Friday, September 22-Saturday, September 23, 2023

Tennessee Tech University

Cookeville, Tennessee

Theme: Looking Forward: Exploring the Future of Communication Education

Higher education is shifting and adapting to the evolving needs of students. With change comes opportunity. This year’s theme is aimed at looking at the future of communication education. When submitting ideas for proposals, please think about this theme. This year’s annual conference will be a partnership conference with the Kentucky Communication Association. We encourage scholars and practitioners from Tennessee, Kentucky, and nearby states/areas to submit proposals to the conference. Everyone is welcome!

PAPERS, PANELS, and GIFTS Submissions

Please complete the form to submit a paper, panel, or GIFTS Session:
https://forms.gle/98zN6TPhtvqurSuo8

The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, June 30, 2023.

We seek GIFTS proposals that relate to the basic communication course (Fundamentals of Communication, Public Speaking).

1. 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.
2. Presenters should bring printed handouts with an explanation of the GIFTS activity to the conference/presentation.
3. The GIFTS idea should be able to be explained in 8 minutes or less.

9th Annual TCA Student Short Film Contest and Showcase

Please enter your students’ films in the Tennessee/Kentucky Communication Associations Short Film Contest and Showcase. Entries are due by Friday, June 30, 2023.

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 and/or video files encoded H.264 MP4 in landscape 16×9 format will be accepted.

Include a word document with a short synopsis, category, college or university, and a title for each submission. Also include the name, email, and phone number of the director AND of the person entering the film.  Label the document file with the same name as your video file/title.

Submit video file and word document using WeTransfer (https://www.wetransfer.com). When you get to WeTransfer, email the submission to livingjm@etsu.edu.

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 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 James Livingston at livingjm@etsu.edu.

Student Scholarship

TCA prides itself for its support of student scholarship. Please pass this invite 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/nY3eyzPRnSq52QKs5
You will need to sign in with a Google account to upload the student paper(s)

Membership and Conference Fees Information

Membership Payment Options

For Additional Information about the 2023 Conference:

Please contact the following individuals

Dr. Scott Christen

TCA President-Elect

Tennessee Tech University

schristen@tntech.edu

Dr. Ruth Livingston

TCA Executive Director

Northeast State Community College

rclivingston@northeaststate.edu

Friday, September 16 – Saturday, September 17, 2022
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, Tennessee

2022 Tennessee Communication Association Conference Program

Submission Deadline for Proposals 11:59 PM EDT Friday, July 29, 2022

Hotel Information:

Hilton Garden Inn Gallatin, TN

1460 Tulip Polar Drive, Gallatin, TN 37066

THEME

Momentous Moments: Growth through Uncertainty

We have persevered through challenges these past couple of years. This year’s theme is aimed at celebrating the moments where we have grown when we did not where we were heading. When submitting ideas for proposals, please consider sharing the accomplishments and successes you have experienced as a scholar and/or practitioner.
We encourage scholars and practitioners from Tennessee and nearby states/areas to submit proposals to the conference. Everyone is welcome!

PAPERS, PANELS, and GIFTS Submissions

Please complete the form to submit a paper, panel, or GIFTS Session:
https://forms.gle/sCe771YKnZA4xUdz6

We are adding two new interest groups to the conference program.

1. Race and Gender
2. Great Ideas for Teaching Students (GIFTS).
   • We seek GIFTS proposals that relate to the basic communication course (Fundamentals of Communication, Public Speaking).
   • 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.

We seek to be inclusive of all groups and hope that you submit a proposal to our conference.

SHORT FILMS

Please enter your students’ films in the eighth Tennessee Communication Association Short Film Contest and Showcase by 11:59 PM EDT Friday, July 29, 2022.

Presently the categories are:

1. Commercials and PSAs that are 30 – 60-seconds
2. Documentaries that are 10-minutes or less
3. Short films that are 10-minutes or less
4. Podcasts that are 5 minutes or less

Requirements

• Only YouTube links and/or video files encoded H.264 MP4 format will be accepted.
• Include a word document with the following:
  • A title for each submission.
  • A short synopsis,
  • Identify the Category for the submission
  • Identify the college or university of the submission
  • The contact information (email address, and a phone number) of the director and additional production personnel
• Label the document file with the same name as your video file/title.
• Submit video file and word document using WeTransfer (https://www.wetransfer.com). When you get to WeTransfer, email the submission to livingjm@etsu.edu.

It is free to enter.

All directors of the films in the showcase will be given a certificate of participation and winners will be given a certificate and cash reward.

Student Scholarship

TCA prides itself for its support of student scholarship. Please pass this invite 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/CY2BmaC4H2Tws5rN9 
You will need to sign in with a Google account to upload the student paper(s)

Fees/Membership/Conference Registration

Please complete this form https://forms.gle/GfyTWAYALACsjyBn8 to find out how to pay for your membership and conference registration fees online.

For additional information contact:

Shaquille Marsh, Ph.D. President-Elect Pellissippi State Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road  Knoxville, TN 37933   somarsh@pstcc.edu

Ruth Livingston, Ph.D. Executive Director Northeast State Community College P.O. Box 246 Blountville, TN 37617 rclivingston@northeaststate.edu

Friday, September 24 – Saturday, September 25, 2021

Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennessee

Submission Deadline for Papers, Panels, and Posters is Friday, July 23 at 11:59 PM EDT.

Theme

Adapt and Adjust: Communicating in an Evolving World

PAPERS, PANELS, and POSTER Submissions

Please complete this form https://forms.gle/hCQBNjDMvCF5RspR7 by Friday, July 23 at 11:59 PM EDT.

SHORT FILMS

There will not be a short film showcase at this year’s conference.

Theme

This year’s 2021 Tennessee Communication Association theme is  Adapt and Adjust: Communicating in an Evolving World. The Covid-19 pandemic caused our daily interactions to change. As communication practitioners and scholars, we had to adapt and adjust the ways we communicate. When submitting ideas for panels, papers, and posters, please consider sharing your ideas on how the pandemic has caused a shift in the ways we communicate.

Student Emphasis

TCA prides itself for its support of student scholarship. Please pass this invite 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 cover page. Please upload student paper(s) here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OjNKuZVZrwhR8IVdXrI8sVgujGP7vG7Gir-BSr-6pnU/edit/ You will need to sign in with a Google account to upload the student paper(s)

Fees/Membership/Conference Registration

Please complete this form  https://forms.gle/cNmdrgMCZEJWDFCNA to register for the membership and or for the conference.

Go to https://tennesseecommunicationassociation.org/membership/membership-payment/ for payment options.

For additional information contact:

Shaquille Marsh, Ph.D. President-Elect Pellissippi State Community College 10915 Hardin Valley Road  Knoxville, TN 37933   somarsh@pstcc.edu

Ruth Livingston, Ph.D. Executive Director Northeast State Community College P.O. Box 246 Blountville, TN 37617 rclivingston@northeaststate.edu