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SCOM  Faculty Goes to NCA

Every year, the National Communication Association, the governing body of communication practitioners, hosts a conference for its members. This year's conference, the 99th, will take place from November 21 to November 24, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

 

banner of the 99th NCA convention

"The NCA serves the scholars, teachers, and practitioners who are its members by enabling and supporting their professional interests in research and teaching. Dedicated to fostering and promoting free and ethical communication, the NCA promotes the widespread appreciation of the importance of communication in public and private life, the application of competent communication to improve the quality of human life and relationships, and the use of knowledge about communication to solve human problems."(www.natcom.org/about)

Faculty members in the School of Communication Studies will be participating in the conference in a variety of functions. From administrators, presenters, chairs, panel members, and respondants, they bring the best of their ideas to share with others in the field. Please click on the NCA banner to see a list of our faculty members' presentations.

"The National Communication Association is a member learned society of the American Council of Learned Societies, a governing member of the Consortium of Social Science Associations, a member of the Council of Communication Associations, and a member of the National Humanities Alliance."(www.natcom.org/about)


Highlight on New SCOM  Faculty

The School of Communication Studies is pleased to welcome new faculty members this fall. To know more about each, please click here.

Announcements

 


- Review of applications for our MA program in Communication and Advocacy will begin February 15. For more information on the application process or to apply now, go to: http://macommstudiesjmu.com/apply/

- Nominations for the Alumni Award are due Feb. 15, 4:00 p.m. For submission information, please click on the Alumni Affairs button on the left.

Message from Our Director

Click on the link below for Dr. Sharon Mazzarella's personal message to the SCOM Community. 

A picture of Sharon Mazzarella, Academic Unit Head of Communication Studies

Dr. Sharon Mazzarella

 

SCOM in a Nutshell

The School of Communication Studies promotes an academic environment in which students, faculty and staff develop innovative communication practices and facilitate constructive dialogue in the classroom and community to inspire responsible citizenship in a diverse world.

We are committed to the teaching of communication theory and criticism, the development of communication and advocacy skills, the research of communication processes and practices, and the application of generated knowledge about human communication toward the betterment of self and community.