CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
2025 Kentucky Communication Association Annual Conference
Theme: Communication Unbridled: Kentucky Spirited
University of Kentucky
September 26-27, 2025
Submission Deadline: May 15, 2025 by 11:59 EDT
Submissions should be emailed to Amanda Lawrence at amanda.lawrence13@uky.edu.
The Kentucky Communication Association annual conference will be held September 26-27, 2025 at University of Kentucky in Lexington, KY. The conference, now in its 94th year, offers the perfect outlet for promotion and development of excellence in classroom teaching; provides an opportunity to distribute quality research and creative endeavors; and celebrates the artistic, humanistic, and scientific principles of communication.
We strongly encourage submissions from all communication scholars, including undergraduate and graduate students, faculty and professionals.
CONFERENCE THEME:
This year’s conference theme is “Communication Unbridled: Kentucky Spirited.” Particularly of interest are submissions that focus on instructional, interpersonal, mass, organizational, small group, applied, health, political, intercultural, and rhetorical communication; public relations and advertising; language/social interaction; mediation/dispute resolution; and performance studies, As always, submissions that relate to best teaching practices, scholarship, and creative endeavors are welcome.
Undergraduate and graduate students, faculty scholars and professionals are encouraged to submit proposals for papers, panels, roundtables, performances, and GIFTS that address topics related to this theme.
Submission Options (for further instructions and details, click here):
Scholarly papers.
Scholarly paper abstracts.
Scholarly panels.
Discussion roundtables.
Performances or presentations.
Great ideas for teaching (GIFT) workshops.