WSCA News December 2006

The massive 1999 protests against the meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Seattlemarked an important moment in the deployment of rhetoric both to pursue and to oppose social justice. As the Western States Communication Association meets in Seattle, this Pre-Conference will explore the rhetorical legacy of the 1999 protests in contemporary activism for social justice. The format of the Pre-Conference will combine invited presentations by three rhetoricians who have conducted substantial research on the 1999 Seattle protests, roundtable discussions of short position papers byparticipants, anda tour of key sites in the 1999 events. Registration Fee: $25.00 – Register for the Pre-Conference by mail or at http://www.westcomm.org/conventions/registration.asp Please direct any informational inquiries to Kevin Ayotte at kjayotte@csufresno.edu.

Special Workshop: Private Tour Of Boeing's New Final Assembly Facility In Renton, Washington: “Move To The Lake"

This tour includes an up-close look at the final assembly of Boeing jets. The tour is meant to help bridge the gap between organizational communication scholars and industry. The tour will inform and inspire scholars stay current with the communication challenges and responses of one of America’s leading companies. The company’s goal in building this new facility was to use a just-in-time inventory system that created space for and allowed members of formerly dispersed departments to co-locate under one roof and increase interaction. Boeing’s decision-making and factory design have clear communication implications.

Please Note: Due to Boeing’s policies, the workshop is open only to those people who are pre-registered.

Pre-registration: Participants should sign up and pay for the event when they pre-register for the WSCA’s conference via Western’s website. However, participants must also email their pre-registration information to Alexander Lyon at axlyon@ualr.edu before January 15th, 2007. Please email your name, institutional affiliation, country of citizenship, and contact information. Please use “Boeing Tour” as the subject for the email.

Boeing Tour Rules and Regulations:

5) Boeing escorts must remain with their visitors at all times and visit only those areas defined on the badge request form.

6) Visitors who are not U.S. citizens will need picture ID as they enter the Renton Site.

7) The release or disclosure of Boeing Limited or Boeing Proprietary information in any manner is strictly prohibited.

The Western Journal of Communication is publishing a special issue on Communication and the Community of Sport in 2008 (Vol 72). Increasingly scholars are turning their attention to the communicative practices of the participants in the community of sport. In their 2004 article Kassing, Billings, Brown, Halone, Harrison, Krizek, Mean, and Turman tell us that "(T)he community of sport is a pervasive, influential, complex, and restricted community comprised not only of participants such as coaches, athletes, and referees, but also of spectators at both live and mediated sporting events. Additionally, sports media, amateur and professional sports organizations, sport governing bodies, and fan clubs occupy terrain in the community of sport" (p. 373). For this special issue, I invite my colleagues to submit manuscripts that explore the communication of these and other individuals and collectives that comprise this pervasive and culturally significant community. I encourage authors to take fresh perspectives regarding the intersection of communication (whether mediated or face-to-face) and sport, and to submit manuscripts that deepen our understanding of the area that has become known as "sport communication" or variously "communication and sport."

When submitting your work please remember that all manuscripts should conform to the guidelines of Western Journal of Communication and must be received via email by May 1, 2007 at krizekrl@slu.edu. In the subject line of the email message, authors should specify "Western submission."

In the text of this email message the submitting author should provide:

(a) complete contact information (address, telephone, fax, and email);

(b) brief biographical summaries (full name, highest earned academic degree, institution granting that degree, and present academic or professional position) for each author;

(c) the title of the manuscript; and

(d) a statement that the manuscript is the author(s)'s original work, that it is submitted for consideration for this special issue of Western Journal of Communication, that it is not presently under consideration at any other journal nor published elsewhere; and that the reference list is complete and in appropriate form.

Attached to the message should be an electronic copy of the manuscript. Authors should take special care to format their documents in MS-Word (.doc format) or in a Rich Text format (.rtf).

In regard to the manuscript itself, to facilitate the blind, peer review process, no material identifying the author(s) of submitted manuscripts should appear anywhere other than the title page. The title page should include:

(a) the title of the paper;

(b) the author's name, position, institutional affiliation, address, telephone and fax numbers, and email address;

(c) any acknowledgments, including the history of the manuscript if any part of it has been presented at a conference or is derived from a thesis or dissertation;

(d) a close word count.

The first page of the manuscript itself should include the title of the paper, an abstract of not more than 200 words, and up to six key words for indexing. Manuscripts should not exceed 30 pages, including text, references, notes, tables, and figures, and must conform to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th edition).

