Texas Speech Communication Association

2024 Convention


Dates : October 10-12, 2024
Location : Embassy Suites by Hilton Amarillo Downtown
550 S Buchanan Street
Amarillo, TX. 79101
(806) 803-5500



Developing a New Generation of Leaders



Call for Panels


An integral part of the communication discipline is the connection of high level skills in presentation and advocacy to the needs of new and emerging leaders. The 2024 convention will center around the theme of leadership as both a key component and key outcome of the communication disciplines.

From the advocacy, performance, and research skills developed in forensic activities and the acquisition of presentation skills in the classroom to the study of ways the humans interact and understand each other, there is no academic discipline that is as important in developing leadership as communication.

We invite panel ideas, discussions, presented papers, and general business connected to the development of leadership, with the goal of documenting the impact of speech communication education on leadership development and generating best practices and new ideas.

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2024 TSCA Conference in Amarillo, TX. October 10-12, 2024 at the Embassy Suites Amarillo.

Send all program questions and comments to Rory McKenzie mckenziera@lisdeagles.net. Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson OR send directly to Rory McKenzie.

Deadline for Initial Program Submissions: December 15, 2023

2023 Convention


Dates : October 12-14, 2023
Location : Hilton Houston Post Oak by the Galleria
2001 Post Oak Blvd
Houston, TX. 77056-4401
(713) 968-1346

Click here to view the convention program
(as of 9/25/23)

Room reservations must be made prior to September 17, 2023 to guarantee the rate of $129 (1-4 per room) plus applicable taxes. Hotels do not normally accept school checks without at least a ten day clearance (in advance)! Ask the hotel for additional information if not paying with a credit or debit card.

Parking at the hotel will be $10 per day for hotel guests, $8 per day for guests attending convention.


We will again be electing new officers at convention. The Nominating Committee has presented two candidates to consider as Vice President-Elect. Click the links below to read the nomination packets for each candidate.

A Time to Grow



2022 Call for Panels


Our profession is at an inϐlection point. A cacophony of strident voices and competing stakeholders demean academic freedom and vie for attention, but these voices are often simplistic and artless. Indeed, the world seems to have lost an appreciation for the ϐine art of communication. This comes at a time when reasoned thought and eloquent discourse are more important than ever. Over the past few years we have endured the trauma of a pandemic, the stress of teaching in a state that devalues our profession, and witnessed a shrinking pool of students entering our classes and activities. It is now time to reinvigorate our organization and to work together as a united voice to re-enthrone the importance of speech education throughout the state.

While trying to decide on a theme, my mind was drawn back to the themes of the past few years. In 2021 we focused on functioning in a world that had been turned upside down by the pandemic. We explored how the more things change, the more grounded we need to be in our pedagogy while at the same time being highly ϐlexible and open to new ideas and technologies. This year we took a step back to focus on perfecting the basics as we kept it simple. Next year we will build on these lessons and embrace an era for development and change: truly, a time to grow.

How can we grow in our practice and performance in the classroom? How can we donate our talents to improving our professional community? What do we need to do to continue to grow as an organization? How can we bring others into our fold?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2023 TSCA Conference in Houston, TX. October 12-14, 2023.

Send all program questions and comments to Randy Cox mrcox@austin.utexas.edu Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson OR send directly to Randy Cox December 15, 2022

Deadline for Program Submissions: December 15, 2022

2022 Convention


Dates : October 6-8, 2022
Location : Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront
2055 Sumer Lee Drive
Rockwall, TX 75032
(214) 771-3700
22 miles east of downtown Dallas off Interstate I-30
Group rate for the hotel is $129/night Click here to reserve rooms
Deadline for reservations (for guaranteed rate): September 14
Parking: complimentary and 50% off valet available

Download Convention Program
Updated 10-4-22


Keep It Simple



2022 Graduate & Undergraduate Research Conference

The Texas Speech Communication Association invites submissions of scholarly papers and panel presentations by undergraduate and graduate students for its 2022 annual convention. We invite individuals to submit a variety of projects from the Communication Studies discipline, and also from other intersecting disciplines such as Public Relations, Mass Communication, etc.

