2013 Call

 Undergraduate Programs Interest Group

Call for Submissions


2013 Central States Communication Association Conference 


Kansas City Marriott Downtown

Kansas City, Missouri

Communicating the Possible

April 2 – April 7, 2013

The Undergraduate Programs Interest Group is accepting submissions for the 2013 conference.  We encourage submissions consistent with the conference theme as they relate to working in undergraduate programs in areas such as undergraduate program development, assessment, administration issues/concerns, faculty concerns, hiring, etc. 

A variety of formats are welcomed, including competitive papers, panels, roundtable discussions, spotlight and dialogue sessions.  Preference is given to panels that present a variety of perspectives and schools. 

Papers must conform to APA standards and must preserve confidentiality of authorship throughout the document. Indicate if author(s) is/are CSCA members.  Panel proposals must be made using the 2013 CSCA Panel Proposal Request Form, available at http://www.csca-net.org/. Also include the proposed panel’s title, a 100 word abstract for each paper on the panel, the name and affiliation of the person organizing the program, and the names, affiliations, addresses, telephone numbers, and email addresses of every panel participant.  Indicate if participants are CSCA members. 

Please read the CSCA policy on audio-visual equipment at http://www.csca-net.org/. Late requests for AV equipment cannot be honored. 

Submit all proposals by email as Microsoft Word document to:

Jacqueline Schmidt
John Carroll University
Tim Russert Department of Communication and Theatre Arts
University Hts., OH 44118
schmidt@jcu.edu 

Deadline for submissions is Friday October 5, 2012.   

The Undergraduate Programs Interest Group is an inclusive organization that includes, but is not limited to, faculty both at small colleges and in undergraduate divisions of larger institutions, graduate students interested in teaching at the undergraduate level, faculty interested in curricular and co-curricular development programs, faculty in programs with both an academic and community outreach component.  Our interest group encourages discussion of issues of program development, administrative concerns, and faculty issues.