Central States Communication Association records

The Central States Communication Association (CSCA) is a professional, academic organization of primary and secondary school teachers, students, college and university professors, and communication professionals. The organization was founded in 1931 as the Central States Speech Association with the goal of promoting the communication discipline in educational, scholarly, and professional endeavors. In 1989, the organization changed its name from Central States Speech Association to Central States Communication Association. To reflect the organization's official name change, the title of the organization's journal was also changed from Central States Speech Journal toCommunication Studies beginning with Vol. 40, No. 1 (Spring 1989).

The association isgoverned by an Executive Committee and is legislated by its constitution and by-laws. The association's membership includes the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. CSCA has 22 Interest Groups, Caucuses, and Sections that promote particular communication areas. The association hosts a yearly convention within the 13 membership states, maintains a website, publishes a newsletter three times yearly, and publishes the journal Communication Studies on a quarterly basis.

Source: "About CSCA." http://www.csca-net.org/aws/CSCA/pt/sp/about (last accessed 2014/07/15)