If electronic submission poses a hardship, please contact the editor (Bob Krizek) by email (krizekrl@slu.edu) or by phone (314-977-3179) to arrange an alternative submission format.

Obituaries

Ronald Lee Applbaum

by Dawn Braithwaite, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Dr. Ronald Lee Applbaum, 62, of Pueblo, Colo., died peacefully of lymphoma on Nov. 16, 2006, with his wife of 38 years, Susan, at his side. He was a communication scholar and lecturer, earning a Ph.D. degree in speech communication and was on the faculty of speech communication at CSU Long Beach before moving into administrative roles. Dr. Applbaum was a Dean of Humanities, Provost, and was a President at three universities, most recently at Colorado State University-Pueblo. Dr. Applbaum served as president of Word Communication Association and was proud of his numerous publications in the communication discipline.

Rich Wiseman

by Judi Sanders, Emeritus, Cal Poly, Pomona

Dr. Rich Wiseman passed away on November 23, 2006 at Salem Hospital in Salem, Oregon. A faculty member of the Department of Human Communication Studies at Cal State Fullerton since 1978, Rich was on medical leave awaiting a liver transplant. An extraordinary teacher, Rich was named Cal State Fullerton's Outstanding Professor for 2003-04 and received the 2005 California State University Wang Family Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements of faculty members and administrators in the 23-campus CSU.

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alized in intercultural, interpersonal and nonverbal communication, as well as persuasion and research methodology. He authored nine books, was awarded more than 25 grants, and was a founding fellow of the International Academy for Intercultural Research. He authored 58 journal articles or book chapters and was frequently was cited as an expert source in journal articles. He had served as editor of International and Intercultural Communication Annual, and as guest editor of Intercultural Communication Studies (Winter 2004). A life member of NCA he served in several offices of the International and Intercultural Communication Division, the Instructional Development Division, and the Interpersonal Division as well as the Intercultural/Development and Interpersonal Divisions of the International Communication Association. Beyond the Outstanding Professor Award, his campus honors included: being chosen for the CSUF Teacher/Scholar in Residence Program (2003), being recognized for Outstanding Service to CSUF Students and Student Leadership (1997-98), Outstanding Service to Cal State Fullerton (1997) and Outstanding Faculty Scholar (1995). In addition, he served as faculty marshal at commencement for the College of Communications in 1994, 1997, 1998 and 2003. In 2004, he was the university's faculty marshal at commencement.

Rich is survived by his wife, Judi Sanders, who retired in May from the faculty at Cal Poly Pomona; a son, Michael, 20, now studying philosophy at Oregon State University after transferring from CSUF; twin daughters, Michele and Nicole, 17, seniors at Crescent Valley High in Corvallis; his mother, Loraine, of Wichita, Kansas; father, Ivan, and sister, Karen Dziak, both of Elizabethton, Tennessee.

A campus memorial service is being planned for February, and a scholarship fund is being established in his name. Donations may be made to the CSUF Philanthropic Foundation for the Richard Wiseman Memorial Scholarship Fund and sent to Annette Bow, Department of Human Communication Studies, Cal State Fullerton, CP-420-1, P.O. Box 6868, Fullerton, CA 93834-6868.

We miss him terribly.

And, It's Not Too Early to Think About 2008

by Sue Pendell, Colorado State University

WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

2008 Annual Convention, Denver/Boulder, CO
February 15-19, 2008

The 2008 WSCA convention theme of “Engaging Through Service” encourages us to participate in and recognize the value of service in its many forms and circumstances, whether it is using service learning in the classroom, participating in faculty governance, holding office in an association interest group, or presenting a workshop to a community organization. Service not only aids others but also represents “enlightened self-interest” in maintaining and improving our discipline, schools, and communities. It is an investment in the future, done for the benefit of our colleagues and neighbors without regard for direct profit. Yet we are rewarded in many ways by doing service–in better communities, in healthier associations, in stronger departments, in positive annual evaluations, and in personal satisfaction. The theme of this year’s convention is designed to focus our attention on the ways we serve others and to facilitate our developing new ways to help make the world a better place. As Shirley Chisholm said, “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth.”

The 2008 convention will include competitive paper panels, programs, workshops, the Undergraduate Scholars Research Conference, and the Graduate Student Workshop & Graduate Programs’ Open House.