The Conference will be held in conjunction with the Texas Speech Communication Association's annual convention, October 6-8, in Rockwall, TX.

Click here for the complete call for papers.

2022 Call for Panels


Sometimes, we need to get back to the basics -- focus on the foundations and explore elements we have not looked at in a while. Working our way through all the challenges and changes that a global pandemic has brought about has left us communicators and educators understanding the importance of getting back to the basics. We have evaluated and decided what is important. We need to use those decisions in moving forward.

While trying to decide on a theme, my mind kept taking me back to my high school speech teacher. One of the things she said, (and still says) is "Keep It Simple." Sometimes she reminded us to use the KISS Method (Keep It Simple Stupid -- or Speaker; no one in this organization is dumb). Sometimes I think we just make things too complicated.

How can we reconnect to the basics of communication? What are simple things that we can do to help our classrooms, teams and tournaments run more smoothly? How can our connections and relationships lead to an uncomplicated advancement of the field?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2022 TSCA Conference in Rockwall, TX. October 5-8, 2022.

Send all program questions and comments to Ryan Lovell ryan.lovell@amaisd.org

Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson OR send directly to Ryan Lovell.

A complete call for papers will be available online at www.etsca.com

Deadline for Program Submissions: December 15, 2021

2021 Convention


Dates : October 13-16, 2021
Location : San Antonio Colonnade Hotel (formerly the Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade)
9821 Colonnade Boulevard
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 691-8888
Reservations may be made by mentioning "TSCA Convention" through email at sacolonnadehotel@gmail.com -OR- calling (210) 691-8888

Click to download Convention Program as PDF (as sent to printer 9/24/21)
Please let Lacy Cannon, lcannon@wtamu.edu, know of any changes or updates that need to be made to the program ASAP.
The full version of the program will be posted by September 27th.


In the election for Vice President-Elect, Randy Cox won. In the election for Executive Secretary-Elect, Mellessa Denny won. Wade Hescht will remain as Comptroller.



The More Things Change...



2021 Call for Papers and Panels


2019-2020 was certainly a year for the books! Most notably, a global pandemic that shut down most of the world and our schools taught us that school and life will never really be the same. Truly, the only constant IS change. Perhaps the saying should now read, "The more things change, the more they keep changing." Adaptation, flexibility, and preparedness, our new personal norms, demand that we must follow suit in the classroom to fit the immense diversity and educational challenges we face on a daily basis.

The inability of educators to diversify stagnates education. Resistance to the digital classroom or to differentiate learning in the physical classroom explain why Individualized Education Plans, proficiency in technology, and truly diversified education lacked widespread effectiveness prior to the event that changed everything. In the Covid-19 world, Zoom meetings, Google Classroom assignments, Canvas, and online competitions led the way. Now, more than in almost any other curriculum, communication education and forensics coaching and competitions are thrust headlong into the 21st Century digital world, never to return to whatever "normal" was before.

Covid-19 and the George Floyd murder and response brought things to a head and taught us that we must embrace change and diversity readily. Exercising creativity and flexibility in both traditional and remote learning techniques and tools, changing our educational tactics abruptly, having backup plans for Plan A and B and C, and preparing ourselves for anything adversity throws our way should replace the status quo. Because after all, "What truly IS 'normal' now, anyway?"

Change is good! Embrace it! Let this convention's theme inspire those already proficient and talented in alternative educational platforms, strategies, and differentiation to share your gifts. Celebrate the idea that change is and always has been a GOOD thing, educationally speaking. Celebrate diversity. With an emphasis on creativity and active modeling in our panels and programs, I hope that we find inspiration in featuring:

  • Online platforms and resources for communication education and forensics
  • True differentiation and diversity in the classroom and in competitions
  • Adaptation to nontraditional school schedules, as well as to an increasingly diverse population
  • Creative topics on the theme of change and adaptability
  • New ideas to incorporate more ethnic diversity equitably

Join us by sharing your research, ideas, and strategies at the 2021 TSCA Conference in San Antonio, Texas October 13-16, 2021.

