Executive Committee Meeting Materials
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Informational Items
- Land Acknowledgement
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NCA would like to acknowledge the land the National Office in Washington, DC resides on is the ancestral and unceded territory of the Nacotchtank (nah-cahch-tank) and Piscataway People.
NCA acknowledges that it has often gathered upon unceded lands and that those gatherings manifested the exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous peoples. We acknowledge the grave harm that colonialism brought to these lands, in particular the erasure of both indigenous and African identities via slavery, and via racist laws that segregated all peoples into binary classifications of “white” and “black.” This acknowledgement demonstrates our commitment to beginning the process of working to dismantle the ongoing legacies of settler colonialism.
Land Acknowledgment from the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts & Humanities.
Every community owes its existence and vitality to generations from around the world who contributed their hopes, dreams, and energy to making the history that led to this moment. Some were brought here against their will, some were drawn to leave their distant homes in hope of a better life, and some have lived on this land for more generations than can be counted. Truth and acknowledgment are critical to building mutual respect and connection across all barriers of heritage and difference. We begin this effort to acknowledge what has been buried by honoring the truth. We stand on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank and the Piscataway People. We pay respects to their elders past and present. Please take a moment to consider the many legacies of violence, displacement, migration, and settlement that bring us together here today. And please join us in uncovering such truths at any and all public events and to use such truths to guide the legacy of this Arts Commission.
The land acknowledgement was created by DC Commission on Arts and Humanities Commissioner Quanice Floyd with resources provided by the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture and was adopted by the Board of Commissioners on May 21, 2020. It is read at the beginning of all public meetings of the Commission.
https://dcarts.dc.gov/page/land-acknowledgment
Read more about the Indigenous People in the District of Columbia.
Indigenous Tribes of Washington, D.C. – American Library Association
Land Acknowledgement – NAFSA: Association of International Educators
Washington Post - “A Native American tribe once called D.C. home. It’s had no living members for centuries.”
Read more about the enslaved people in the District of Columbia and surrounding area.
National Museum of African American History & Culture
Freedom House Museum in Alexandria, Virginia
Smithsonian Magazine – “The notorious ‘Yellow House’ that made Washington, D.C. a slavery capital”
- Agenda
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- National Office Update - TWO MINUTES
- ACTION: T&F AI Letter to Members
- ACTION: Affiliate Endorsement
- ACTION: Bylaws Change - LA Composition / Proxies
- ACTION: Security at 2024 Convention
- ACTION: 2025 Convention Fees
- ACTION: 2025 Proposed Budget Endorsement
- DISCUSSION: Legislative Assembly Prep
ACTION/DISCUSSION ITEMS
- ACTION: Taylor & Francis AI Letter to Members
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
John Sloop, Publications Council Chair
Dan Claussen, Director of Research, Publications, and Professional Advancement
Letter to Members (DRAFT)
Sloop will provide an update on the ongoing T&F AI discussions.
The EC is to review the letter and provide feedback. If the EC agrees, the letter will be sent to members early next week and posted on social media.
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
Motion:
To approve the Tayor & Francis AI letter.
- ACTION: Affiliate Endorsement
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
Justin Danowski, Executive Director
Monica Yang, Strategic Projects Associate
The EC is to review the affiliate review packet.
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
Motion:
To endorse the following associations and forward to the Legislative Assembly for final approval.
- American Debate Association
- American Forensic Association
- American Society for the History of Rhetoric
- Association for Business Communication
- Association for Communication Administration
- Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine
- Central States Communication Association
- Communication Association of Eurasian Researchers (CAER)
- Cross Examination Debate Association
- Eastern Communication Association
- Institute of General Semantics
- International Chinese Communication Association
- International Forensics Association
- International Listening Association
- Japan-U.S. Communication Association
- Kenneth Burke Society
- Korean American Communication Association
- Media Ecology Association
- National Federation of High School, Debate, & Theatre Association
- National Forensic Association
- National States Advisory Council
- New York State Communication Association
- Partnership for Progress on the Digital Divide
- Religious Communication Association
- Rhetoric Society of America
- Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction
- South African Communication Association
- Southern States Communication Association
- The Association for Chinese Communication Studies
- Urban Communication Foundation
- Western States Communication Association
- World Communication Association
- ACTION: Bylaws Change - Legislative Assembly Composition & Proxies
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Justin Danowski, Executive Director
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
Motion:
To endorse the following and forward to the LA for final approval: Restructuring the Legislative Assembly by allowing for the Chair of each Interest Group to serve on the LA for a term of one year; for the reorganization of regional association representatives from three to one per association; and allowing proxies for representatives of Interest Groups, the four regional associations, the National States Advisory Council, and the Association of Communication Administration.
- ACTION - Security at the 2024 Convention
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
Jimmie Manning, Finance Committee Chair
Joseph Ritchie, Chief Financial Officer
Justin Danowski, Executive Director
Proposed Contract - Security Quote
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
Motion:
To approve the 2025 convention rates.
- ACTION - 2025 Convention Fees
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
Jimmie Manning, Finance Committee Chair
Joseph Ritchie, Chief Financial Officer
Justin Danowski, Executive Director
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
NOTE: The EC approves the convention rates NOT the LA.
Article III, Section 6(A): The Executive Committee shall have authority to set association fees other than membership dues...
Motion:
To approve the 2025 proposed convention rates.
- ACTION: 2025 Proposed Budget Endorsement
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
Jimmie Manning, Finance Committee Chair
Joseph Ritchie, Chief Financial Officer
Justin Danowski, Executive Director
- Proposed 2025 Budget
- Materials
A motion must be made, seconded, and a vote taken.
Motion:
To endorse the proposed 2025 budget and forward to the Legislative Assembly for final approval.
- DISCUSSION: Legislative Assembly Prep.
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Marnel Niles Goins, President
Justin Danowski, Executive Director
Current Agenda Items (order of items not finalized)
- New Interest Group Proposal - African Communication Division
- New Interest Group Proposal - Women of Color Section
- Proposed Budget Approval
- Resolutions Review
- Resolution Regarding State Legislative Limits on Diversity and Inclusion
- Credo for Ethical Communication
- Credo for Free and Responsible Communication in a Democratic Society
- High School Communication Education (Speaking, Listening, & Media Literacy) as a Graduation Requirement
- Policy on Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination
- Proposed Resolution - Resolution Denouncing the Dehumanization of Palestinians and its Impacts
- Affiliate Approval
- Possible Bylaws Change - LA Composition / Proxies
Additional Resources
2024 Legislative Assembly, Executive Committee, and Regional Meeting Schedule
- Meeting Schedule
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October Finance Committee Meeting: TBD
November 4: Officer/Chair Reports due for November LA meeting
November 20: Executive Committee Meeting, New Orleans, LA (in person)
November 20 and 23: Legislative Assembly Meeting, New Orleans, LA (in person)
November 21-24: 110th NCA Annual Convention, New Orleans, LA (in person)
December 11: Executive Committee Meeting (virtual)
Materials from Previous EC Meetings
- August 2-3
- June 7
- May 8
- April 10
- March 18
- January 18 & 20
- November 15, 2023
- August 4-5, 2023
- June 9, 2023
- February 24-25, 2023