As part of our 100th anniversary celebrations in 2010, we will host a panel of superstar scholars at the AEJMC convention in Denver. It's going to be a terrific session!
All five of the people we contacted responded not just positively but also immediately, graciously and enthusiastically. They represent a variety of research disciplines -- and all are members of KTA. The all-star line-up:
* Maurine Beasley, Maryland
* Jay Black, South Florida
* Donald Shaw, North Carolina
* Esther Thorson, Missouri
* David Weaver, Indiana
These panelists obviously have demonstrated lifelong excellence in scholarship, as well as a commitment to fostering and nurturing academic excellence in their students. The focus of the panel will be, as the proposal puts it, on 'the rewards and challenges of a life of intellectual inquiry,' as well as on panelists' experience working with students 'to ensure that academic excellence continues to thrive.'
Our co-sponsors will be Communication Theory and Methodology Division and the AEJMC Council of Affiliates, and our thanks to their officers for backing us.
We don't have the specific time or day yet, but when we do -- mark your calendars. You won't want to miss this one!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Ideas for Campus KTA Celebrations
Hi, everyone. As you know, 2010 is the 100th anniversary of Kappa Tau Alpha. Happy birthday to us on March 10, 2010!
I hope this blog will be a place to share ideas for events, activities and anything else related to the centennial. Although we're a national organization, the important things we do for journalism scholars and scholarship take place on local campuses. That means you!
To start us off, here is a list of possible activities, well-suited to generating local publicity, compiled a couple of years ago by some of your fellow advisors. Please use the 'comment' function to refine these ideas and add new ones! (Or, better, e-mail Jane -- jane-singer@uiowa.edu -- and ask to be added as a blog contributor, so you can initiate your own posts.)
1. Schedule a centennial lecture, perhaps given by a member of your faculty (or your professional community) who has been a longtime KTA member.
2. Host a reception for all students and professors in your school.
3. Sponsor a student essay contest regarding academic achievement, ethics, honor, etc. Recognize the winning students appropriately, for instance at your school’s annual honors day convocation or your KTA induction ceremony.
4. Start a KTA Hall of Fame for your chapter, recognizing a small number of outstanding alumni of your chapter. Name the most notable graduates of your program who were KTA members. To make the selection meaningful, during the first year you might limit the list to 1 percent of your chapter’s membership or to a total of five members, whichever is larger. Then, in future years, you can continue to select members to add to your Hall of Fame. Publicize the selection through the campus paper and local or state newspapers.
5. Present to the president of your university a plaque commemorating the founding of your chapter.
6. Provide 100 hours of volunteer work to celebrate the KTA anniversary.
7. Plant a tree, with appropriate pomp and circumstance, on the 100th anniversary.
8. Present a marker, bench, light post, beacon or some similar gift to your campus recognizing the search for “knowledge, truth, accuracy” --KTA’s guiding principles.
9. Distribute personal items recognizing KTA or its anniversary. Items might include such things as T-shirts, pens, coffee mugs, water bottles, paperweights, and key chains with appropriate inscriptions. Such items may be purchased through national providers or perhaps through local vendors.
Other ideas welcome!
I hope this blog will be a place to share ideas for events, activities and anything else related to the centennial. Although we're a national organization, the important things we do for journalism scholars and scholarship take place on local campuses. That means you!
To start us off, here is a list of possible activities, well-suited to generating local publicity, compiled a couple of years ago by some of your fellow advisors. Please use the 'comment' function to refine these ideas and add new ones! (Or, better, e-mail Jane -- jane-singer@uiowa.edu -- and ask to be added as a blog contributor, so you can initiate your own posts.)
1. Schedule a centennial lecture, perhaps given by a member of your faculty (or your professional community) who has been a longtime KTA member.
2. Host a reception for all students and professors in your school.
3. Sponsor a student essay contest regarding academic achievement, ethics, honor, etc. Recognize the winning students appropriately, for instance at your school’s annual honors day convocation or your KTA induction ceremony.
4. Start a KTA Hall of Fame for your chapter, recognizing a small number of outstanding alumni of your chapter. Name the most notable graduates of your program who were KTA members. To make the selection meaningful, during the first year you might limit the list to 1 percent of your chapter’s membership or to a total of five members, whichever is larger. Then, in future years, you can continue to select members to add to your Hall of Fame. Publicize the selection through the campus paper and local or state newspapers.
5. Present to the president of your university a plaque commemorating the founding of your chapter.
6. Provide 100 hours of volunteer work to celebrate the KTA anniversary.
7. Plant a tree, with appropriate pomp and circumstance, on the 100th anniversary.
8. Present a marker, bench, light post, beacon or some similar gift to your campus recognizing the search for “knowledge, truth, accuracy” --KTA’s guiding principles.
9. Distribute personal items recognizing KTA or its anniversary. Items might include such things as T-shirts, pens, coffee mugs, water bottles, paperweights, and key chains with appropriate inscriptions. Such items may be purchased through national providers or perhaps through local vendors.
Other ideas welcome!
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Great idea
I like the idea of the blog for sharing things relative to KTA. Thanks, Jane, for setting it up.
I would love to hear from other advisors about what has worked particularly well in induction ceremonies. I have only been advisor of the BYU chapter for one year so I've just done one induction ceremony. I'm interested in ideas I might incorporate.
As far as the 100th anniversary of KTA, I will do some thinking. It's a big milestone and it would be important to note it in an appropriately big and dignified way.
I enjoyed the KTA breakfast at AEJMC in Chicago this year, and the awards lunch was excellent as well.
I would love to hear from other advisors about what has worked particularly well in induction ceremonies. I have only been advisor of the BYU chapter for one year so I've just done one induction ceremony. I'm interested in ideas I might incorporate.
As far as the 100th anniversary of KTA, I will do some thinking. It's a big milestone and it would be important to note it in an appropriately big and dignified way.
I enjoyed the KTA breakfast at AEJMC in Chicago this year, and the awards lunch was excellent as well.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Welcome to the KTA blog
We've set up this blog as a place to share memories, thoughts or observations about our honor society. We'd also love to hear your ideas for celebrating as KTA turns 100 in 2010. Happy birthday to us!
Jane Singer
Incoming KTA president
Jane Singer
Incoming KTA president
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