Send all program questions and comments to Lacy Cannon at lcannon@wtamu.edu

Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson, District Chairs, OR send directly to Lacy Cannon at lcannon@wtamu.edu

Deadline for Program Submissions: December 15, 2020

2020 Convention


Dates : October 7-10, 2020
Location : Convention will be held Virtually

View convention program (PDF)


In the election for Vice President-Elect, Ryan Lovell of Tascosa High School won.
The 2020 Convention was held Virtually due to the COVID-19 outbreak and restrictions.

2020 Call for Papers and Panels


Be Kind and Rewind


Call for Papers and Panels
I remember video rental stores. I remember going in, choosing from the available videos, taking it home, and watching the movie. For just a few days, this was our video. One specific part I remember was the rental store label, on each video. The label suggested to "Be Kind and Rewind." Why did we follow this request "to be kind?"

Sometimes, in our busy lives, we as communication scholars, can forget this simple, yet thoughtful message. Perhaps we forget because sometimes the simplest parts of great communication are the easiest to forget. Perhaps we expect others to know what we are thinking, without any directions. Perhaps we cannot find the words to express our needs.

I believe successful communication and kindness have a lot in common. From the moment we began to communicate as children, through today as communication scholars, we communicate and our words have meaning. At the end of this decade and into the new one, the basic communication skills we first learned have been worked and re-worked to fit the need of our changing audience over the years.

What we have lost is the ability to be kind. We fall into greed, selfishness, and competition which can lead to poor relationships, negative conflict, and possibly someone feeling not included or dismissed.

For this convention, I want us to rewind and use the communication skills designed by our predecessors, and learn to be kind, once again. Let's use the basic communication skills that we were first taught to refresh our relationships and ways we communicate with our colleagues and students.

Some examples of using long-lasting communication skills in order to be kind are:

  • Paraphrasing exercises to express active listening when communicating with our students, colleagues, administrators.
  • Combatting negative conflict
  • Improving poor computer mediated communication

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2020 TSCA Conference in Rockwall, Texas on October 8-10, 2020

Send all program questions and comments to Aimee Kasprzyk @ akaspryzk@bgrove.org.

Submit panels through your interest group chairperson or send directly to Aimee Kasprzyk akaspryzk@bgrove.org

Deadline for Program Submissions: December 15, 2019

2019 Convention


Date : October 3-5, 2019
Location : Embassy Suites Hotel
500 Buchanan St
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 803-5500

For reservations, members may call the main hotel number, or even Hilton reservations.
The code is TSC or TX Speech Comm Assn.

Click here to view the Convention Program


Lacy Cannon won the election for Vice President-Elect. Carolyn Baum will remain as our Executive Secretary. Amanda Jo Ratcliff will be the Journal Editor-Elect. Stef Cambra will be the Newsletter Editor-Elect.

Call for Papers and Panels


Echo Chamber


I fear our community has fallen victim to a very simple principle - we have become trapped in an echo chamber. The state of Texas boasts one of the best communications programs in the world and is home to, if not the strongest high school and collegiate forensics circuit in the country, one of the strongest. This convention, every year, is an opportunity to reinvest in ourselves and laud ourselves for the growth and excellence in our community. Despite our continued success in the academic field of communications scholarship and our continued competitive success at the middle school, high school, and collegiate levels, we continue to face challenges to our positions within schools.

