Hosted by the Tom Hopkins Communication Lab at Carlow University
Huddy-Gunn Graduate Paper Competition
This graduate student honor was first awarded in 2007 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top graduate paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs. In order to be eligible, the graduate student submission should be an original research paper that investigates a topic from an empirical or theoretical perspective and meets the criteria of the call for conference submissions. The paper should focus on challenging a theory, the development of a new theory, or the modification of a current theory.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts must be sent to edellis@uncg.edu Subject line: HUDDY-GUNN by February 16, 2016. Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to edellis@uncg.edu by March 16, 2016.
To ensure a blind review process, the document (body of paper and abstract) cannot include the author’s name or affiliation. Information that in any way identifies the presenter or her/his affiliation may disqualify the proposal from consideration. A separate cover page should include the following: name, university/college, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Additional Guidelines:
-
Graduate students are allowed to submit one paper per NACC conference to the graduate paper competition.
-
The paper may be single or co-authored original work of the student(s) submitting the paper. All authors must be either undergraduate or graduate students. There can be no student-faculty co-authored papers submitted for this award.
-
If your abstract is accepted as a conference submission, you are expected to present your paper, regardless of whether or not you win the award.
-
Presenters are required to register for the conference.
-
The winning paper will be selected by a committee formed for that purpose by the Communication Center Section and the NACC Student Advocate.
-
Papers may not exceed 5,000 words (including reference, tables, etc.)
Bob and Ann Weiss Undergraduate Paper Competition
This undergraduate student honor was first awarded in 2007 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top undergraduate paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs. In order to be eligible, the undergraduate student submission must be an original research paper that meets the criteria of the call for conference submissions. It must be based on a communication theory, but it can be reflexive.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts must be sent to edellis@uncg.edu Subject Line: WEISS PAPER by February 16, 2016. Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to edellis@uncg.edu by March 16, 2016.
To ensure a blind review process, the document (body of paper and abstract) cannot include the author’s name or affiliation. Information that in any way identifies the presenter or her/his affiliation may disqualify the proposal from consideration. A separate cover page should include the following: name, university/college, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Additional Guidelines:
-
Current or recently graduated undergraduate students are allowed to submit one paper per conference to the undergraduate paper competition.
-
The submission may be either a single-authored or co-authored paper written during undergraduate studies and is not limited to those written as part of coursework.
-
A student whose paper is accepted for presentation may not submit another paper from their undergraduate work for this competitive paper competition. They may submit additional papers for consideration on non-competitive panels.
-
If your abstract is accepted as a conference submission, you are expected to present your paper, regardless of whether or not you win the award.
-
Presenters are required to register for the conference.
-
The award-winner will be determined by a committee formed for that purpose by the Communication Center Section/NACC Student Advocate.
-
Papers may not exceed 5,000 words (including reference, tables, etc.)
Joyce Ferguson Faculty Paper Competition
This award recognizes an original research paper by a faculty member that investigates a topic from an empirical or theoretical perspective and meets the criteria of the call for conference submissions. The paper should focus on challenging a theory, the development of a new theory or the modification of a current theory. An abstract is sufficient on or before February 16, 2016.
Submission Guidelines:
Abstracts must be sent to carlownacc2016@gmail.com with the Subject line FERGUSON by MARCH 1, 2016. Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to carlownacc2016@gmail.com. Subject line FERGUSON by March 16, 2015.
The complete paper should be e-mailed as a Word attachment to the conference organizer by the date announced in the call for papers. To ensure a blind review process, the document (body of paper and abstract) cannot include the author’s name or affiliation. Information that in any way identifies the presenter or her/his affiliation may disqualify the proposal from consideration. A separate cover page should include the following: name, university/college, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
Additional Guidelines:
-
Faculty are allowed to submit one paper per NACC conference to the faculty paper competition.
-
Papers may be single or co-authored original work of the individual(s) submitting the paper. Faculty may submit papers co-authored with undergraduate or graduate students. Please note that papers submitted for the Ferguson Award must be related to communication centers.
-
If your abstract is accepted as a conference submission, you are expected to present your paper, regardless of whether or not you win the award. Presenters are required to register for the conference.
For details regarding Conference Competitions, please see below.
Note: ALL submission emails must include a subject line that states the name of the category for each submission
(i.e. Bob and Ann Weiss Undergraduate Paper Competition)