{"id":26,"date":"2016-07-26T14:09:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T14:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/com\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2018-12-07T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T18:26:49","slug":"ssca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/ssca\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern States Communication Association Convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"soliloquy-outer-container\" data-soliloquy-loaded=\"0\"><div aria-live=\"polite\" id=\"soliloquy-container-396\" class=\"soliloquy-container soliloquy-transition-fade soliloquy-fade soliloquy-controls-active soliloquy-arrows-active  soliloquy-theme-base no-js\" style=\"max-width:515px;margin:0 auto 20px;\"><ul id=\"soliloquy-396\" class=\"soliloquy-slider soliloquy-slides soliloquy-wrap soliloquy-clear\"><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-1 soliloquy-id-318 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-318\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-1\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-1-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members in front of a china cabinet\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-2 soliloquy-id-226 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-226\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-2 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-2-515.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members eating at the convention\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-3 soliloquy-id-320 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-320\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-3 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-3-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members eating at convention\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-4 soliloquy-id-322 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-322\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-4 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2007-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members at convention\" \/><\/li><li aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"soliloquy-item soliloquy-item-5 soliloquy-id-323 soliloquy-image-slide\" draggable=\"false\" style=\"list-style:none;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"soliloquy-image-323\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-image-5 soliloquy-preload\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/plugins\/soliloquy\/assets\/css\/images\/holder.gif\" data-soliloquy-src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2008-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association posing at convention\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><noscript><div class=\"soliloquy-no-js\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden;height:0;line-height:0;opacity:0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-1-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members in front of a china cabinet\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-2-515.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members eating at the convention\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2006-3-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members eating at convention\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2007-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association members at convention\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"soliloquy-image soliloquy-no-js-image skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/99\/2016\/07\/SSCA-2008-515-1.jpg\" alt=\"Southern States Communication Association posing at convention\" \/><\/div><\/noscript><\/div>[vc_column_text]Communication students who produce quality research papers in their senior capstone (COM 410) course have the opportunity to submit their research to the SSCA convention\u2019s undergraduate honor\u2019s division.<\/p>\n<p>Berea College has had several students selected each year for the over 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>The annual Theodore Clevenger Undergraduate Honors Conference (UHC) provides an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate students and faculty to discuss current projects and ideas about future communication research.<\/p>\n<p>The goals of the UHC include supporting undergraduate scholarship, networking and exchanging ideas with other communication scholars, and exploring opportunities for graduate study.<\/p>\n<p>Undergraduate students are welcome to submit papers for the UHC on any topic relevant to the study of human communication. The topics of papers presented also have been diverse, including rhetorical, social science, humanistic, critical, and performance-oriented approaches to the study of communication.<\/p>\n<p>Past conference participants represent a wide range of colleges and universities that extends beyond the southern states region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssca.net\/\">More information on the SSCA<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Upcoming Convention Locations and Dates:<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>87th Annual Convention<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 5-9, 2017<br \/>\nHyatt Regency<br \/>\nGreenville, SC<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>88th Annual Convention<\/strong><br \/>\nApril 4-8, 2018<br \/>\nSheraton Downtown<br \/>\nNashville, TN<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Communication students who produce quality research papers in their senior capstone (COM 410) course have the opportunity to submit their research to the SSCA convention\u2019s undergraduate honor\u2019s division. 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