There will be a Basic Course Conference, coordinated by Amy London of Oxnard College, with the theme “Serving Students and the Larger Community” examing such issues as service learning projects, learning communities, online teaching, Blackboard/Web CT, evaluating students, and the like.

And there will be three mini-preconference sessions devoted to the theme of “Engaging Through Service.” Session I, coordinated by Sue Pendell, will focus on participating in department/college/university service; Session II, coordinated by Dennis Alexander, will focus on getting involved in your regional, national, and international associations, and Session III, coordinated by Peter Andersen, will focus on utilizing your knowledge and interests in community service.

WESTERN STATES COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION

2008 Annual Convention, Denver/Boulder, CO
February 15-19, 2008

CALL for
Competitive Papers, Program Proposals, Basic Course Conference,
Preconference Proposals, Workshop Proposals,
Undergraduate Scholars’ Research Conference (USRC),
and Graduate Students Workshop & Graduate Programs Open House

I. Competitive Papers (deadline: received by 9/1/07)*– Submit to interest group.
II. Program Proposals (deadline: received by 9/1/07) – Submit to interest group.
III. Basic Course Conference (deadline: received by 9/1/07) – Submit to Amy London.
IV. Preconferences (deadline: received by 9/1/07) – Submit to appropriate coordinator (see below).
V. Workshop Proposals (deadline: received by 9/1/07) – Submit to Sue Pendell.
VI. Undergraduate Scholars’ Research Conference (USRC)
(deadline: received by 12/1/07) – Submit to WSCA Second Vice President.
VII. Graduate Student Workshop & Graduate Programs Open House
(deadline: received by 9/1/07) – Submit to WSCA Second Vice President.

*Special Note: WSCA program planning uses only one deadline for competitive papers, program proposals, the Basic Course Conference, preconferences, workshop proposals, and Graduate Student Workshop & Graduate Programs Open House. However, the USRC deadline is unique – December 1, 2007.

Send all competitive papers and program proposals directly to the appropriate program planner for each interest group. Specific information about submitting to interest groups will be posted on the WSCA website (http://www.westcomm.org/) at the completion of the February 2007 convention.
Only workshop proposals (and indications of interest in participation in the appropriate preconference session) should be mailed directly to the primary program planner Sue D. Pendell at the Department of Speech Communication, Eddy Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1783, Sue.Pendell@colostate.edu.

1. Authors are encouraged to submit papers to the interest groups for competitive selection. Papers may include research reports employing any methodology, theoretical developments or critiques, critical analyses, and in some cases, works in progress. Submit each paper to one interest group only.

Competitive papers should not have been presented previously at another convention/conference, be accepted for publication, or have been published.

Special Note: Historically, the Community College and the Elementary and Secondary Education Interest Groups have not sponsored competitive papers. Please contact the interest group planner before submitting a competitive paper to either interest group.

2. Submitted papers should include:
(a) A detachable title page with title of paper, names of all authors, and their addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and affiliations. Again, this information should be included for each author and should be double-checked for accuracy.
In addition, audio-visual requests should be listed on the detachable title page.
(Please Note: Equipment availability is extremely limited. See the WSCA policy on Audio-Visual Equipment at Conventions in the Policies and Procedures Manual on the web site
(http://www.westcomm.org/).
(b) A 250-500-word abstract of the paper (with title appearing on this page).
(c) Typically, a maximum of twenty-five pages of text.
(d) No information in the paper that identifies the author(s) (beyond that which
appears on the title page).

3. Submission: Specific information about submitting to interest groups will be posted on the WSCA website (http://www.westcomm.org/) at the completion of the February 2007 convention and presented in the April 2007 WSCA News. Completed papers are submitted directly to the interest group planners, unless the interest group indicates otherwise.

4. Research in Progress: Some interest groups sponsor programs of “Research in Progress.” Papers submitted to these programs should be so designated on the cover page and should not exceed ten pages in length. Be sure that the interest group to which you are planning to send your paper accepts “research in progress” before submitting it.

5. Debut Award: The WSCA Executives Club Debut Award is made to the author of a paper presented at the convention by an author or co-authors “who have not presented a paper at a state, regional, national or international convention, or published in any academic journal.” Papers presented at student-only conferences are exempt from this requirement. All authors of a co-authored paper must meet these eligibility requirements for a paper to be considered a Debut Paper. Papers eligible for the Debut Award should be marked “DEBUT” in the upper right-hand corner of the title page. Please also indicate whether each author is a bachelor’s, master’s, or doctoral student. Some interest groups also sponsor debut programs, but papers need not be presented on a debut panel to be eligible for the Executives Club Debut Award.

