The National Association of Communication Centers

12th ANNUAL EXCELLENCE AT THE CENTER CONFERENCE

Conference Competitions

The only call which remains open is This I Believe, honoring Paul Sandin, with a deadline of Tuesday, March 19th.


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 weissnacc@gmail.com by February 19, 2013.
  • Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to weissnacc@gmail.com by March 19, 2013.
    • All submissions will receive a confirmation of receipt via automatic reply. If this confirmation message ends up in your spam, please arrange for it to be delivered. Doing so will ensure that you receive notification of acceptance status later.
  • 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:

  1. Current or recently graduated undergraduate students are allowed to submit one paper per conference to the undergraduate paper competition.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Presenters are required to register for the mini-conference.
  6. The award-winner will be determined by a committee formed for that purpose by the Communication Center Section/NACC Student Advocate.
  7. Papers may not exceed 5,000 words (including reference, tables, etc.)

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Joyce Ferguson Faculty Paper Competition

This honor was first awarded in 2010 by The National Association of Communication Centers. The association seeks to honor one top faculty/director research paper focusing on the work of speaking centers or labs In order to be eligible, the faculty 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. An abstract is sufficient on or before February 13th of the conference year.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Abstracts must be sent to fergusonnacc@gmail.com by February 19, 2013.
    • All submissions will receive a confirmation of receipt via automatic reply. If this confirmation message ends up in your spam, please arrange for it to be delivered. Doing so will ensure that you receive notification of acceptance status later.
  • Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to fergusonnacc@gmail.com by March 19, 2013.
  • The complete paper must 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:

  1. Faculty are allowed to submit one paper per mini-conference to the graduate paper competition.
  2. The paper 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Presenters are required to register for the mini-conference.
  5. Papers may not exceed 5,000 words (including reference, tables, etc.)

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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. An abstract is sufficient on or before February 13th of the conference year.

Submission Guidelines:

  • Abstracts must be sent to huddygunnnacc@gmail.com by February 19, 2013.
    • All submissions will receive a confirmation of receipt via automatic reply. If this confirmation message ends up in your spam, please arrange for it to be delivered. Doing so will ensure that you receive notification of acceptance status later.
  • Completed papers must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to huddygunnnacc@gmail.com by March 19, 2013.
  • 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:

  1. Graduate students are allowed to submit one paper per mini-conference to the graduate paper competition.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Presenters are required to register for the mini-conference.
  5. The award-winner will be determined by a committee formed for that purpose by the Communication Center Section/NACC Student Advocate.
  6. Papers may not exceed 5,000 words (including reference, tables, etc.)

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Outstanding Tutor Competition*

The award shall be presented to the person who has demonstrated excellence as a tutor in a Communication Center. Considerations include quality of assistance, dedication, knowledge, creativity, and unique contributions. No more than two nominees per institution may be nominated in a given year. Nominees may be either undergraduate or graduate students (as of May 1st of the nominating year).

Nominations must be submitted by February 13, 2013 to kmcuny@uncg.edu

The nomination should include:

  • A cover letter stating why the person should be recognized as an outstanding tutor in a Communication Center;
  • A statement from the nominee about his or her participation in the Communication Center;
  • The nominee's current vita;
  • Evidence of the above considerations;
  • A minimum of two and maximum of three letters of recommendation, including:
    • one from the director of the nominee’s Communication Center, and
    • one from the tutoring staff at the nominee’s Communication Center.

The recipient will be chosen by a committee consisting of current members of NCA’s Communication Centers section. The committee will be chaired by the section’s Student Advocate. The award will be presented at the NACC conference, and reported at the NCA convention. Winner need not attend either conference.

*The name of the award will be adapted to the usage at the recipient’s institution —e.g., tutor, peer advisor, or consultant.

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