National Association of Communication Centers
8th Annual Mini-Conference
THE CENTER OF ATTENTION:
COMMUNICATION CENTERS AND THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE
Huddy-Gunn Graduate Paper Award
During the NACC Conference’s Saturday evening banquet, the Huddy-Gunn Graduate Paper Award will
be announced. 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, which follows. 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.
Submission Guidelines: The complete paper must be e-mailed as a Word attachment to Dr. Sue Weber at
weberes@sas.upenn.edu no later than March 2nd. The subject line should read: “NACC Graduate Paper
Competition.” 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. Papers from M.A. thesis projects are not eligible for this competition. These papers are eligible
for consideration on non-competitive panels comprised of undergraduate students, graduate
students, and/or faculty.
3. The paper must be the single authored original work of the student submitting the paper.
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.
Conference Call for Submissions: In the spirit of reflecting on how we cultivate community, the theme for
the 8th Annual NACC Mini-Conference focuses on the commitment we make to the various communities
we serve. These may include: (1) students/clients, (2) faculty/staff, (3) tutors/advisors/coaches, (4) local
communities beyond campus, (5) our field/discipline—NACC and NCA. Our work may connect
communities with one another or it may focus on one community at a time. Submissions can address
any topics relevant to the work of Communication Centers. However, submitters are encouraged to ask
how their work serves and impacts the communities it addresses.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/cwic/NACC2009.htm