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 Wednesday, May 15, 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 Wednesday, May 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 or Google Drive links (links preferred) 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 link/file and word document using the 2024 TCA Short Film Contest Google Drive at https://tinyurl.com/5n84wvwa
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
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