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Communication Dialogue Day
August 18, 2004
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Estrella Mountain Community College
3000 North Dysart Road, Avondale, AZ
(623) 935-8000
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Remembering Our Foundation and Shaping Our Future
August 18, 2004
Estrella Mountain Community College
Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Plan now to attend this fall dialogue day featuring
Dr. Michael Dues
Department of Communication
University of Arizona
Join us for a day of dialogue with colleagues in Speech Communication from around the district.
Our foundations reach back to Plato, our scope is comprehensive as a practical art, a source of our humanity, and a social science. What will our future hold? What can we do to provide our students, our discipline, and our communities the greatest success in human communication?
Brief Overview of the Day
- Dr. Michael Dues will present two keynotes presentations during the course of the day. We will have a time for Q & A and then a small group dialogue on the questions of the day.
- We will reflect briefly on our core course competencies and spotlight some GIFTS, (Great Ideas for Teaching Speech).
- We will consider our political role as speech communication faculty.
- We are holding this event at Estrella Mountain to see the wonderful presentation space in their CTL.
Come and mix with your colleagues and celebrate the return to the classroom in the Fall.
Agenda
- 8:30-8:45 Registration and Coffee Talk
- 8:45-9:05 Communication Mixer
- 9:05-9:15 Welcome and Introduction of Dr. Michael Dues
- 9:15-9:45 "Claiming and Honoring Our Discipline's Roots" featuring Dr. Michael Dues
- 9:45-10:00 Q & A with Dr. Dues
- 10:00-10:15 Break
- 10:15-11:15 Assessing Course Competencies and Outlines
- 11:15-12:00 Great Ideas for Teaching Speech
- 12:00-12:30 Lunch
- 12:35-1:05 "Shaping Our Own Future" featuring Dr. Michael Dues
- 1:05-1:15 Q & A with Dr. Dues
- 1:15-2:00 "Shaping Our Future in Speech Communication at MCCCD"
- 2:00-2:10 Break
- 2:10-2:45 "Getting 'Properly Political' as MCCCD Speech Communication Faculty"
- 2:45-2:55 Comments on ACA Fall Conference
- 2:55-3:00 Closing Remarks and Evaluation
About the presenter...
Michael Dues received his Ph.D. in Speech Communication and American Studies from Indiana University in 1973. He holds an M.A. in American history from the University of Louisville (1964) and a B.A. in history from Bellarmine College (1963).
Dr. Dues has been a member of the faculty in the Department of Communication at the University of Arizona since 1995. He served as the Department Chair from 1998 to 2002. Michael Dues is now the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Communication at the U of A. In addition to his work at the university, he was the President of the Arizona Communication Association during academic year 1999-2000. His major accomplishments in these roles include restructuring the undergraduate education program at UA to better address student needs and better articulate with other programs in Arizona. In addition, was instrumental in the growth of the Communication Department at the University, hiring additional faculty throughout his tenure as chair. As the president of the Arizona Communication Association, Michael Dues contributed to revitalizing the state association.
Between 1981 and 1995 this gentleman was a full time management communication consultant, working primarily with government agencies. That role allowed him to work with senior executives including governors of three states. He became involved in the strategic planning and restructuring of large government agencies and assisted with team development and better conflict management at all levels. As a consultant, Dr. Dues learned a lot about the essential relevance of Speech Communication to individual and organizational success.
Between 1969 and 1981, Dr. Dues served on the faculty within the Department of Communication Studies at California State University, Sacramento. There, he directed the forensics program and developed debate teams that placed in the top twenty nationally. He also served as department chair at California State University at Sacramento.
Dr. Dues has published a broad variety of journal articles and conference papers. In addition, he has co-authored three books:
- Dues, Michael and M. Burgoon. Applied Organizational Communication. (1997). McGraw-Hill Primus.
- Dues, Michael and M. Brown. The Practice of Organizational Communication. (2000). McGraw-Hill Primus.
- Dues, Michael and M. Brown. Boxing Plato's Shadow: An Introduction to the Study of Human Communication. (2003). McGraw-Hill.
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