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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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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 06, September 28, 1984 Sep 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 06, September 28, 1984

Central Florida Future

Student Senate starts fresh; Union may see changes; UCF students get more space: parking lot opens Monday."Newsweek On Campus" included; AROUND UCF: KLEIN IS COMING; DRACULA OPENS; UCF PEOPLE: MARKETING MARTIN; HESS'S VOICE HEARD; AROUND FLORIDA: HAPPY, HEALTHY LUNGS; AROUND AMERICA: COORS BOYCOTT; Foundation to raise millions for UCF; Financial aid requirements get tougher; Children eager to learn at the Creative School; Meet the job-hunting pros; Health Center hopes for better times; Opinion: CREIG EWING; Perspective and control important in today's world; Guest commentary; LETTERS : Tuition won't buy staples; Rotter conscientious; ASCE funding justified; Leisure: Martin scores with 'All …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 05, September 21, 1984 Sep 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 05, September 21, 1984

Central Florida Future

Apathy soaks SG [Student Government] elections; Regents discuss CLAST preparation; Sowinski, SG push national voter registration; UCF PEOPLE: CREMONESE HONORED; AROUND UCF: AIS MEETS; FELLOWSHIP GROUP FORMS; RIFLE TEAM FORMS; AROUND FLORIDA: DERUSHA FINGERED IN SEX SCANDAL; AROUND AMERICA: IT'S YOUR VOTE; Disciplinary procedures modify behavior; UCF misses out on possible arts grant; Network may speed loans; Go father faster; UF bans overnight dorm guests; Senate Election results; ELECTIONS FROM PAGE 1; BOARD FROM PAGE 1; Opinion: Voters deserve what they get; Guest commentary RICHARD TRUETT; Organized rip-off; Leisure: America through Russian eyes; Elevator life has its ups and downs; …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 04, September 14, 1984 Sep 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 04, September 14, 1984

Central Florida Future

Police grapple big problems; Sixteenth Senate hold final meeting of term; Personnel plods on despite difficulties; UCF PEOPLE: ROTC SCHOLARSHIP; Photo: Colonel Charles Bradley presenting scholarships to UCF freshmen; AROUND UCF: ROTC TESTS LIMITS; AROUND AMERICA: UNLOVED NERDS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE; AROUND FLORIDA: AUDITORS MEET; Guidelines for 'greek park' building set; Convention nets new information; Network speeds student loans; Channel 9 hosts panel show; Northern Telecom... A Rational Career Choice; College bans stun guns on campus; Opinion: Fee fever a nasty virus; 'Have money will travel' wrong approach to fee use; Save sorrow for the victims; LETTERS; Leisure: Orlando band …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 03, September 7, 1984, Sep 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 03, September 7, 1984,

Central Florida Future

Investigation begins amid threats from Rotter; Band problem resolved in part; Business fraternity kicks off year; AROUND UCF: Given to pain; UCF PEOPLE; AROUND AMERICA; AROUND FLORIDA; Senate approves resolution; Foreign study programs offered; Opinion: GUEST COMMENTARY; Rotter's ethics and morals questionable at best; Leisure: Finding a good used car: buyer beware; The Turtles outlasted fad groups; Poor acting and shoddy production turn 'Bolero' into a fiasco; Spare Change looks for members; Sailboard Club forms; TURTLES FROM 11; Sportsweek: UCF hosts Division I barnburner; Thyhsen out Slack to QB; Wildcat radio phones in game; UCF All-American, Trent Smith, prepares for …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 02, August 31, 1984 Aug 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 02, August 31, 1984

Central Florida Future

Band calls for action on budget; UCF's parking problem; Student senate opens Fall session; campaigns; AROUND UCF; UCF PEOPLE; AROUND FLORIDA; PAC plans for coming year; BAND FROM ONE; MEETING MOM ONE; Auditors analyze operations; PARKING FROM ONE; Students find parking worst; Every day in this country 60 kids disappear; Funding holds up building new dorms; Renovation gives library room to grow; Opinion: Guest commentary JOANNE WHITE; Attitude adjustment; Football fan miffed; Leisure: Roaches serve several purposes (with photos of Dr. M. Timothy O'Keefe); Off The Wall entertains all; Book covers all subjects; Audience enjoys James Taylor (with photos of …

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Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 01, August 31, 1984 Aug 1984

Central Florida Future, Vol. 17 No. 01, August 31, 1984

Central Florida Future

First real CLAST scheduled; Criticisms accompany UCF add/drop again; Rush weeks call for decision; AROUND UCF: LIBRARY TOUR; AROUND AMERICA: SOUTH AFRICA; Student Government plans changes (with photos of John Sowinski and Tim Albrecht); Brown performs vital service to university (with photos of Attorney Ash Brown); New program compliments area industry; LilΓÇÖ known (or made up) facts of UCF; Building project stalled; Opinion: TREVOR COLBOURN; Students accommodate; Fraternities search for a few good men; The Olive Garden serves up a tasty Italian feast; Carnivorous plants feast on household bugs; 'Star Spangled Girl' falls to stale humor; 'Relics' owner turns autos …

