Georgia Communication Association, Inc.

05/28/2026

We had an engaging time and wonderful attendance at our first GCA President’s Spotlight for this year! Thanks to Christian Norman for spearheading this event and connecting us with leaders and associations in bordering states. We are stronger together! 💪

05/25/2026

05/15/2026

President Norman is happy to announce the first President's Spotlight Series event of 2026. Please join us on May 27th at 1:00 pm (Eastern Time) for a discussion spanning state lines. Representatives from Alabama, Florida and Tennessee will be joining me to highlight what makes our various state communication organizations special and create connections between them. You can check out the attached flyer for more details. Registration is free (check the QR code on the flyer or the link below). We will send the Teams meeting link to registrants. We look forward to seeing you there.

Register today: https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAANAAcSKvj5UNDdPSFFBMkRKWVpIUEtHWU9DU05RQ0ZTRy4u&route=shorturl

05/04/2026

Whether you are taking them or grading them, on behalf of GCA good luck on exams and wrapping up the Spring 2026 semester! ☀️✅

05/04/2026

Please join us in congratulating Lucy Roach, a first-year MA student, who presented her research at the 2026 Georgia Communication Association Conference, held February 26–28 at Mercer University in Macon, GA.

Lucy’s paper, “Repackaged Liberation and the Rhetoric of Return in the Tradwife Movement,” explores how figures such as Hannah Neeleman use the language of empowerment and choice to reframe traditional gender roles as liberatory rather than restrictive—an inversion of Campbell’s feminine rhetorical style.

Congratulations to Lucy on an excellent conference presentation and important scholarly contribution!

05/04/2026

Please join us in congratulating Natalie Cowen, a first-year MA student, who presented her research at the 2026 Georgia Communication Association Conference, held February 26–28 at Mercer University in Macon, GA.

Natalie’s paper, “Sacred Scapegoats: The Exploitation of Vestal Virgins in the Roman Republic,” examined how the Roman Republic’s elevation of Vestal Virgins as sacred public figures functioned not as empowerment, but as a communicative investment that rendered them expendable during times of crisis.

Congratulations to Natalie on an amazing conference presentation!

04/26/2026

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03/01/2026

A huge congratulations to all of our conference award winners! 👏 👏 👏

🔹Standing Ovation Award: Barbara Tucker, Dalton State College

🔹Most Engaged Institution: Georgia State University

🔹Student Involvement Champion: Georgia College and State University

🔹Top Presentation: Kate Keib, Oglethorpe University; Jess Hunt Ralston, Georgia Tech University
“Teaching Tomorrow’s Communicators Today: Faculty Strategies for AI Integration”

🔹Top Student Presentation: Regina Oost, Abbi Adams, Isabella Argudin, Wesleyan College
“Hedbanz of Hermeneutics: Game-Based Learning and Literary Theory in the English Classroom”

🔹Top Paper: Amy Mendes, University of West Georgia
“Entitled Transgression as Status Work: A Grounded Theory of As***le Style in Contemporary Political Performance”

🔹Top Student Paper: Jack McKinney, Georgia College & State University
“The Nation Wears Prada: A Transnational
Rhetorical and Ideological Critique of the 2025
Met Gala Through a Banal Nationalistic Framework”

02/28/2026

Thank you to our wonderful host, Mercer University, for sharing your beautiful campus (nationally ranked!) and planning the logistics of GCA 2026. Special shout out to Cameron Kunzelman and his team of Mercer students for all of their hard work and efforts! 🧡🖤

02/28/2026

More intriguing panels and presentations continue on Day 2 of GCA 2026!