With the recent publication of the Long-Range Planning Public Input Survey Final Results, the Texas Comprehensive Center at American Institutes for Research confirmed what we have known for years - this discipline is essential to student success. It's time to break out of our echo chamber and fight to secure our place in schools once again. In addition to focusing on teaching communication, problem-solving, and critical thinking, panels should focus on the cross curricular components of a well-rounded communication education.

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2019 TSCA Conference in West Texas on October 3-5, 2019.

Send all program questions and comments to Mendy Meurer at mmeurer@delmar.edu.

Deadline for program submissions: December 15, 2018.

2018 Convention


Click here to view CONVENTION PROGRAM (9/27)


Date : October 4-6, 2018
Location : Omni Corpus Christi Hotel
900 North Shoreline Boulevard
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(361) 887-1600
Single Room Rate : $101
Double Room Rate : $125
Triple Room Rate : $145
Quard Room Rate : $165

EXTENDED Room Reservation Deadline : 5:00pm on Monday, September 17, 2018
Phone: 1-800-843-6664 (Please ask for TSCA convention room rate block code 14500814543 when making your reservation.
Click here to reserve rooms at the Omni in CORPUS CHRISTI

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Registration deadline for convention: October 4, 2018 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.

Call for Papers and Panels


Combating Truthiness: Teaching in a PostTruth Era


In 2006, the dictionary people at Merriam-Webster performed a great public service by bestowing its "Word of the Year" award to "truthiness." A phrase coined by Stephen Colbert just moments before airing an episode of The Colbert Report. Colbert explained that truthiness is not about "truth, we're talking about something that seems like truth - the truth we want to exist." A decade later, the Oxford Dictionaries chose "post-truth" as its word of the year for 2016. Oxford describes post-truth as "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief."

We can assume that neither Merriam-Webster nor Oxford was thinking about teachers and students when choosing the words, but the dawning of a truthiness/post-truth era illuminates a number of major challenges for progressive-minded teachers. As Communication professionals, these facts demand that we reevaluate how we teach media literacy, but it also makes clear the work we must do to reinvigorate our approaches to inspiring students. How will we adapt to this new era? How will we inspire them to become more patient, open-minded readers? How will we inspire them to become more patient, active listeners? How will we inspire them to become more patient, critical thinkers?

How will we teach them to identify and respond to the truth?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2018 TSCA Conference in Corpus Christi, TX. October 4-6, 2018.

Send all program questions and comments to Colin Malinak
cmalinak@smhall.org

Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson OR send directly to Colin Malinak.

Deadline for Program Submissions: December 15, 2017

2017 Convention


Officer Elections

We will be voting for new officers at convention. Seats are up for Comptroller and Vice President-Elect. One nomination has been received for Comptroller:

Kandi King (Click to view nomination packet)
.

For Vice President-Elect, we have two nominations:

Kathy Owens (Click to view nomination packet)
and
Mendy Meurer (Click to view nomination packet)


CONVENTION MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO


On August 25th, Hurricane Harvey struck the coast of Texas as a category 4 storm with sustained winds of up to 130 mph. The wind and flooding ravaged coastal communities from Corpus Christi up through Louisiana and poured massive amounts of rain in areas far inland. In Houston, where we were scheduled to hold the 2017 TSCA convention, the flooding was extensive throughout the city. Among those buildings that were flooded was the Omni Houston Hotel-Westside. While we held out hope that the damage could be repaired in time for the convention, we were not so fortunate. The hotel contacted TSCA after their adjusters inspected the property to inform us that they would be closed until September 30th and possibly longer. They released us from our convention contract and helped us to find another location that could quickly assume the obligations of serving as a site for our annual conference.

The Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade, our location from the 2016 conference, quickly stepped up to help. Please note that with such a quick venue change, there will need to be some flexibility. Vice President Wade Hescht and Comptroller Mike Jones have been working with the hotel to arrange all available space and to revise the convention program. There are other organizations also holding functions in the hotel that weekend and we will be working around them.