6. Competitive paper submissions must be RECEIVED by the appropriate interest-group planner NO LATER THAN Saturday, September 1, 2007. Some interest groups allow or require that papers be submitted electronically; some allow paper submissions. Check the interest group call for papers for the appropriate format for submission. Specific information about submitting to interest groups will be posted on the WSCA website (http://www.westcomm.org/) at the completion of the February 2007 convention and presented in the April 2007 WSCA News.

1. Program proposals should focus on a unifying theme relevant to research, theory, or instruction in the area of the sponsoring interest group. Programs may consist of a chair, individual presenters, and a critic respondent; however round-table discussions, performance venues, or other unique formats are encouraged. In alternative program formats, respondents may be included or omitted as appropriate. Innovative program proposals, especially those that provide opportunities for engaged interaction among participants and attendees, are encouraged. Programs co-sponsored with other interest groups are also welcome.

Programs that relate to the convention theme, “Engaging Through Service,” are encouraged.

2. Program proposals should include the following:
(a) Thematic title of the program;
(b) Names, addresses, phones, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all participants;
(c) Title and brief description of each presentation;
(d) Equipment needed for the program.
(Please Note: Equipment availability is extremely limited. See the WSCA policy on Audio-Visual Equipment at Conventions in the Policies and Procedures Manual on the web site.)

3. Program proposals must be RECEIVED by the appropriate interest-group planner NO LATER THAN Saturday, September 1, 2007. Some interest groups allow or require that program proposals be submitted electronically; some allow paper submissions. Check the interest group call for papers for the appropriate format for submission. Specific information about submitting to interest groups will be posted on the WSCA website (http://www.westcomm.org/) at the completion of the February 2007 convention and presented in the April 2007 WSCA News.

1. In keeping with the convention theme, the theme of the Basic Course Conference is “Serving Students and the Larger Community.” Papers or presentations should examine such issues as service learning projects, learning communities, online teaching, Blackboard/Web CT, evaluating students, and the like.

2. The Basic Course Conference will be held Saturday, February 16 and will be coordinated by Amy London of Oxnard College.

Amy London, Speech Program, Oxnard College, 4000 South Rose Avenue, Oxnard, CA 93033
805-986-5800 ext. 1943, Alondon@vcccd.edu

1. Three mini-preconference sessions will be devoted to the theme of “Engaging Through Service.”

Session I will focus on participating in department/college/university service; this precon will be coordinated by Sue Pendell, Department of Speech Communication, Eddy Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80523-1783, Sue.Pendell@colostate.edu

Session II will focus on getting involved in your regional, national, and international associations; this precon will be coordinated by Dennis Alexander, Department of Communication, 255 South Central Campus Dr Rm 2400, Salt Lake City UT 84112-0491, dennis.alexander@m.cc.utah.edu

Session III will focus on utilizing your knowledge and interests in community service; this precon will be coordinated by Peter Andersen, School of Communication, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-4561, peterand@mail.sdsu.edu

3. Participation of non-communication and non-academic individuals is encouraged. Indicate your interest in participation on a panel to the coordinator listed above. You should include the following:

       (a) Title of the preconference;
(b) Your names, full addresses, e-mail addresses, and affiliation;
       (c) The focus of your proposed participation;
       (d) Your background in this area.

4. Your indication of interest in participation must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN Saturday, September 1, 2007.

1. A workshop is intended as a training or informational short course that can be presented in a three-hour or six-hour time block. A workshop topic may concern the presentation of teaching innovations; an area of research; a new theoretical perspective; the application of a body of knowledge; skill development; or another clearly focused topic. Workshop leaders are encouraged to advertise their workshops and solicit participation.

2. Workshops are scheduled for the first full day of the convention, Saturday, February 16, 2008. Participants pay a modest registration fee. The fee is intended to cover only the direct costs (materials, etc.) incurred in conducting the workshop (see #4 below).

3. Workshops of interest to members of the Western Forensics Association are encouraged and will be programmed on Sunday evening, February 17, 2008, after completion of the WFA tournament.

