiated by the department head and tenured faculty rather than by formal application, while candidates carry responsibility for providing evidence of teaching, scholarship or creative activity, and service. It outlines policies on probationary periods, consultation with faculty in related units, the relationship between promotion and tenure, and departmental procedures for notification, information gathering, evaluation, voting, and communication of results. Special attention is given to theatre …

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Enrollment Patterns And Curricular Trends: Implications For Communication Administrators And Educators, Darlyn R. Wolvin Oct 1984

Enrollment Patterns And Curricular Trends: Implications For Communication Administrators And Educators, Darlyn R. Wolvin

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Enrollment and curriculum trends in higher education are discussed in relation to communication education, vocational preparation, and changing labor-market expectations. The article reviews research on community college enrollment growth, the expansion of postsecondary vocational programs, and debates about whether high-technology employment requires narrow technical training or broader analytical and communicative skills. It argues that communication administrators and educators should attend to both workplace preparation and the “high touch” dimensions of human interaction, including interpersonal, family, organizational, and career-related communication. Studies of workforce basic skills are used to emphasize the importance of speaking and listening across job categories. The article frames …

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Nonverbal Communication Of The Deaf, Jayne S. Lytle Oct 1984

Nonverbal Communication Of The Deaf, Jayne S. Lytle

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Nonverbal communication among deaf people is discussed in relation to American Sign Language, Deaf culture, and interactions between deaf and hearing people. The article distinguishes between nonverbal behavior and the visual linguistic features of ASL, noting that movements of the face, eyes, head, and body may function as part of the language rather than as merely expressive gestures. It reviews assumptions about deaf people’s receptive and expressive nonverbal abilities, including the idea that visual communication automatically produces greater skill in interpreting body language. The article describes characteristic behaviors related to proxemics, touch, attention-getting gestures, eye gaze, and paralanguage, with attention …

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Potpourri Oct 1984

Potpourri

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This miscellany brings together short notices and commentary on issues affecting communication arts and sciences, higher education, and academic administration in the early 1980s. Topics include the employment outlook for college graduates, career preparation for communication majors, job-search advice, recommended speaking, listening, and theatre competencies for high school students, research ethics guidance from the Association of American Universities, the status of teaching, burnout, women in academic administration, college preparation, graduate degree completion, and professional development. The item functions as a bulletin-style roundup, connecting labor-market trends, curriculum planning, faculty work, and administrative concerns relevant to communication and theatre educators.

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The Merged College Of Mass Communication, Robert O. Blanchard Oct 1984

The Merged College Of Mass Communication, Robert O. Blanchard

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article considers the organization of academic communication programs, focusing on the advantages and challenges of merged and fragmented institutional structures. Drawing on experiences at Pennsylvania State University, American University, and Trinity University, the article contrasts dispersed communication-related programs with more integrated arrangements. It describes how fragmented structures can separate faculty, courses, facilities, equipment, and students across multiple departments or colleges, creating difficulties for coordination and program development. The article also outlines examples of merger, including the incorporation of speech, journalism, public relations, broadcasting, and related courses into broader communication programs. It identifies potential benefits of merged units, including improved …

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Aca Consultant Service: The Departmental Point Of View, N. Edd Miller Oct 1984

Aca Consultant Service: The Departmental Point Of View, N. Edd Miller

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on the departmental use of external consultants, this article outlines reasons a department may seek or be assigned a review, including leadership changes, curriculum revision, reorganization, periodic evaluation, or internal crisis. It describes expectations for a consultant visit, such as encouraging departmental self-study, providing an objective assessment, and producing recommendations useful for communication with administrators and colleagues. The article also details practical preparation for a consultant review, including clarifying the purpose of the visit, gathering materials, arranging schedules, preparing administrators and faculty, and determining how the final report will be used. Particular attention is given to the ACA Consultant …

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Program Evaluation And Elimination: A Case Study, Edward L. Mcglone Oct 1984

Program Evaluation And Elimination: A Case Study, Edward L. Mcglone

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Focused on academic program review in Mississippi public universities, this case study describes how a statewide evaluation process led to the proposed elimination of an undergraduate French program despite favorable consultant assessment. The piece recounts the review structure, the role of external consultants, the use of mission statements by governing boards, and the conflict between consultant reports and administrative summaries. It also documents responses from faculty, professional organizations, alumni, and national higher education groups, emphasizing concerns about transparency, liberal arts education, and the ethical use of external evaluation. The article concludes with guidance for departments undergoing review, including the importance …

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A Strategy For Securing Tenure And Promotion For The Theatre Artist/Teacher, James A. Patterson Oct 1984

