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Arts Funding, Patrick D. Mcdonough Jan 1986

Arts Funding, Patrick D. Mcdonough

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay offers practical guidance for funding the arts from the vantage point of a foundation administrator. It argues that effective strategies focus on local and state level funders rather than a small group of national foundations, noting that there are about twenty two thousand American foundations, only one hundred forty four with assets above fifty million dollars, and that most concentrate on needs close to home. The discussion urges partnership with regional corporations that link giving to marketing and public responsibility, and it recommends formal preparation through Council for the Advancement and Support of Education training and a two …

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Funding For The Arts: Legislative Sources, Robert J. Wills Jan 1986

Funding For The Arts: Legislative Sources, Robert J. Wills

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the process through which state legislatures fund public higher education and considers its implications for support of the arts. Focusing exclusively on state appropriations and excluding local, federal, and philanthropic sources, the analysis explains the central role of formula budgeting in determining institutional funding levels. Using Texas as a representative case, it outlines the multiple formulas that define institutional cost categories and describes how student credit hours, enrollment levels, and faculty student ratios determine budget allocations. The essay traces the multiyear sequence of study committees, coordinating board review, gubernatorial recommendation, and legislative action that culminates in appropriations. …

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Speech Communication Profession As Seen By A President, Donald W. Zacharias Jan 1986

Speech Communication Profession As Seen By A President, Donald W. Zacharias

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay offers a university president’s assessment of the speech communication discipline and outlines challenges facing academic programs as higher education enters a period of intensified competition and financial constraint. The author notes substantial scholarly growth over the preceding two decades, marked by increased publication and methodological rigor. The discussion emphasizes that declining enrollments, limited state support, and heightened institutional competition will require departments to articulate clear objectives aligned with institutional missions and to demonstrate measurable value to students and administrators. Recommendations include narrowing curricula to avoid unfocused expansion, establishing rigorous instructional standards, prioritizing individualized communication skills training supported by …

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Presidents Look At The Field Of Speech Communication: A Commentary, Donald Smith Jan 1986

Presidents Look At The Field Of Speech Communication: A Commentary, Donald Smith

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This commentary responds to essays by two university presidents on the condition of the speech communication discipline. The author affirms concerns about the field’s longstanding struggle to define a coherent intellectual identity, noting that communication emerged historically as a coalition of underrecognized instructional areas rather than through shared conceptual foundations. While acknowledging that disciplinary ambiguity is not unique in academia and may coexist with creativity and public appeal, the essay questions whether ambiguity can remain viable amid changing higher education environments. The author critiques tendencies toward imitative scholarship and excessive methodological debate at the expense of substantive inquiry into rhetorical …

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The Ritz Bar Or Abd: In Defense Of The Mfa, Peter Garvie Jan 1986

The Ritz Bar Or Abd: In Defense Of The Mfa, Peter Garvie

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay argues that the Master of Fine Arts is an appropriate terminal degree for university theatre faculty and challenges the claim that the Doctor of Philosophy represents a superior credential. The author emphasizes the realities of limited employment opportunities in both academic and professional theatre and contends that neither degree guarantees entry into those markets. The essay distinguishes the MFA as an advanced practice degree grounded in performance and production, whereas the PhD certifies research competence and does not necessarily attest to teaching or creative skill. Conservatory style training within a liberal arts setting is presented as legitimate and …

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A Rationale For Developing Communication Training Programs, Dan B. Curtis, Steven A. Beebe, Deems M. Brooks Jan 1986

A Rationale For Developing Communication Training Programs, Dan B. Curtis, Steven A. Beebe, Deems M. Brooks

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article argues for the intentional development of communication training programs within higher education to meet expanding industry demand for communication skilled employees and trainers. The authors document substantial growth in training and development initiatives across business, government, and industrial sectors, citing national surveys and reports identifying communication as a consistently critical competency for managerial effectiveness and employee performance. They outline core communication abilities valued by employers, including oral and written communication, listening, persuasion, interpersonal relations, small group leadership, and problem solving. The discussion identifies persistent barriers in academic settings, such as disciplinary stereotypes, lack of faculty preparation in adult …

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Curriculum Implications Of The New Technologies, Frederick Williams Jan 1986

Curriculum Implications Of The New Technologies, Frederick Williams

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the curricular implications of emerging communication technologies, emphasizing that the central concern within the communication discipline remains the study of human use and social impacts of technological systems rather than their mechanical features. It argues that new media function primarily as extensions of existing forms, particularly as telecommunications and computing converge, enabling greater informational access, individualized communication, and distributed decision making. Rather than creating entirely new courses, the article proposes revising current communication curricula to reflect changes in media environments. Key areas for integration include the shift from mass communication to demassification through narrowcasting and text services, …

