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09/20/2017
ECA 2018 - Call for Papers: Community College Interest Group
109th Annual ECA Convention
2018 CALL FOR PAPERS
Building Bridges
Omni William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
April 25-29, 2018
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
OCTOBER 15, 2017
Pittsburgh, also known as the city of bridges, will be home to the 2018 Eastern Communication Association Convention. Pittsburgh has a unique topography, being situated at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela, which forms the Ohio River. When a city is located on water, bridges span the horizon. Just as the bridges in the city connect communities, communication has the opportunity to build bridges within and outside of our discipline, creating countless opportunities for research, teaching, and service.
The 2018 theme, Building Bridges, invites the exploration of cross-disciplinary research and encourages finding possibilities for connecting our research to theory and practice, creating new approaches to teaching, and collaborating with communities for service and civic engagement opportunities. Community Colleges are particularly situated to explore this theme as they often serve as the bridge to postsecondary learning. Submissions could seek to address: How can we build bridges within our discipline and to 4-year institutions? How do we build the bridge and communicate with disparate faculty? What are ways in which communication creates opportunities for new connections and for building new bridges in curriculum, in transfer agreements, and assessment of student learning? What can we gain by fostering communication among our many communities in order to further promote connection? Preference will be given to submissions that explicitly address the conference theme.
Submission of Completed Papers
Individual submissions of complete papers should include the following elements:
- Two (.doc, .docx, .pdf) documents.
- The first document is a title page containing the title of the paper and the author’s affiliation, mailing address, telephone number, and email address. Please include the contact information for everyone who is on the paper (name, affiliation, address, phone #, & e-mail).
- The second document is the completed paper. The completed paper should contain the abstract AND a statement of professional responsibility (see below) on the second page.
- The word “Debut” marked on all papers written by authors who have not presented previously at a regional or national convention.
** If the paper has multiple authors, please indicate who will be presenting at the convention.
Submission of Program/Panel Proposals
Submission of program/panel proposals should include the following elements:
- A thematic title for the program.
- Names of the chair and respondents (if any). Chairs should not also be designated as respondents.
- Names, mailing addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses, and institutional affiliations of all participants.
- Titles and abstracts for each paper or presentation.
- A program copy (no more than a 75-word description) as it should appear in the final program.
- A detailed rationale for the program/panel.
- A statement of professional responsibility.
Please send your submissions and/or inquiries to kloinette@collin.edu . All submissions should be submitted as either a .doc, .docx, or .pdf file. Remember, the deadline for submissions is October 15, 2017.
Sincerely,
Kerry Byrnes-Loinette.
Community College Interest Group Planner, ECA 2018.
Statement of Professional Responsibility
The following statement MUST be included with every submission of a paper or panel in order for it to be eligible for review. If it is not attached with a submitted document, the chair is responsible for obtaining a completed copy of this form prior to the paper/panel being officially programmed for presentation at the convention.
In submitting the attached paper or proposal, I/We recognize that this submission is considered a professional responsibility. I/We agree to present this panel or paper if it is accepted and programmed. I/We further recognize that all who attend and present at ECA’s annual meeting must register and pay required fees.