InFusion: Inspiring Minds Want to Grow

Click here to view the convention program sent to printer (with San Antonio updates)

Date : October 5-7, 2017
Location : Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 691-8888
Room Rate : $118

Room Reservation Deadline : 5:00pm on Friday, September 29, 2017
Please ask for TSCA convention room rate when making your reservation.
Click here to reserve rooms at the Omni in SAN ANTONIO (Updated link 9/12/17)

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Registration deadline for convention: October 5, 2017 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.

Faculty Convention Package
We are pleased to offer 2 complimentary Convention Packages to faculty members in Texas to attend Convention in Houston, October 5-7, 2017. Eligibility: Applicants must be full-time faculty members in a speech communications department at an accredited college or university who are not members of TSCA and have never attended convention. Click here for application.


2017 Convention: Call for Papers and Panels

InFusion: Inspiring Minds Want to Grow

Deadline: December 15, 2016

Our organization is a combination of creative, colorful, controversial, committed educators who are changing lives in communities across the state every single day. We bring passion, devotion, and energy into our classrooms and inspire the students in our charge. Our membership includes brand new teachers fresh out of college armed with the latest research, best practices, and technology tools; seasoned veterans who have contributed to the latest research, established award-winning programs and published research; and leaders of various educational and civic organizations.

We are many and it is time we begin to move as one.

It has never been more important to our membership, to the students and communities we serve, that we clarify our vision and actively begin to work toward it.

How can we maximize the benefits of membership in the Texas Speech Communication Association? Where do you fit in the organizational structure of TSCA? How can we support and encourage one another in meaningful ways, so that our members are prepared to thrive, not just survive? How can TSCA best utilize our varied gifts and roles to establish an effective advocacy within the state? How can we bring our individual visions together to infuse the organization and propel Speech Education forward?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2017 TSCA Conference in Houston. October 5-7, 2017.

Send all program questions and comments to Wade Hescht wade.hescht@lonestar.edu

Submit panels through your Interest Group Chairperson OR send directly to Wade Hescht.

2016 Convention


Click here to view the 2016 Convention Program
(with updates/corrections through 9/29)

Shaping the Future

Date : October 6-8, 2016
Location : Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade
9821 Colonnade Boulevard
San Antonio, TX 78230
(210) 691-8888
Room Rate : $115 single/double occupancy; $125 triple/quadruple occupancy

Room Reservation Deadline : 5:00pm on Monday, September 12, 2016
Please ask for TSCA convention room rate when making your reservation.
Click here to reserve rooms at the Omni

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Registration deadline for convention: October 6, 2016 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.

Register for Open Auditions here.

Register for the Career Expo here.


The following individuals have been submitted by the nominating committee as officer candidates to be considered at convention. Click on each name to review the CV, statement of acceptance, and letters of support which have been received for each candidate. In alphabetical order:
Carolyn Baum (for Executive Secretary)
Colin Malinak (for Vice President Elect)
Eric Mears (for Vice President Elect)
Leslie Rodriguez (for Journal Editor)

2016 Convention: Call for Programs

Deadline: December 15, 2015

Countless movies and novels have tried to predict what the future will look like, with varied levels of success. The one certainty is that the future will bring about change. As Communication educators, we have the ability to both shape the change and to prepare our students for the future. In 2014, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Humanities Indicator Assessment noted a rise in Communication Studies majors at Universities in the United States. However, Michael Wesch, Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, notes, "communication has taken on a vastly different landscape than it previously did." So how do we educate students who will face situations we cannot imagine, and use communication technology that has yet to be invented? How do we adapt? How do our institutions and schools adapt? How does our organization adapt?

As Communication teachers and professionals, what are we doing to influence the future members of our field? How will communication, technology, students, and our field change in the future? How are we shaping those changes? How are we preparing our students and ourselves for these changes?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2016 TSCA Conference in Dallas. October 3-6, 2016.