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A Descriptive Study Of The Groupthink Phenomenon As It Relates To The Decision Making Process Of A City Commission, Martin H. Magenheim Jan 1986

A Descriptive Study Of The Groupthink Phenomenon As It Relates To The Decision Making Process Of A City Commission, Martin H. Magenheim

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The Effectiveness Of Product Vs. Image Strategies In Health Care Marketing, Sunni C. Denicola Jan 1986

The Effectiveness Of Product Vs. Image Strategies In Health Care Marketing, Sunni C. Denicola

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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Writing Apprehension Among Communication Majors, Robert G. Davis Jan 1986

Writing Apprehension Among Communication Majors, Robert G. Davis

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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The Effects Of Familiar And Unfamiliar Music Video Repetition On Attitude, Recall, And Purchase Potential, Constance C. Milbourne Jan 1986

The Effects Of Familiar And Unfamiliar Music Video Repetition On Attitude, Recall, And Purchase Potential, Constance C. Milbourne

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 16, December 11, 1985 Dec 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 16, December 11, 1985

Central Florida Future

Afternoon rape stuns university (with photo); UCF news production to go live; The inside story - according to Trevor Colbourn (with photos of Colbourn); News: Public hearing; Students victim of 'dastardly trick'; Artists here have different means of expression: ); Artist wants art in space (with photo of UCF artists parade); Students saving art for posterity; WUCF-FM offers real experience; BOR considers worth of vocational courses; News clips: Free massages; Deadlines; Study hours; Best in state; Rent-A-Santa; Benefit Sale; Cadets recognized for achievement (with photo of the ROTC awards ceremony); Discoveries: Windows into the Earth's core; Warning would have cut …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 15, December 4, 1985 Dec 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 15, December 4, 1985

Central Florida Future

Rush parties to be 'dampened;' Your paper is growing with UCF; Quadrangle bringing more business, traffic to UCF area (with diagram titled "New development at the Quadrangle"); News: The dash is on for finals week; Research Park growth better than expected, officials say; It's absolutely, positively official: Kiosk is open (with photo of ribbon cutting); News clips: Lost and Found; From all over; More free money; Ark Expert; Few opt for study abroad; Opinion: Criticism of athletic program insures quality in the future; Dolphins fans have something to growl about; Answering the false promise of communism; Sports: Knights down to …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 14, November 27, 1985 Nov 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 14, November 27, 1985

Central Florida Future

Committee favors tuition hike; How safe is UCF at night?; Violent crimes on Alafaya Trail (picture); Greek Park may pollute Lake Claire; Student escort service watches out for coeds; News: Register by phone and beat the lines; Turkey Talk (photo of display in the bookstore window); Growth being planned here; News clips: Time capsule; Who's Who; Super computer; Wart removal; From all over; Scholarships; Discoveries: Cholesterol: is it friend or foe? (with graphics titled "Ways to control blood cholesterol."); Opinion: Activity and Service Fee decision a real turkey; UCF's history provides reasons to be thankful; Funny commercials a new trend, …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 13, November 20, 1985 Nov 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 13, November 20, 1985

Central Florida Future

Less bucks mean fewer courses (with picture of Manyears); Students can hear but can't understand; NEA: not enough education majors (with diagram of Average teacher salaries in the Southeast); News: New smoking law-'no problem here'; Study program helps students make grades while having fun; News clips: Hunger relief; Honor induction; Race volunteers; African Art; Army activity; Fond farewell; Judaic studies program for entire community (with photo of Dr. Moshe Pelli); Discoveries: Laser shows set music to light (with photo of Epcot Center's LaserPhonic Fantasy); Opinion: Understanding can put the wheels of peace in motion; Responses come from a need for …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 12, November 13, 1985 Nov 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 12, November 13, 1985

Central Florida Future

University may soon regulate PC lab use; College Bowl (photo of the College Bowl competition); Kiosk complete but still on hold; Over $9 million in student aid coffers; News: New children's show produced by UCF; Library offers new services; Anti-apartheid protests falling off with season; News clips: From all over; A big bust; Extended hours; Money, money; Computer mail causing fuss; Discoveries: Mensa is a meeting of minds; How do you measure up? Some sample questions from Mensa's preliminary test; Opinion: Buzz word needs to become policy for growth control; Boycott 'The Pig' to bring back staple food; Male Kiosk …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 11, November 6, 1985 Nov 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 11, November 6, 1985

