The 15th Annual

Red River Communication Conference

April 24-26, 2000

"Sharing Perspectives: EnVISIONing the Communication Spectrum"

Featured speaker: Sonja K. Foss

About the conference

Each spring the region's communication students and scholars come to Fargo for an opportunity to share their work and their enthusiasm at the Red River Student Communication Conference. For two days North Dakota State University's communication department welcomes the best communication students for paper presentations, panels and sessions, culminating in a keynote speech by a nationally-renowned communication scholar and teacher.

About the speaker

Sonja K. Foss' areas of specialty in research and teaching are contemporary rhetorical theory and rhetorical criticism. She is the author or co-author of two books in this area--Rhetorical Criticism and Contemporary Perspectives on Rhetoric. She has developed two specialties in theory and criticis--study of the visual image as rhetoric and application of feminist perspectives on communication. Dr. Foss' work on visual images has included essays on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Judy Chicago's The Dinner Party, visual argumentation, and body art. Her work on feminist perspectives on communication includes the books Women Speak and Feminist Rhetorical Theories, and essays on such topics as the construction of feminine spectatorship in Garrison Keillor's monologues and sewing as an emancipatory ritual.

Dr. Foss holds a B.A. in romance languages and an M.A. in speech from the University of Oregon, and a Ph.D. in communication studies from Northwestern University. She has taught at numerous universities, including Virginia Tech, Norfolk State University, the University of Denver, the University of Oregon, the University of Georgia, and Ohio State University. She is currently the chair of and a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado.

Schedule:

The 15th Annual Red River Student Communication Conference

Monday, April 24:

Keynote speaker: Sonja K. Foss, 7 p.m., NDSU Alumni Center Atrium (1241 North University Drive). Title: "Evaluating Visual Images: Memphis Furniture, Valley Curtain and Graceland."

Tuesday, April 25:

8: 30- 9:30 a.m.

Registration and coffee
NDSU Alumni Center

9:30 a.m. - 11 a.m. Reimers West

Kickoff panel discussion: "The Fine Art of Communicating Messages Visually: In Art, Film, and Advertising."
David Hanson, GL Ness, Inc.
Kevin Wallevand, WDAY TV
Dr. Suzanne Williams, MSU

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Reimers West

Master's Class
Keynote Speaker Sonja Foss

12:30- 2 p.m.

Luncheon
Alumni Center Atrium

2- 3:30 p.m. Reimers West

Top Student Papers
Moderator: Kimberly Cowden, NDSU
Participants:
Respondent: Dr. Beth Blanks-Hindman, NDSU
*Graduate, **Undergraduate

2- 3:30 p.m. Reimers East

Perspectives on Criticism: Part One
Moderator: Dr. Robert Littlefield, NDSU
Panelists: Jessica Borgen, Kristie L. Onstad, Curt Ziniel, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU

2-3:30 p.m. Klefstad

Semiotics and Visual Communication: Images of War and Protest
Moderator: Lucy Ganje, UND
Panelists: Jennifer Bottinelli, Ryan Gratton, Melanie Oeding, UND
Respondent: Dr. Jeff Brand, NDSU

3:30- 5 p.m. Reimers West

Experiential Learning: A Communicative Center
Moderator: Julie Gowin, NDSU
Panelists: Daniel McRoberts, Patrick Gallagher, Rhonda Fairfield, Mary Lee Nielson, Shawn Grimm, VCSU
Respondent: Dr. Charles Okigbo

3:30-5 p.m. Reimers East

Perspective on Criticism: Part Two
Moderator: Amanda Brown, NDSU
Panelists: Mark Adkins, Carrie E. Johnson, Victoria Miller, Heather N. Redeske, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU

5:30 p.m.

Department Banquet
Alumni Center Atrium

Wednesday, April 26:

7:30 -8 a.m.