  • Send all program questions and comments to Melissa Witt mewitt@dimmittisd.net
  • Submit panels through your interest group chairs OR send directly to Melissa Witt

2015 Convention


You Matter: The Ripple Effect

Click here to download the 2015 Convention Program (as sent to printer)

Date : October 1-3, 2015
Location : Westin DFW Airport
4545 W. John Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75063
(972) 929-4500
Room Rate : $109 (single and double), $119 triple, and $129 quad

Reservation Deadline : Monday, September 14, 2015
Please ask for TSCA convention room rate when making your reservation.
You may also use the following link:
https://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=1412309714&key=37260C9B

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Registration deadline for convention: October 1, 2015 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.


2015 Convention: Call for Programs

Deadline: December 15, 2014

In his book, The Butterfly Effect, Andy Andrews contends that we each have the power to change the world with even the slightest interactions with the world around us. As educators, the leverage we have goes beyond simply completing tasks or transferring knowledge. Long-term relationships are built, previously unexplored values are learned, and foreign culture is shared. The ripple effect occurs.

As teachers, how does the way in which we communicate with students, parents and colleagues impact generations to come? How should we monitor our communication because of the ripple effect? And how can we pass on the importance of the power of choice to our students so they strive to make positive ripples in the world around them?

Everything we do matters. YOU matter.

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2015 TSCA Conference in Dallas. October 1-3, 2015.

  • Send all program questions and comments to Amy Jones ajones@delmar.edu
  • Submit panels through your interest group chairs OR send directly to Amy Jones

2014 Convention


Teaching Responsibility in an Irresponsible World

Click here to view Convention Program

Date: October 2-4, 2014
Location:The Overton
2322 Mac Davis Lane
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806) 776-7000
http://www.overtonhotel.com
Rate: $85/night
Ask for the TSCA block.

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Click here to register for convention.

Registration deadline for convention: October 2, 2014 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.


2014 Convention: Call for Programs

Deadline: December 15, 2013

Educators on all levels are expected to teach more than the outcomes in their field. With new state requirements Social Responsibility and Personal Responsibility are expected to be taught in core courses taught at the college and/or university level beginning Fall 2014. How is this effecting us as educators not only on the college level but in high schools and middle schools as well? How do we teach this generation of students? What lessons are we learning about ourselves as Educators? And most of all can responsibility be taught?

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2014 TSCA Conference in Lubbock.

  • Send all program questions and comments to Mellessa Denny mellessa.denny@amaisd.org
  • Submit panels through your interest group chairs OR send directly to Mellessa Denny.
A complete call for papers is available online at http://www.etsca.com

2013 Convention


Adapting in a World of Diversity Download convention program

Date: October 10-12, 2013
Location: Omni Bayfront Tower

900 N. Shoreline Blvd.
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
(800) 843-6664
(361) 887-1600

Cost : $150 (Sustaining Membership)

Luncheon : $20

Click here to register for convention.

Registration deadline for convention: October 10, 2013 (first day of convention). Pre-registration is not required.


2013 Convention: Call for Programs

Deadline: March 8, 2013

A fundamental concern of rhetoric is the adaptation of the message to the audience. Aristotle noted that "People always think well of speeches adapted to, and reflecting, their own character..." However, in our increasingly diverse, multimodal existence, we must think even more deeply about the meaning of adaptation, not just in the classroom, but within our entire professional world.

Join us by sharing your research and ideas at the 2013 TSCA Conference in Corpus Christi.

  • Send all program questions and comments to M'Liss Hindman, mhin@tjc.edu
  • Submit panels through your interest group chairs
A complete call for papers is available online at http://www.etsca.com

2012 Convention


Click to download Convention Program

Facing Challenges and Making Choices

Officer elections were held:

  • Vice President Elect: Mellessa Denny
  • Executive Secretary: Lou Ann Seabourn
  • Archivist: Jana Riggins


Date: October 11-14, 2012
Location: Omni Colonnade in San Antonio

Click here to view the 2012 Resolutions

2011 Convention


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It's All a Matter of Perspective
Officer elections for Journal Editor, Comptroller and Vice President-Elect were held.