Central Florida Future

Library's books don't stack up: Lack of funding hinders services (with charts on "Where the books are" and "Spending on students"); Female professors get shortchanged (with photo of Dean Rollins); News: Complex for fine arts awaiting state approval; Greek gathering (photo captioned "Members of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority gather around to watch the dedication of their new house--the first in UCF's Greek Park."); State lawmakers want to do away with 'turkeys'; Students voice complaints, ideas to senate; Test Debate; ROTC Review; Greek Notes; Fun & Games? (photo captioned "Sometimes the intensity of intramural football gets to be a little too …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 10, October 30, 1985 Oct 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 10, October 30, 1985

Central Florida Future

Foul-ups hold up student aid; Students divided on housing solution; Shortage of full-time students could cost UCF state dollars (with chart on "how UCF's five colleges stand up against their FTE quotas."); News: State legislator talks education (with photo of Larry Hawkins); Student legislators plan activity fee allocation; Foreign students form group to 'bridge gap'; Monster machine (photo of physical plant worker cleans up the bond in front of the library); County prepares for area growth; For Leaders; Bucks for Software; CPR Classes; Spring Schedule Changes; Homecoming fun (with photos); Discoveries: Picking up the pieces of a lost Mayan Empire: …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 09, October 23, 1985 Oct 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 09, October 23, 1985

Central Florida Future

Homecoming 1985; Racoon & friends to perform in gym (with photos of Rondell Sheridan, Jeff Justice and Gary De Lena); Busboys bring working class rock 'n' roll to UCF (with photo captioned "The busboys are Brian O'Neal, Victor Johnson, Steve Felix, French and Reggie Leon."); Activities planned all week; News: Spring '86 schedule changes; 'Men at work' dampen business boom (with photo of the road-widening project on University Boulevard); Vandals keep library study rooms closed; News clips: Campus Source; Mayan Slides; Fires Continue; Clast Facts; Rock Diners; Ellis to step down, return to teaching (with photo of Dr. Leslie Ellis); …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 08, October 16, 1985 Oct 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 08, October 16, 1985

Central Florida Future

Defense money may come here (with photo of Trevor Colbourn); Meal plan users may be losers in the lunch line; Uncle! Uncle! (photo of mud wrestling match sponsored by the Marketing Club); Senate confirms five justices, plans change in registration; News: 'Sinking' hall under repair; Modern art?? (photo captioned "No, It's only Susan Bendfelt preparing to use her horse as visual aid for speech class."); Micarelli named new VP; UCF engineers boast high GPAs; News clips: SWAT team; Assaulted; How to Cope; New V.A. Man; Crutch Crisis; Intern Seminar; UCF police: dormitories careless with property; Sex not as prominent on …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 07, October 9, 1985 Oct 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 07, October 9, 1985

Central Florida Future

New dorm plan creating stir: Students meet, plan solution (with photos of Sen. William Dietz and IHC Vice President Wanda Flonnery); We can't be great without more dorms; Staff salaries here less than real world (with chart titled "Working for the state: does it pay"); News: Police bust two in auto thefts; Photo captioned "Zzzzzz... So you say you've got a few hours to kill. The area in front of the library offers several prime concrete benches that'll suit you just fine."); Greeks target of arson (taken from College Press Service); Some have the brains for college, but not enough …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 06, October 2, 1985 Oct 1985

Central Florida Future, Vol. 18 No. 06, October 2, 1985

Central Florida Future

'Tremendous' find: UCF couple discovers ancient ruins (with photo captioned "This figurine from a Late Postclassic cache found at Santa Rita Corozal in 1984 graphically illustrates a blood-letting event."); UCF area experiencing 'intense' growth (with diagram showing East Orange County growth); Referendum results (on creation of Student Union); News: UCF grabs $7 million grant; Students say OK to union construction; Contractor says Kiosk is finished ...sort of; Homecoming Plan; Flu Shots; More Scholarships; Big Apple Bound; Cobra gunship invades UCF (with photo captioned "Students investigate a U.S. Army Cobra helicopter on the Green Friday."); Souvenirs sales up, still room for …

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Administering The Small College Program: An Introduction, Bonnie Wilson Buzza Oct 1985

Administering The Small College Program: An Introduction, Bonnie Wilson Buzza

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This introductory essay outlines the emergence of a coordinated national effort to strengthen speech communication programs at small colleges. It contextualizes the 1985 curriculum conference at Hope College as a significant point in the ongoing development of these programs. The essay explains that earlier initiatives established a foundation of shared concerns and collaborative activity through committees, conferences, and informal professional networks. The 1985 meeting marks a transition toward more deliberate work on curriculum design, faculty development, scholarly engagement, and improved relationships between small college programs and graduate institutions that supply future faculty. The introduction further summarizes the structure of the …

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Administrative Style And The Small College Context, Joseph W. Macdoniels Oct 1985

