Tennessee Communication Association
2024 Conference
Friday, September 20 – Saturday, September 21, 2024
Austin Peay State University
Clarksville, Tennessee
Reflect and Relate:
Reimagining Communication for ALL
This year’s theme is based on a growing and changing understanding of human communication, digital communication, media, culture, and practices. This theme is designed to give researchers and presenters a broad umbrella under which to consider communication history and discuss changes in how we communicate, or the future of communication as a practice. Communication areas to consider might include changes based on race, gender, sexuality, economics, disabilities, law, culture, pop culture, technology advancements, etc. GIFTS panels could include explanation of the way that assignments and practices have been adapted over the years to keep the strength of the past while looking toward the future. PAPERS, PANELS, and GIFTS Submissions
Please complete the form to submit a paper, panel, or GIFTS Session:
https://forms.gle/ZxxdUWzT53PBzMSk8
The deadline to submit proposals is Saturday, June 14, 2024.
We seek GIFTS proposals that relate to the basic communication course (i.e. Fundamentals of Communication, Public Speaking, Introduction to Communication).
- All GIFTS ideas must
- Be original to the presenter
- Not duplicate any other previously published work, including your own previously published work
- Have been implemented in the classroom
- Presenters should bring printed handouts with an explanation of the GIFTS activity to the conference/presentation.
- The GIFTS idea should be able to be explained in 8 minutes or less.
10th Annual TCA Student Short Film Contest and Showcase
Please enter your students’ films in the Tennessee Communication Association’s Short Film Contest and Showcase. Entries are due by Saturday, June 15, 2024.
The categories are:
Commercials and PSAs that are 30 – 60-seconds
Documentaries that are 10-minutes or less
Short films that are 10-minutes or less
Only YouTube Links format will be accepted.
Submit the Youtube Links and Microsoft Word documents with the information below for the 2024 TCA Short Film Contest.
Category
Title of Submission
School
Submitted By
Phone Number
Brief Synopsis
YouTube Link
Submit the information in a Microsof Word document and email it to Dr. Tracy Nichols at nicholst@apsu.edu by Saturday, June 15, 2024.
It is free to enter. The top films will be put into a 1.5-hour showcase at the conference on Friday evening. Judges rate the entries, and the top entries will be in the showcase and the winners will be the top rated per category. All directors of the films chosen to be in the showcase will be given a Selected for Screening certificate. The director of the winning film in each category will be given a certificate and a cash reward. After the showcase, the audience will vote for their favorite film, and the winner will be given the Audience Favorite certificate and cash award.
If you have questions, please contact Dr. Tracy Nichols by email at nicholst@apsu.edu
Student Scholarship
TCA prides itself for its support of student scholarship. Please pass this invitation along to your students. Remember there are top student paper awards for undergraduate and graduate students. Please notate all student submissions as Undergraduate or Graduate student on the cover page.
Please upload student paper(s) here: https://forms.gle/57FYaTfTaSxYgxem6
You will need to sign in with a Google account to upload the student paper(s).
For Additional Information about the 2024 TCA Conference, please contact:
Dr. Jessica Morris Dr. Shaq Marsh
TCA President-Elect TCA Executive Director
Austin Peay State University Pellissippi State Community College morrisjr@apsu.edu somarsh@pstcc.edu
Tennessee Communication Association 