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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Hollins Columns (1984 Oct 1), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Class of '88: working together with spirit
• Republicans attend UVA convention
• Model UN sponsors convention at Hollins
• Humor Hollins style
• ADA explains their role
• Four class party!!!
• Orchesis' fall production set for Parent's Weekend
• Lisa Birnbach's College Book...the inside scoop???
• Chapel to feature Reverend Jeffrey
• Human Rights: Wipfler speaks out
• Chamber Music Auditions
• Hollins shares her school spirit
• Executive Council works to improve Hollins
• Tinker Day tips
• Count Down with Infirmary
• Plans for Phase I of the new gymnasium under way

The Cowl - V.47 - N.6 - Oct 3, 1984

The Cowl

The Cowl - student newspaper of Providence College. Vol 47 - No. 6 - October 3, 1984. 16 pages.

Spartan Daily, September 28, 1984, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 83, Issue 21

The Guardian, September 28, 1984, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Eight page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

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 …

Spartan Daily, September 27, 1984, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 83, Issue 20

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 9, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Emery, Matt. Student Shocked by DUI Arrest – Drunk Driving
• Malmer, Victoria. Associated Student Government’s Grade Scale Denied
• Collins, Michael. Bars Want to Help Drunken Customers
• Jones, Paige. Odd Marriage Proposal An Ad-Venture – Bart Dahmer, Sherri Kelley
• Higher GPA Right Step
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Grade Point Averages
• Kolbenschlag, Peter & Mark Richards. Ignoring Nuclear Threat Dangerous
• Ciariante, Allen. Praises Charles Keown
• Small Business Development Center Names Rick Horn Director
• Hart, John. Songwriters Hope for Shot at the Top
• Walden, Mark. Drive-In Brings …

Volume 75 Issue 4, Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Southwestern - Archive

No abstract provided.

Spartan Daily, September 26, 1984, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 83, Issue 19

Spartan Daily, September 25, 1984, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 83, Issue 18

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 60, No. 8, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. This issue includes articles:

• Carlton, Chad. New Laws No Party for Drunks – Kentucky
• Edelen, Mark. Tennessee Drunk Driving Law
• Henigman, Louise. Pass-Fail Exams Revamped
• Group Hopes to Fill Abyss of Apathy – United Campuses to Prevent Nuclear War
• Knapp, Kevin. Editorial Cartoon – Apathy
• Thomas, Steve. Editor Has Wild Time in Washington D.C.
• Hutcherson, Jackie. Hilltopper Days Attended by 1,571
• Spirit Dominates Greek Weekend
• Humphreys, Mack. College Heights, Alias Vinegar Hill, Site of Albert Sidney Johnston’s Civil War Fort
• Letteney, Corinne. Crowd Response Cheerleaders’ Reward
• Malmer, Victoria. Golfing …

The Rattler (Volume 69, Issue 4, Edition 1), St. Mary's University

The Rattler (Previous issues)

Founded in 1919, The Rattler is the student voice of St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas. The newspaper documents campus life, academic and social issues, student opinion, and local and national events as they relate to the University community. Content typically includes news articles, editorial commentary, arts and culture coverage, sports reporting, and advertisements.

The Guardian, September 25, 1984, Wright State University Student Body

The Guardian Student Newspaper

Eight page issue of The Guardian, the official student-run newspaper for Wright State University. The Guardian has been published regularly since March of 1965.

Communiqué, September 24, 1984, Lindenwood College

Communiqué

The Communiqué was the faculty/staff newsletter for Lindenwood University/College from 1982 to 2016.

Spartan Daily, September 24, 1984, San Jose State University, School Of Journalism And Mass Communications

Spartan Daily (School of Journalism and Mass Communications)

Volume 83, Issue 17

Ua11/1 On Campus, Wku Public Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

On Campus newsletter featuring articles about faculty, staff and events at Western Kentucky University. This issue includes articles:

• Dean William Lloyd Will Return to Teaching Next Year
• Patsy Judd & Joe Iracane Reappointed to Board of Regents
• Dr. Ruby Meador is Named to Affirmative Action
• Seven Up Scientist Lancaster Lecture – B.C. Cole
• Short Courses Offered to Faculty & Staff – Academic Computing & Research Services
• WKU, Murray State University Promote Cooperative Agreement
• Behind the Scenes with Joan Mondale
• University Journal on WKYU-FM Wednesday
• WKU Dean Speaks Before Minnesota General Assembly – J.T. Sandefur
• Journalism Seeks Accreditation in Two Programs …

Hollins Columns (1984 Sept 24), Hollins College

Hollins Student Newspapers

Table of Contents:

• Freshmen fill the slate
• Senate gets rolling
• Two Americans killed in Beirut blast
• Tinker tower?
• Contents
• Chicks on the corner
• Humor Hollins style
• New Faculty
• Wilbur to read ficition
• Grandin comes alive
• From alpha to omega...Levi's live on
• ODK
• Peters "zips" to speak
• Arts at RC
• "Barefoot apostle" returns to Hollins
• Field hockey bounces back
• Tennis wins