Hello All, The deadline for the 2020 NCA Doctoral Honors Seminar at Colorado State University is ***ONE WEEK FROM TODAY** - Friday, March 6*. The Doctoral Honors Seminar brings together promising doctoral students and distinguished faculty members from across the discipline and around the nation to present work and discuss current topics in Communication. This year’s theme is “Engaging the Responsibilities of Communication: Research, Teaching, and Communities,” and it will take place June 7-10 in Fort Collins. You can find more details as well as the application form and instructions here: https://communicationstudies.colostate.edu/grad/conference-activity/2020-nca-doctoral-honors-seminar/ Applications are due *Friday, March 6* and must include all of the following materials as a *SINGLE* PDF file: 1. A completed application form (which you can find on the application page) 2. A paper (not to exceed 30 pages) that is preparatory for the dissertation or an edited version of the dissertation prospectus. Or if applicant is not at that stage in their doctoral work, a paper that is central to their work. 3. An abstract for the paper, not to exceed 250 words 4. A brief letter of recommendation from the student’s advisor 5. A current curriculum vitae Please send your materials, including your application form, to: [log in to unmask] Use the subject line: Doctoral Honors Seminar Application Here is our stellar lineup of faculty leaders for this year’s seminar: *Rhetoric* Dr. Josue David Cisneros (University of Illinois) Dr. Thomas Dunn (Colorado State University) Dr. Raka Shome (Villanova University) *Communication Studies* Dr. Ambar Basu (University of South Florida) Dr. Graham Bodie (University of Mississippi) Dr. Elizabeth Williams (Colorado State University) *Media Studies* Dr. Shanti Kumar (University of Texas at Austin) Dr. Nick Marx (Colorado State University) Dr. Laurie Ouellette (University of Minnesota) Please circulate far and wide, and direct any questions to Dr. Evan Elkins at [log in to unmask] ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.ScreenSite.org