The Flat Water States Communication Research Conference, sponsored by Lambda Pi Eta, will be held in the auditorium of Gardner hall on the campus of Wayne State College from 8:30 to 4:00 on March 27, 2020. The conference offers undergraduate students an opportunity to share their original research projects and provides a forum through which they can interact with some of the leading scholars in the discipline of communication.
The conference features keynote speaker, Dr. Jeff Child, Professor of Communication Studies at Kent State University and Editor of the Journal of Family Communication. Dr. Child is a past communication studies undergraduate from Wayne State. We are happy to have him return to campus!
The conference is open to undergraduate student’ work in a variety of content areas (e.g., interpersonal, social media, mass communication, organizational communication, intercultural communication, political communication, communication ethics, environmental communication, family communication, rhetorical criticism, media criticism, theatre arts, and the scholarship of teaching and learning, etc.).
Two types of submissions are invited
1. Papers: Completed research or review articles may, upon acceptance, be programmed into panels and research roundtables. Papers should be submitted as MS Word documents, and should not exceed 25 pages, including references and tables/appendices, and citations, according to APA 6th edition guidelines. Each institution will nominate one student paper (can be a group paper) as their top paper. The top papers will be presented in the spotlight panel. These papers will receive a $50 award.
2. Roundtables/Research in Progress: Proposals for research in progress may be submitted for inclusion at a “Research in Progress” Roundtable, moderated by a faculty member. These proposals should be made in the form of an extended abstract (300-600 words) describing a research project that is currently in process.
Conference Registration
Please make checks out to WSC Lambda Pi Eta. The registration fee is $30 per person (student or faculty member).
Conference Schedule
8:30 – 9:00 Registration Gardner Hall Atrium, Coffee, juice, pastries and fruit
9:00- 10:00 Keynote Address
10:00- 10:30 Round table discussions/reflections of keynote
10:45 – 12:00 Spotlight panel
12:00- 1:00 Lunch and awards
1:15 – 2:30 Second session panels
2:45 – 4:00 Third session panels
All submissions and list of attendees must be received by Monday, February 24, 2020.
Questions and submissions should be addressed to:
Allyn Lueders, Co-Coordinator of the Tenth Annual LPH Undergraduate Communication Research Conference
Associate Professor
Alluede1@wsc.edu
402-375-7025
Or
Jonathan Laner, Co-Coordinator of the Tenth Annual LPH Undergraduate Communication Research Conference
Intern Event Coordinator
Jolane01@wsc.edu
402-375-7488