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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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Communication Climate And Administrative Burnout: A Technique For Relieving Some Of The Pressures, Elliott Pood, John Lee Jellicorse Aug 1984

Communication Climate And Administrative Burnout: A Technique For Relieving Some Of The Pressures, Elliott Pood, John Lee Jellicorse

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Communication climate auditing is presented as a practical method for identifying and reducing administrative pressures that may contribute to burnout in academic departments. The article explains a two phase process involving a communication audit instrument followed by small group discussions focused on solutions. It describes how audit results can reveal communication strengths, problem areas, perceptual differences between department members and administrators, and unclear lines of responsibility. The article also evaluates limitations of audit procedures developed for business settings, recommending clearer academic language, attention to multiple administrative levels, interviews, and outside audit teams. By connecting communication climate to administrative stress, shared …

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Strategies For Linking Communication Coursework In Various Academic Programs: A Case Study, John F. Cragan, William D. Semlak Aug 1984

Strategies For Linking Communication Coursework In Various Academic Programs: A Case Study, John F. Cragan, William D. Semlak

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

A case study of curriculum rebuilding and departmental repositioning is presented through the example of a communication department that responded to enrollment decline, loss of program visibility, and changing university priorities. The article describes how the department strengthened its undergraduate curriculum, developed applied communication and mass communication programs, expanded internship opportunities, and rebuilt service courses for students in other academic areas. It emphasizes the importance of faculty hiring, communication skills instruction, interdepartmental linkage, and extracurricular programs such as forensics and student organizations. The article situates curriculum development as a strategy for communication administration, showing how academic programs can increase institutional …

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Internships And Experiential Learning Formats In A Non-Metropolitan Area, Lynn A. Phelps, John H. Timmis Aug 1984

Internships And Experiential Learning Formats In A Non-Metropolitan Area, Lynn A. Phelps, John H. Timmis

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Internship development in nonmetropolitan areas is examined as a practical concern for speech communication programs seeking experiential learning opportunities for students. The article defines internships as structured professional experiences supervised by academic and agency personnel, then reviews communication skills commonly needed in professional settings. It addresses central administrative questions, including credit, compensation, eligibility, supervision, legal considerations, and alignment with departmental goals. The article challenges the assumption that meaningful internships require metropolitan locations by identifying opportunities within universities, community organizations, media outlets, government offices, hospitals, civic groups, and local businesses. It contributes to communication administration by offering a framework for matching …

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Notes From The President, James E. Roever Aug 1984

Notes From The President, James E. Roever

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

The president’s note announces the 12th Annual ACA Seminar in Chicago and describes its theme, structure, materials, and registration benefits. The seminar is presented as a one day professional development event focused on the roles and powers of communication administrators, combining formal presentations, case study analysis, and group discussion. Planned sessions include perspectives from chairs, deans, presidents, and American Council on Education Fellows, along with discussion of major issues facing communication administrators. Registered participants are to receive a leadership text and advance case study materials. The note emphasizes pragmatic administrative learning, peer exchange, and improved conditions for seminar participation.

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Programs To Emphasize Practical Help, Paul W. Batty Aug 1984

Programs To Emphasize Practical Help, Paul W. Batty

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This announcement outlines ACA sponsored and cosponsored convention programs in Chicago, emphasizing practical issues for communication administrators, including faculty evaluation, student retention, theatre funding, part time faculty, and small college concerns.

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1985 Executive Committee Candidates Aug 1984

1985 Executive Committee Candidates

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This announcement presents candidates for 1985 ACA Executive Committee vacancies, including election timing, term dates, biographical summaries, professional service, and statements of objectives for communication administration.

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Chairman Burnout And Productivity: An Inverse Relationship, Robert N. Bostrom Aug 1984

Chairman Burnout And Productivity: An Inverse Relationship, Robert N. Bostrom

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Chairperson burnout is examined as a problem created by role ambiguity, high administrative expectations, limited authority, and reduced access to rewarding faculty activities. The article describes the academic chairperson as positioned between faculty and administration, expected to manage faculty concerns, departmental coordination, research support, instruction, records, personnel, and institutional paperwork without the full power often needed to enforce decisions. It connects these conditions to stress, declining morale, and reduced administrative effectiveness. The article also considers whether continued research productivity may help chairpersons preserve a faculty identity and resist burnout. By linking administrative strain to productivity, role conflict, and professional recognition, …

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Assessing Outcomes In Variations Of The Basic Course: A Comparative Analysis Of Student Perceptions, Charles W. Kneupper, M. Lee Williams Aug 1984

Assessing Outcomes In Variations Of The Basic Course: A Comparative Analysis Of Student Perceptions, Charles W. Kneupper, M. Lee Williams