A Strategy For Securing Tenure And Promotion For The Theatre Artist/Teacher, James A. Patterson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The tenure and promotion status of theatre artist-teachers is examined through a survey of South Carolina college and university theatre units. The article identifies several challenges in applying traditional academic evaluation criteria to theatre faculty, including limited recognition of creative work as scholarship, inconsistent acceptance of the MFA as a terminal degree, and the absence of discipline-specific tenure and promotion documents. It recommends that theatre administrators develop formal policies that recognize artistic activity as equivalent to scholarly research and publication, establish the MFA as an appropriate terminal degree for theatre artists, and require systematic evaluation of production work. The article …

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Promotion And Tenure Procedures For Faculty Holding The Mfa, Stephen M. Archer, Patrick Atkison Oct 1984

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 …

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As They Are: How Relevant Are Professional Publications For Theatre In Academe?, David L. Jorns Oct 1984

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 …

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Unionization And The Speech Communication Department, Ralph Towne Oct 1984

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 …

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Training And Development: A Career Alternative, John R. Johnson Oct 1984

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 …

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Sign Systems In Communication, Carol J. Garretson Oct 1984

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 …

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The Outsiders: Women In The Academy, Michele T. Myers Oct 1984

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 …

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Achieving Upward Mobility In Academia: Priorities And Strategies, Judith S. Trent, Patricia Hayes Andrews Oct 1984

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 …

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Matrix Design: An Alternative Model For Organizing The School Or Department, Philip J. Salem, Robert D. Gratz Oct 1984

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 …

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The Beginning, Intermediate, And Advanced Study Of Interpersonal Communication, Paul G. Friedman Oct 1984

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 …

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The Concept Of Community For People Working In A Theatre Program Of Limited Size, Margaret M. Swanson Oct 1984

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 …

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Top Third/Bottom Third: A Humane Approach To Merit Pay For Academic Departments, John E. Crawford, Robert O. Hirsch, Carol A. Valentine Aug 1984

Top Third/Bottom Third: A Humane Approach To Merit Pay For Academic Departments, John E. Crawford, Robert O. Hirsch, Carol A. Valentine

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines a merit pay model for academic departments designed to reduce anxiety, competition, and perceived unfairness in faculty salary adjustment processes. It describes a three tier system that combines a general salary increase with differentiated merit awards for faculty ranked in upper, middle, and lower performance groups. The article addresses how departments may define valued faculty activity through explicit criteria for teaching, research, publication, and service, while also preserving attention to equity, rank, and length of service. It presents the model as a way to reward exceptional contributions without denying recognition to competent faculty members. The article situates …

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Aca News Aug 1984

Aca News

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This news item reports ACA organizational updates and related professional information, including encouragement of Unit II memberships, affiliate status for the Southwest Theatre Conference, a New York Public Library censorship exhibition, publication of AAUP censured administrations, and applications for the ACA Consultant Service. It emphasizes association membership, professional affiliation, academic freedom, and consultant support for program review in communication administration.

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1984 Aca Convention Preview And Program Schedule Aug 1984

1984 Aca Convention Preview And Program Schedule

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This program presents the ACA convention preview and schedule for the 1984 meeting in Chicago, including association officers, Executive Committee membership, editorial board membership, business meetings, seminar sessions, and detailed program listings on communication administration, faculty evaluation, student retention, part time faculty, small colleges, academic leadership, and arts funding.

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Theatre Faculty In The United States: Background And Task Analysis, Samuel L. Becker, Hyeon Cheol Choi, J. Ann Selzer Aug 1984

Theatre Faculty In The United States: Background And Task Analysis, Samuel L. Becker, Hyeon Cheol Choi, J. Ann Selzer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article presents a national profile of theatre faculty in United States colleges and universities as part of a broader study of theatre education. It examines faculty background, rank, tenure, teaching assignments, production responsibilities, professional activity, departmental influence, and job satisfaction across institutional settings. The article considers how graduate preparation aligns with teaching and production duties, noting areas where faculty responsibilities differ from prior specialization. It also addresses affirmative action by discussing patterns in gender, tenure, and academic rank. The article situates theatre faculty work within higher education administration by emphasizing workload, faculty morale, professional development, curriculum vitality, and departmental …

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An Investigation Of Articles Produced In The Theatre Discipline By Institution: A Journal By Journal, Year By Year Analysis, Kittie W. Watson, Larry L. Barker, Robert N. Hall Aug 1984