Administrative Style And The Small College Context, Joseph W. Macdoniels

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay examines the distinctive administrative challenges faced by leaders of small college communication programs and argues that prevailing managerial models are poorly suited to the values and structures of these institutions. It begins by distinguishing administration, management, and leadership, noting that contemporary higher education privileges managerial thinking oriented toward efficiency, control, and product driven outcomes. The discussion contends that this framework conflicts with the interpersonal, process oriented commitments of communication faculty and with the collegial traditions of small liberal arts colleges. The essay outlines the limitations of the management oriented model at the departmental level, where chairs are expected …

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Departmental Administration Within The Small College Environment: Analysis And Extension, James E. Roever Oct 1985

Departmental Administration Within The Small College Environment: Analysis And Extension, James E. Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This response essay evaluates preceding analyses of small college administration and extends their implications through a methodologically oriented lens. It begins by addressing the definitional challenges surrounding what constitutes a small department or small liberal arts college, noting that existing definitions remain imprecise and often subjective. Using Allan Tucker’s framework of chairperson responsibilities, the essay proposes a structured means of comparing administrative roles across institutional types. It then examines the claims raised in earlier papers, including the influence of managerial models, the limited authority of departmental leaders, the prevalence of informal communication networks, and the extensive teaching and service commitments …

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Concerns, Questions, And Changes In Small Colleges, Dale M. Jackson Oct 1985

Concerns, Questions, And Changes In Small Colleges, Dale M. Jackson

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay analyzes the distinctive concerns facing faculty and administrators at small liberal arts colleges and considers the curricular developments likely to shape the communication discipline through the remainder of the decade. It argues that although faculty share universal issues such as salaries, tenure, and job security, the small college environment introduces unique pressures. These include heavy teaching loads, broad course preparation, intensive committee work, and heightened student expectations generated by close faculty student interaction. Faculty also express anxiety over the expanding influence of vocational demands and the potential displacement of liberal education, even as they work to help students …

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An Exploration Of Some Problems Confronting Speech Communication Faculty, Sandra Manheimer Oct 1985

An Exploration Of Some Problems Confronting Speech Communication Faculty, Sandra Manheimer

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This essay examines three persistent problem areas faced by speech communication faculty at small colleges that result from limited institutional resources. The analysis focuses first on the staffing of the basic communication course, noting that small institutions lack graduate teaching assistants and therefore must consider alternative instructional formats, technological delivery systems, undergraduate facilitators, part time instructors, communication across the curriculum initiatives, or the retraining of faculty from other disciplines. The essay then evaluates the challenges of offering upper level communication courses with low enrollments, particularly courses that require a minimum number of participants for effective skill development. It outlines strategies …

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Staffing The Basic Course And Still Having Flexibility To Meet Program Needs, Alan Lerstrom Oct 1985

Staffing The Basic Course And Still Having Flexibility To Meet Program Needs, Alan Lerstrom

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article analyzes the use of undergraduate assistants as a strategy for staffing the basic communication course in small colleges while preserving faculty capacity to meet broader programmatic needs. It reviews literature across disciplines to identify recurrent considerations in employing student assistants, including selection criteria, training, laboratory activities, grading practices, and compensation. The analysis highlights pedagogical benefits associated with laboratory based instruction, particularly increased student participation, enhanced opportunities for practicing communication skills, and improved peer level feedback. It also addresses concerns about consistency and evaluation by describing an approach that standardizes laboratory activities while allowing individual assistants to shape group …

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Approaches To The Basic Curriculum In Small College Departments, Roger Smitter, Joseph W. Macdoniels Oct 1985

Approaches To The Basic Curriculum In Small College Departments, Roger Smitter, Joseph W. Macdoniels

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines required course structures in small college speech communication programs in order to determine whether curricular patterns reveal shared organizing principles for the major. Drawing on catalog data from sixty one institutions that are either small in enrollment or limited in speech communication faculty, the analysis categorizes required courses and identifies their frequency across programs. The findings demonstrate substantial variability in required curricula, with little consistency in course titles, sequences, or theoretical foundations. Public speaking emerges as the most common requirement, yet it is mandated at fewer than half of the institutions studied. Introductory courses vary widely in …

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Burnout Syndrome: Fighting The Battle Between Inspiration And Desperation, David C. File Oct 1985

Burnout Syndrome: Fighting The Battle Between Inspiration And Desperation, David C. File

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines the concept of burnout as it affects administrators of small college theatre programs and identifies the structural and psychological conditions that make these individuals particularly vulnerable. Burnout is defined as an emotional safeguard that emerges when the energy required to meet goal expectations exceeds an individual’s capacity, creating an imbalance between effort and perceived reward. Drawing on Freudenberger’s work and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, the article argues that burnout develops when persistent striving toward unrealistic goals erodes the sense of self worth and shifts behavior from creative engagement to defensive self protection. The analysis explains how limited …

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