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The mission of Central States Communication Association (CSCA) is to unite and educate people with both an affinity to the central region of the United States and a scholarly interest in all areas of communication for promotion of their mutual goals and advancement of their field.
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09/14/2026
CSCA - Call for Nominations – Cooper Award
The prestigious Cooper Award, named after former CSCA President Pamela J. Cooper, is presented to one M.A.-level graduate teaching assistant and one Ph.D.-level graduate teaching assistant in recognition of excellent teaching by a graduate student. At the annual convention, the recipients each receive a cash award and a certificate.
09/14/2026
CSCA - Call for Nominations - 2027 Warren Award
The Central States Communication Association is now accepting nominations for the 2027 Warren Mentorship Award.
The award, named in honor of the late and beloved John T. Warren, recognizes a mid-career scholar who exhibits some of the many virtues John himself exuded as a mentor, scholar, and engaged member of the discipline. To that end, those who are nominated should excel in all aspects of their careers—teaching, research/creativity, service, and engagement—but first and foremost demonstrate excellence as a mentor.
09/11/2026
2027 CSCA Call for Nominations ... Second Vice President and Executive Committee Member-at-Large Positions
Members of the CSCA Nominating Committee invite self and other nominations for Second Vice President and Executive Committee Member-at-Large positions. The Second Vice President will serve with members of the Executive Committee and will have the opportunity to plan the 2030 convention before assuming the presidency the following year. The Member-at-Large serves a two-year term on the CSCA Executive Committee, providing governance for the organization.
09/10/2026
2027 CSCA Jack Kay Award Call for Nominations
The Central States Communication Association invites nominations for the Jack Kay Award for Community Engagement and Applied Communication Scholarship. This award honors individual communication scholars (dyads and groups/teams are not eligible) who have demonstrated a significant record of applying their work to address social injustice, inequality, intolerance, and prejudice. It celebrates a substantial body of engaged, applied, and/or activist communication scholarship. A generous gift from the Michigan Association of Speech Communication makes this award possible.