  • George Pacheco, Jr. won the election for Journal Editor.
  • Mike Jones ran unopposed for Comptroller and will remain in that position.
  • Shawn Wahl was elected to the Vice President-Elect positiion.

Date: October 13-16, 2011
Location: Omni Dallas Mandalay

2010 Convention


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Cultural Commnication:
Creating Chaos or Community?

Date: October 6-9, 2010
Location: Omni Houston Hotel Westside

2009 Convention


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Beyond Words:
Nonverbal Communication A Second Language

Date: October 7-10, 2009
Location: Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas

Officer elections were held and Connie McKee will serve as Vice President-Elect.

2009 Convention Program (Updated 9/29/09 9:00am)
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Program Addendum (10/6/09 @ 12:30pm)
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2008 Convention


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Media Morphology:
Examining How Technology Has Impacted Our Communication Process

Date: October 8-11, 2008
Location: Omni Bayfront Tower in Corpus Christi

Officer elections were held. Kandi King will serve as Vice President Elect. Mike Jones will be the new Comptroller.

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2007 Convention


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Listening:
Decoding Messages in the 21st Century

Date: October 3-6, 2007
Location: Omni Bayfront Tower in San Antonio

Officer elections were held. Ralph Long will serve as Vice President Elect. Amy Tilton Jones will continue to serve as Newsletter Editor.

2007 Convention Program
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2006 Convention


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The Rise of Incivility:
Establishing Respectful Communication

Date: October 4-7, 2006
Location: Ambassador Hotel in Amarillo

Officer elections were held. Lois Davis won the election for Vice President Elect. Bill Schuetz will remain as Comptroller. Brent Hinkle will be Secretary Elect. Shawn Wahl will be Journal Editor Elect.

2006 Convention Program
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Convention Slide Show
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2005 Convention


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Date: Oct 5-8, 2005
Location: Moody Gardens in Galveston

Officer elections were held. Barbara Mayo won the election for Vice President Elect. Bill Schuetz will remain as Comptroller.

2005 Convention Program
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2004 Convention


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Date: Sept 29 - Oct 2, 2004
Location: Omni Park West in Dallas

Officer elections were held. Joe Trevino won the election for Vice President Elect. Bill Schuetz will remain as Comptroller. Jana Riggins will be the new Archivist.

Documents

Family Conflict Roles, Chelsea Stow
Hosting a Middle School Festival, Mrs. Holly Reineking
Ropes Course, Natalie Bryant
Ropes Course Manual, Natalie Bryant
Climb Outside the Box, Dr. Leann Ellis

 

News

12/2/23
The Texas Speech Communication Association invites submissions of scholarly posters, papers and panel presentations by undergraduate and graduate students for its 2024 annual convention. Click here to view the full call and find the online submission form.
10/14/23
Congratulations go to Jeremy Hutchins our new Vice-President Elect. Read more about Jeremy and his background here.
9/26/23
The Nominating Committee has presented two candidates for consideration as Vice President-Elect. Check out the Convention page to view the packets for Justin Blacklock and Jeremy Hutchins.
9/25/23
Our annual convention is just around the corner. Make plans to join us October 12-14 in Houston. The program has been sent to the printer. Click here to view the convention program.
8/28/23
The 47th volume of the Texas Speech Communication Journal has been printed and shipped. Members who signed up to receive a printed version of the journal should receive their copy soon.
6/24/23
The call for manuscripts and teaching activities has been issued for Volume 48, Issue 1 of the Texas Speech Communication Journal. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2023. Read the full journal call here.
2024 Convention

Developing a New Generation of Leaders

Date: October 10-12, 2024
Location: Embassy Suites Amarillo
550 S Buchanan Street
Amarillo, TX 79101
(806) 803-5500