Please note that we’ve added a new grad course for Spring 2010.  The course is COM 597 02 The Dark Side of Interpersonal Communication with a CRN of 24593.  It meets M 6-8:45 PM in KT 118, and is taught by Dr. Carrie Kennedy-Lightsey.  For most 500-level grad courses, we will need to clear you before you register.  If you would like to register for this course before 4 January, please contact our department secretary Judi Tennison at tennison@ipfw.edu.  You still will need to register on your own.

After 4 January, contact carr@ipfw.edu.

Please note that you can repeat a limited number of COM 597s for credit toward your graduate degree.

Adjunct Faculty Positions
Columbus State Community College

You’re an expert in your field. Pass it on. Turn your expertise into the most rewarding of second careers by teaching at one of the nation’s fastest growing colleges. Columbus State has grown in both enrollment and reputation, and now looks to meet today’s higher education demands by recruiting outstanding adjunct faculty candidates in Communication more…

From Adam Dircksen:

Hello COM colleagues.  I am seeking your help in a food drive for Community Harvest Food Bank.  If you are willing, it will take as little as ten seconds of your time to announce in class.  Starting Tuesday morning, there will be food collection barrels in Neff 141, Neff 147, and outside the COM office.  Please announce to your classes that we will be collecting in these barrels for two weeks (from Tuesday, 12/1 through Tuesday 12/15 at noon).  Here is some additional information that I will be sharing with my classes.  Feel free to use or not use any you would like:

While Community Harvest has seen a 30% increase in need, they, and many nonprofits similar to them, have seen a decrease in the number of individual donations coming in.  The need this year is greater than in recent years past.
 
At this time, their specific needs are the standards of:
·        Rice (plain, white in 1# or 2# bags)
·        Canned fruits
·        Canned veggies
·        Pasta or noodles
·        Canned protein (tuna, salmon, peanut butter, chicken and beef along w/ high protein soups and stews)
·        Personal care products
·        Paper goods (toilet paper, paper towels, diapers (adult and baby)
·        Boxed potatoes (mashed, scalloped, au gratin, etc.)
 
Please contribute something, even one can of green beans will be helpful.  One bag will be even more helpful.  They can be dropped off in the classroom containers (Neff 141 and Neff 147) for those in those classrooms.  Others can use the barrel outside the COM office (Neff 230) at any time to drop off their donation(s).  Make it your goal to influence one other person you know, outside of class, to bring in at least one can and to influence someone else to do the same.  Most people want to help but do not know where to start.  Here is a place to start.
 
Get the word out.  Let’s fill all these barrels.
 
Many thanks for your time and consideration.
 
Best,
Adam

Graduate student advising hours for Sp 10 final registration will be 6-7:15 PM from M 4 Jan – R 7 Jan.  No appointment necessary; first come, first served.  If you come and I am with someone, please let me know that you are there.  Regularly scheduled office hours for Spring 2010 begin the following week and occur most TR 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM until 6 May.

Note: this job only specifies a “graduate degree,” which would include an MA.

The Department of Communication Studies at Baruch College, the City University of New York, seeks applicants for a full time lecturer position to begin in fall, 2010. This position is a one year appointment, potentially renewable on re-appointment for five years with the possibility of appointment to a permanent position (Certificate of Continuous Employment) at the end of that period. more…

Indiana University South Bend’s Communication Arts area invites
applications for a full-time Lecturer to teach public speaking classes.
IU South Bend is the third largest campus in the Indiana University
system and serves the north central Indiana community. The Communication
Arts area at IU South Bend includes Mass Communication (Journalism,
Electronic Media, and Public Relations) and Speech Communication
(Organizational, Public Advocacy, and Interpersonal). Our mission is to
prepare students to communicate effectively in personal, professional,
and mediated environments.

The Lectureship is a non-tenure track, 100% teaching assignment.
Qualifications for the position include an M.A. in Communication and
teaching experience, preferably in the Basic Course. This position
offers a competitive salary and benefits, a 10 month contract,
university resources for improving teaching, and the possibility of
summer teaching.

Please send a cover letter, CV, transcripts, evidence of teaching
effectiveness and three letters of recommendation to Rachael Sylvester,
Communication Arts Search Committee, Ernestine M. Raclin School of the
Arts, Indiana University South Bend, 1700 Mishawaka Ave., South Bend
Indiana 46634. Review of applications will begin January 15th, 2010 and
will continue until the position is filled.

IPFW

Office of Graduate Studies

Office of Research and External Support

IPFW Graduate Research Assistantships

The Office of Graduate Studies and the Office of Research and External Support are pleased announce two Graduate Research Assistantships. The purpose of the awards is to support IPFW strategic initiatives and to further graduate student research goals. The OGS Research Assistantship and the ORES Research Assistantship will be awarded competitively to graduate students who have demonstrated excellent potential for pursuing research. Faculty or departments should submit the application on behalf of the student (see below) which demonstrates:

• Significant involvement by the student in a specific research program

• Potential for publication or presentation involving the student

• Potential impact of the research project

  • Applicants for the ORES Research Assistantship should also demonstrate the potential for external funding.

  • Applicants for the OGS Research Assistantship should also demonstrate the potential for significant community or regional impact.