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Student perceptions of two versions of a basic speech communication course are compared to assess how course design influences perceived learning outcomes. The article contrasts a general blend course with a blend course emphasizing public speaking, examining student views of improvement in communication theory, interpersonal communication, small group communication, public speaking, and writing related skills. The analysis finds similar perceived outcomes for several course units, but stronger perceived gains in the public speaking emphasis version, especially in outlining, thesis development, speech composition, and writing improvement. The article frames basic course assessment as an administrative concern because departments must make curriculum …

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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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Minutes Of The Aca Executive Committee March 11, 1984 Philadelphia Aug 1984

Minutes Of The Aca Executive Committee March 11, 1984 Philadelphia

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

These minutes document an ACA Executive Committee meeting held on March 11, 1984, in Philadelphia. The minutes address convention planning, budget approval, affiliate relationships, data collection, membership renewal, library subscriptions, committee review, publications, nominations, and organizational policy.

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Exorcising Some Devils, August W. Staub Aug 1984

Exorcising Some Devils, August W. Staub

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article reflects on theatre administration as a form of leadership grounded in judgment, responsibility, personality, and practical experience. It responds to discussions of theatre administration by distinguishing management and organization from leadership, suggesting that administrative effectiveness depends less on formal training than on the capacity to make timely decisions and accept accountability. The article addresses common concerns in departmental leadership, including rapid judgment, communication, delegation, and professional exhaustion, and reframes these concerns as conditions that administrators must manage directly rather than avoid. It emphasizes the role of a single accountable leader in drama department administration, especially where production, pedagogy, …

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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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Administrative Burnout: A Woman’S Perspective, Lorayne W. Lester Aug 1984

Administrative Burnout: A Woman’S Perspective, Lorayne W. Lester

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

This article examines administrative burnout among women in higher education, with particular attention to theatre administration and male dominated university structures. It describes burnout as a condition shaped by workload, conflicting demands, isolation, limited support, and repeated challenges to professional authority. The article argues that women administrators often experience different pressures than men because of scarce peer networks, institutional paternalism, gendered expectations, and unequal access to informal systems of advice, sponsorship, and recognition. It situates these pressures within communication administration and academic leadership by connecting personal experience to broader concerns about faculty governance, administrative support, professional identity, and organizational culture. …

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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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Job Listings In Spectra: 1982–1983 Update, Mary Jane Shadowen, James M. Gelwicks Aug 1984

Job Listings In Spectra: 1982–1983 Update, Mary Jane Shadowen, James M. Gelwicks

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Job listings in Spectra are examined as an indicator of academic employment patterns in communication during the 1982 to 1983 listing year. The article updates prior analyses by reviewing total listings, appointment status, faculty rank, salaries, degree and experience requirements, geographic distribution, and specialization areas. It notes that listings remained below earlier Placement Service Bulletin levels and raises questions about changes in the academic job market and the use of Spectra for advertising faculty vacancies. The article identifies continuing demand for assistant professor positions, doctoral qualifications, and speech fundamentals, while also noting changes in broadcasting, mass communication, public relations, and …

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Learning To Say No, Kristine M. Davis Aug 1984

Learning To Say No, Kristine M. Davis

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Faculty work in small liberal arts colleges is examined through the problem of excessive cocurricular demands on speech communication teachers. The article explains how institutional missions centered on whole student development can expand faculty responsibilities beyond classroom teaching, especially in forensics, student media, student government, campus events, public speaking support, and student advising. It identifies departmental and personal strategies for managing these demands, including shared responsibility for activities, aligning commitments with departmental philosophy, setting limits on requests, delegating student leadership, and referring students to appropriate campus services. The article connects faculty workload, professional identity, student development, and burnout prevention within …

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The Nontraditional College Student: Continuing Education Programs, Mari Tonn, Laura Meeks Aug 1984

The Nontraditional College Student: Continuing Education Programs, Mari Tonn, Laura Meeks

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Continuing education is examined as a response to declining traditional college enrollments and the growing presence of adult learners in higher education. The article discusses demographic change, adult participation in part time study, and the need for flexible credit and noncredit programs that maintain academic standards while addressing different student backgrounds, goals, and schedules. It identifies communication courses as especially suited to continuing education because adult learners and employers often seek instruction in interpersonal skills, persuasion, public address, listening, interviewing, small group communication, and workplace communication. The article connects continuing education to communication administration by emphasizing enrollment planning, community service, …

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Panel: A Resource For Internship Development, Jon Hall Aug 1984

Panel: A Resource For Internship Development, Jon Hall

Association for Communication Administration Bulletin

Experiential learning resources are described through an overview of PANEL, a peer assistance network developed to support internship and experiential education programs. The article explains the origins of the National Society for Internships and Experiential Education, its services, and the creation of PANEL as a clearinghouse and referral system for practitioners. It outlines areas of assistance, including learning objectives, contracts, field experience design, program evaluation, faculty roles, legal issues, funding, community relationships, and learner development. The article emphasizes that faculty, supervisors, and administrators responsible for internships often need guidance in developing, managing, and evaluating experiential learning opportunities. It contributes to …

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