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Open Discussion From Administrative Support/Publicity Oct 2020

Open Discussion From Administrative Support/Publicity

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Discussion from the Administrative Support/Publicity session at the First Developmental Conference on Individual Events.


Recommendations From Administrative Support/Publicity, Jack Kay Oct 2020

Recommendations From Administrative Support/Publicity, Jack Kay

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

Recommendations from the Administrative Support/Publicity session at the First Developmental Conference on Individual Events.


Creating A Climate Of Support For Forensics Programs, Larry Underberg Oct 2020

Creating A Climate Of Support For Forensics Programs, Larry Underberg

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

This paper offers three recommendations bearing on the general topic of administrative support and publicity. First, I urge the collection and dissemination of information about funding levels, activity levels, and instructional demands in forensics. This information would provide an important data base for directors of forensics who bear the primary responsibility for securing sup­ port for their forensics program and negotiating expectations that influence outside assessments of program quality and instructional performance. Second, a call for increased attention to non-competitive public service programs as a means of enhancing program visibility and reaffirming a commitment to speech as a means for …


The Cultivation Of Administrative And General Suppport For Individual Events Programs: Some Practiceal Suggestions, Robert S. Littlefield Oct 2020

The Cultivation Of Administrative And General Suppport For Individual Events Programs: Some Practiceal Suggestions, Robert S. Littlefield

Proceedings of the National Developmental Conference on Individual Events

In the proceedings for both the first and second developmental conferences on forensics, a number of issues were raised regarding administrative support or lack thereof for forensic programs. Six of the topics discussed in those proceedings are appropriate to the focus of this paper regarding administrative support and publicity: (1) Administrative support needs to be cultivated through enhanced awareness of forensic programs and their benefits for students (McBath, 13; Parson, 42); (2) the forensic community must work together to promote the activity (Parson, 48); (3) professional organizations must serve their members in a variety of ways (Parson, 39); (4) additional …


Recruiting And Nurturing A Pipeline Of Future Basic Course Directors, Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, Cheri J. Simonds Jan 2020

Recruiting And Nurturing A Pipeline Of Future Basic Course Directors, Melissa A. Broeckelman-Post, Cheri J. Simonds

Basic Communication Course Annual

This essay responds to the Basic Course Forum question about best practices for recruiting to and/or from the basic course.