The awards will provide one-year funding for two .50 FTE Graduate Research Assistants. Standard Purdue Graduate Assistant benefits and enrollment requirements will apply.

Although multiple applications can be submitted from a single department, no more than one award will be granted within a department.

A letter of support from the department chair or unit head and a copy of the sponsoring faculty member’s curriculum vitae should be attached.

Submit all materials to:

Douglas Townsend

Office of Graduate Studies

KT 176

Application deadline is March 15, 2010

Awards for 2010-2011 will be announced by March 26, 2010

For additional information contact Doug Townsend at 481-6114 or townsend@ipfw.edu

Revised: Nov. 5, 2009

IPFW

Office of Graduate Studies

Office of Research and External Support

IPFW Graduate Research Assistantships

Application

Deadline: March 15, 2010

Department__________________________________________________________

Program_____________________________________________________________

Student Name ________________________________________________________

Faculty Sponsor ______________________________________________________

Applying for:

☐ ORES Research Assistantship

☐ OGS Research Assistantship

Brief description of Research Program:

Please address each of the following criteria:

• Significant student involvement in a research program

• Potential for publication or presentation

• Potential impact of the research project

  • Applicants for the ORES Research Assistantship should also demonstrate the potential for external funding.

  • Applicants for the OGS Research Assistantship should also demonstrate the potential for significant community or regional impact.

A letter of support from the department chair or unit head and a copy of the sponsoring faculty member’s curriculum vitae should be attached.

       Indiana Council for Continuing Education
                                   Educators Working to Improve Indiana

October 2009

Call for Proposals

For

Graduate/Doctoral Presentations

With membership from Indiana’s public and private colleges and universities, the Indiana Council for Continuing Education (ICCE) is dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for non-traditional learners, as well as working with Indiana’s business and industries to prepare the state’s workforce for meeting the challenges of the 21^st Century.

To assist our member institutions (and other training and development organizations within Indiana) in achieving these objectives, the Council offers professional development opportunities annually for faculty, administrators, staff and others involved in developing and delivering educational outreach and training and development programming.  Recently, the Council has embarked on an initiative to increase and expand research opportunities for those considering careers in the broad field of continuing education.

To this end, ICCE invites proposals for presentations from graduate or doctoral students proposing or currently conducting research on any of the following topics: Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning; Adult Learning; Distance Learning; Non-Credit Programming; Professional Development; or Business & Industry/Customized Training.  Presentations should be no longer than 30 minutes in length.

Three proposals will be selected for presentation at the 32nd ICCE Professional Development Conference on Thursday March 18, 2010 in Indianapolis.  Complimentary registration fee will be provided to all presenters.  Of the three selected, one will be awarded a $1,000 grant for continuation of the research. In return ICCE requests a final report of the research findings which will be shared with member institutions by presenting at the 2011 Conference.

Guidelines for Proposal Submission

1. Submit a session title and description of your presentation in 500 words or less.

2. Provide an abstract of the presentation (maximum 75 words) for use in the conference announcement and program.

3. Provide a list of any audio visual needs for your presentation.

Proposals must be submitted via e-mail no later than December 1, 2009 to Ron White of Indiana University, Bloomington Continuing Studies,  ronwhite@indiana.edu.  

International Education Week

Monday, Nov. 16

Chinese Club—Founding Celebration with Food        Noon                   Walb G21

Andrea Pence Presents on Study Abroad                   1 p.m.                  Walb 114

Tuesday, Nov. 17

International Opportunities from the Rotary Club    11 a.m.                KT 226

Teaching English as a New Language—Hao Sun        Noon                   KT 146

Rome Study Abroad with Matt Kubik                        4 p.m.                  KT 146

Wednesday, Nov. 18

Chinese Lesson for Free—Xianchun Gu                    11 a.m.                KT 226

Focus on Spanish: Why Do Speakers Sound

       So Different from One Another?—Talia Bugel   Noon                   CM 35A

Eliz. Kruekeberg and Missy Crosby Present on

         Study Abroad in Grenoble, France                    1 p.m.                  KT 226

Kim Schenke Presents on Study Abroad-Australia    3 p.m.                  KT 226

Thursday, Nov. 19

Vietnamese Student Organization Presents               Noon                   KT 146

Linda Lolkus on Culinary Program in Italy               1 p.m.                  Walb 222

General Study Abroad Info Session                                    4 p.m.                  KT 146

Greece Study Abroad with Sam Birk                         5 p.m.                  CM 112

Friday, Nov. 20

Dana Goodman on Art Study Abroad in Italy             11 a.m.                KT 226

Christopher Andres on Archeology in Belize             Noon                   KT 146

Sunday, Nov. 22

Thanksgiving Dinner—Global Christian Fellowship   5 p.m.                  Walb

                                                                                                            Ballroom

Monday, Nov. 23

Club Seoul presents on Study Abroad in Korea          Noon                   KT 146

Tuesday, Nov. 24

Sheena Choi Presents on Korea                                Noon                   KT 146

Hoang Tran on the Buddhist Experience in France     3:15 p.m.             KT 226

Please note that due to a commitment in W. Lafayette, I will be unable to hold office hours or hold class meetings on R 19 Nov.  You are expected to use class time to complete course assignments scheduled for that date.