Registration and coffee
NDSU Alumni Center

8- 9:30 a.m. Reimers East

enVISIONing the Communication Spectrum: Considering Different Rhetorical Perspectives
Moderator: Candace Decker, NDSU
Participants:
Respondent: --

8-9:30 a.m. Klefstad

The Negotiation of Organizational Diversity Issues in Discourses of Popular Culture
Moderator: Dr. Lynn Harter
Panelists: Rachel Deibert, Eric Piela, Michelle Redepenning, Michelle Stallman, MSU
Respondent: --

9:30-11 a.m. Reimers West

Social Movements and the World Wide Web: Teaching, Learning and Scholarship
Moderator: Dr. Jeff Brand, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Ross Collins, NDSU

9:30-11 a.m. Reimers East

The Power of Print: How It enVISIONs You
Moderator: Dr. Charles Okigbo, NDSU
Participants:
Respondent: Dr. Steve Rendahl, UND

9:30-11 a.m. Klefstad

The Power of Popular Culture: Toward Understanding the Communicative Potential of Music, Television and Film
Moderator: Dr. Deanna Sellnow, NDSU
Panelists: Holly Anderson, Amanda Brown, Dan Harrison, Amy McAdoo, Jonna Reule, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Scott Titsworth, MSU

11-12:30 a.m. Reimers West

Media, Politics & Popular Culture: Probing Intersections
Moderator: Dr. Marwan Kraidy, UND
Panelists: Amanda Johnson, James Holmen, Kristian Kjelsberg, Deborah Danusuer, Anthony Herbert, UND
Respondent: Dr. Raul Tovares, UND

11-12:30 a.m. Reimers East

Assessing the Communication and Culture of Fargo-Moorhead: A Critical Examination of Local Cultural Space
Moderator: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU
Panelists: Mark Atkins, Candace Decker, Kim Endicott, Tina Larson, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU

11-12:30 a.m. Klefstad

enVISIONing Relationships in the 21st Century: An Examination of Fast-Paced Lifestyles and Marital Relationships
Moderator: Dr. Ann Burnett, NDSU
Panelists: Amanda Brown, Jessica Borgen, Cathy Hanson, Jocie Iszler, Rhonda Menze, Vicki Miller, Kristie Onstad, Tina Ross, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Linda Dickmeyer, Concordia

12:30- 2 p.m.

Lunch (on own)

2- 3:30 p.m. Reimers East

Media, Modernity & Globalization: Articulating Culture and Power
Moderator: Dr. Marwan Kraidy, UND
Panelists: Kirsten Brown, Carrie Dahl, Kari Frisch, Tamara Goeddertz, Emma Pavey, Bjorn Ruud, UND
Respondent: Dr. Lynn Harter, MSU

2-3:30 p.m. Reimers West

Accommodating the Needs of Part-time Professional Graduate Students
Moderator: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU
Panelists: Katie Hasbargen, Great Plains, Fargo; Jackie Schluchter, Career Center, NDSU; Bonnie Schlangen, PEG Access, Fergus Falls; Denise Elmer, NDSU; Jonna Reule, NDSU; Dr. Ross Collins, Dir. of Grad. Studies, NDSU
Respondent: Dr. Mark Meister, NDSU

2-3:30 p.m. Klefstad

Sharing Perspectives of the "Real": enVISIONing Reality-Based Media Programming
Moderator: Dr. Tim Borchers, MSU
Panelists: Amanda Calsbeek, Patrick Carpenter, Peter Gregg, Kristin Nettestad and Angie Scholl, MSU
Respondent: Dr. Richard Shafer, UND

3:30- 5 p.m.

Reimers West Closing Gala

Call for papers and participants

Anyone can attend any session during the conference. A conference registration fee of $15 covers participation in any sessions, morning and afternoon refreshments, and a conference luncheon on Tuesday, April 25. If you're interested in how communication can influence society, why not come to one or all conference sessions? Better yet, why not submit a student paper or panel idea? Papers in all fields of communication are encouraged. Simply submit a paper to the conference committee, or submit a panel idea by sending the panel title along with names and short biographies of presenters.

Submissions and questions:
Dr. Deanna Sellnow, chair, Red River Student Communication Conference Committee, Department of Communication, NDSU, Box 5075, Fargo, ND 58103; (701) 231-8221; e-mail: dsellnow@badlands.nodak.edu.

Paper/Panel submission deadline: March 1.

Register now!

Complete the information outlined below with a check payable to the NDSU Department of Communication. Registration fees: $15 (conference registration, including Tuesday luncheon); $10 (awards banquet). Package: $25. Pre-registration deadline: April 1, 2000.

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E-mail:

Mail to Deanna Sellnow, coordinator, Red River Student Communication Conference, Box 5075, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58105-5075.

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