An Investigation Of Articles Produced In The Theatre Discipline By Institution: A Journal By Journal, Year By Year Analysis, Kittie W. Watson, Larry L. Barker, Robert N. Hall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Institutional article production in theatre is analyzed through a year by year and journal by journal review of selected theatre journals. The article situates publication frequency as one possible measure of institutional research activity while noting that it should be considered alongside other indicators of quality. It describes a method for assigning publication credit to institutions, including procedures for handling shared authorship and criteria for excluding reviews, bibliographies, reports, plays, and commentaries. The article presents ranked institutional publication totals and journal specific patterns across the period studied. By connecting research productivity, institutional comparison, and disciplinary publication patterns, the article contributes …

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The Role Of The Broadcast Education Association Within The Field Of Communication: A Partnership Of Media And Higher Education, Donald Howe Kirkley Jr Apr 1984

The Role Of The Broadcast Education Association Within The Field Of Communication: A Partnership Of Media And Higher Education, Donald Howe Kirkley Jr

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The role of broadcast education within communication is described through the history and activities of a professional association linking media industries and higher education. The article reviews tensions between broadcasting practitioners and academic programs, especially over career preparation, research expectations, production work, and the practical needs of radio and television enterprises. It traces the development of an organization designed to improve dialogue between industry and educators while avoiding formal accreditation. The article outlines membership categories, governance structure, publications, annual meetings, faculty seminars, and internship initiatives that support broadcast educators and connect them with media professionals. It presents broadcast education as …

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Reservations About A Creative Analog: Waiting For The Reviews, Sheron J. Dailey Apr 1984

Reservations About A Creative Analog: Waiting For The Reviews, Sheron J. Dailey

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Framed as a reflective response to a proposed analog between scholarship and creative endeavor, this article questions whether creative work can be evaluated fairly through models derived from scholarly review. It situates the problem within the history of higher education, where artists have often been included in universities while remaining subject to standards built around traditional scholarship. The discussion acknowledges the value of efforts to validate creative work, but raises concerns about equivalence, especially when artistic practice is forced onto scholarly terrain. Particular attention is given to directing, which may function as teaching, service, research, or creative work depending on …

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Nova University Center For Higher Education Policies And Procedures Manual 1984, Nova University Jan 1984

Nova University Center For Higher Education Policies And Procedures Manual 1984, Nova University

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice College Archive

No abstract provided.

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1982-83 Salaries, Starting Salaries, And Required Terminal Degrees For Assistant Professors In Communication Arts And Sciences Disciplines, Philip Emmert, Linda Henderson Becker, Theodore Clevenger Jr. Jan 1984

1982-83 Salaries, Starting Salaries, And Required Terminal Degrees For Assistant Professors In Communication Arts And Sciences Disciplines, Philip Emmert, Linda Henderson Becker, Theodore Clevenger Jr.

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reports a salary survey of communication arts and sciences programs during the 1982 to 1983 academic year. It examines faculty salary ranges, beginning assistant professor salaries, and terminal degree expectations across areas such as broadcasting, mass communication, communication and rhetoric, speech pathology and audiology, and theatre. The article compares salaries by faculty rank, institutional type, institutional size, and degree programs offered. It also situates communication faculty salaries in relation to broader higher education salary patterns and earlier salary information in the discipline. The findings indicate general salary growth since the prior survey, while noting variation by institutional setting, …

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Making The Transition From A Large University To A Small College, Manuel I. Kuhr Jan 1984

Making The Transition From A Large University To A Small College, Manuel I. Kuhr

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reflecting on long experience at a small public college, the essay considers the personal, professional, and institutional adjustments involved in moving from large university assumptions to small college teaching. It emphasizes acceptance of diverse students and colleagues, the centrality of undergraduate instruction, and the need for renewal from within when research support and professional travel resources are limited. The piece also discusses institutional change, shifting student expectations, faculty evaluation, curriculum decisions, and the balance between traditional communication content and emerging areas such as film, organizational communication, and argumentation. The essay contributes to communication administration by framing small college work as …

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The Path To Excellence: Quality Assurance In Higher Education, Bobby R. Patton Jan 1984

The Path To Excellence: Quality Assurance In Higher Education, Bobby R. Patton

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "The Path to Excellence: Quality Assurance in Higher Education," (1983) by Lawrence R. Marcus, Anita O. Leone and Edward D. Goldberg. ASHE-ERTC/Higher Education Research Report.

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Evaluating Teaching, Stephen W. King Jan 1984

Evaluating Teaching, Stephen W. King

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Reviews the book "Evaluating Teaching," (1983) by Kenneth O. Doyle, Jr. Published by Lexington Books,

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