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Communication Students Invade Conference
Dr. Steve Hunt (far right)
with COMM student members
in Boston
In accordance with the University's and College's goal of promoting quality research opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, the School of Communication recently took a strong contingent of undergraduate and graduate students to the annual conference of the National Communication Association (NCA) held in Boston, MA. Numerous undergraduate and graduate students attended the conference, with several presenting individual papers and participating in poster and panel sessions. In addition, the School's undergraduate student association, COMM (Communication Opportunities for Majors and Minors), was selected by the NCA as one of the top four communication student clubs in the country based on their advancement of the discipline, professional development of members, and community service. "I'm really excited that we took so many students to the NCA conference this year,” said Dr. Steve Hunt, Associate Professor of Communication and COMM faculty advisor. “This is quite an honor for the COMM organization, and it bodes really well for our School and the discipline to be able to get undergraduates involved in a national conference.”

The National Communication Association (NCA) is a non-profit organization of researchers, educators, students, and practitioners, whose academic interests span all forms of human communication. The NCA is the oldest and largest national organization serving the academic discipline of communication according to the organization’s website. The theme of the 2005 conference was “The Health of the Discipline”—a theme designed to encourage participants to reflect on the condition of the discipline, both literally and metaphorically. In addition to the high level of student involvement in the national conference, nearly three dozen faculty members from the School of Communication also presented their latest research.

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