4. Workshop proposals should include the following:
(a) Title of the workshop;
(b) Names, full addresses, e-mail addresses, and affiliations of all presenters;
(c) Rationale and goals of the workshop;
(d) Outline and description of workshop activities;
(e) Room size and configuration requested (theater seating, etc.);
(f) Equipment requirements;
(Note: Equipment availability is extremely limited. See the WSCA policy on Audio-Visual Equipment at Conventions.)
(g) Maximum enrollment;
(h) Fee amount, set in accordance with WSCA policy (see below);
(i) Time-block requested (e.g., three hours, six hours).

5. Guide to setting fees for workshop leaders: WSCA has set $5.00 as the base fee for any workshop. The first $5.00 of each registrant’s fee goes to cover administrative costs. The fee above $5.00 should be set at such a level as to provide reimbursement to the workshop leader(s) only for the cost of materials, equipment, and any out-of-the-ordinary expenses. Costs for audio-visual and other equipment rental and costs of producing materials for participants must be covered within the overall fee that you specify. The Association cannot reimburse more money to a workshop leader than it receives from participant fees. Special Note: If a part or all of a fee is proposed as covering an individual’s expenses or as an honorarium, Sue Pendell must approve it prior to any commitment to the individual.

6. TWO copies of each workshop proposal should be mailed or sent as an email attachment (saved in MS Word) to Sue Pendell (Department of Speech Communication, Eddy Hall, Colorado State University, Fort Collins CO 80525-1783; Sue.Pendell@colostate.edu).
The proposal must be RECEIVED NO LATER THAN Saturday, September 1, 2007.

VI. 5th ANNUAL UNDERGRADUATE SCHOLARS’ RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The WSCA Second Vice President solicits submissions for the Undergraduate Scholars’ Research Conference, to be held on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Undergraduates are invited to submit papers reporting original research (i.e., critical investigation, experimentation, or analysis leading to the discovery or creation of new facts, theories or interpretation or significant revisions of already existing ones, or the practical applications of these new or revised conclusions). Diverse philosophical, theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. All authors on papers submitted must be undergraduate students. An awards ceremony follows the last presentation. For those students whose papers are accepted, WSCA will pay $15 of the $25 USRC registration. Paper submissions must be received by the WSCA Second Vice President by December 1, 2007; authors will be notified of paper acceptance by January 16, 2008.

VII. GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP & GRADUATE PROGRAMS OPEN HOUSE
On Saturday, February 16, 2008, the WSCA Second Vice President will host a WORKSHOP for advanced undergraduates and master’s students who are considering pursuing a master’s or doctoral degree in communication. The Workshop is designed (1) to introduce students to the benefits of graduate education, (2) to help them understand how to choose a graduate program that meets their needs, interests, and abilities, and (3) to gain insight into the realities of graduate school life by talking with current doctoral student peers and faculty mentors.

The WSCA Second Vice President will also host a Graduate Programs OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, February 16, 2008. Undergraduate and graduate students will meet with representatives from universities that have graduate programs in communication. Faculty and current graduate students who are interested in participating in the Workshop, and Graduate Program Directors at universities and colleges that offer graduate programs in communication who wish to participate in the Open House, should contact the Second Vice-President by September 1, 2007.

Contents

WSCA 2007 Pre-Conference on “Social Justice, Activism, and the Rhetorical Legacy of the 1999 WTO Protest”

Special Workshop: Private Tour Of Boeing's New Final Assembly Facility In Renton, Washington: “Move To The Lake"

WJC Special Issue on Communication and the Community of Sport

Obituaries:

Ronald Lee Applbaum

Rich Wiseman

And, It's Not Too Early to Think About 2008

WSCA 2007 Pre-Conference on “Social Justice, Activism, and the Rhetorical Legacy of the 1999 WTO Protest”

Saturday, February 17, 2007, 9:00am-5:00pm

Special Workshop: Private Tour Of Boeing's New Final Assembly Facility In Renton, Washington: “Move To The Lake"

Boeing Tour Rules and Regulations:

Western Journal of Communication, Call for Papers:

Special Issue on Communication and the Community of Sport

Guest Editor: Robert L. Krizek, Saint Louis University

Submission Deadline: May 1, 2007

Obituaries

Ronald Lee Applbaum

by Dawn Braithwaite, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Rich Wiseman

by Judi Sanders, Emeritus, Cal Poly, Pomona

And, It's Not Too Early to Think About 2008

by Sue Pendell, Colorado State University