Graduate Studies Committee

Purpose

The purpose of the Graduate Studies Committee is to promote the study of business communication in graduate programs, create awareness about ABC for graduate students in applicable programs, encourage graduate students to become members, and oversee graduate student awards.

Committee Charges

1. Promotes and administers the Margaret Baker Graham Research Grant and the Graduate Student Travel Grant.
2. Establishes and updates guidelines, rules, regulations, criteria and rubric for assessing applications. Ensures they are made available on website and emailed to ABC members.
3. Lists Research Grant and Travel Grant winners in ABC newsletter and on the website.
4. Annually assesses and reports how graduate students who attend the annual conference heard about the conference.
5. Develops publishable research related to graduate programs and graduate studies in business communication.
6. Gathers and disseminates curriculum information about graduate-level courses and programs related to business communication, especially at the doctoral level.
7. Encourages graduate students and graduate faculty to join the Association, participate in its conferences, and submit articles to its publications.
8. Organizes a panel/roundtable on graduate studies issues for the annual conference.
9. Collaborates with the Research Committee to assess and strengthen the status of business communication as an academic discipline with a strong research base.

Committee Co-Chairs 

Ashley Patriarca (term expires 12/31/2027)

Committee Members

[Committee chair can request committee members additions/drops by first logging into ABC and then completing the Committee Update Request Form.]

Membership

The Graduate Studies Committee shall include ABC members in good standing who teach in graduate programs offering courses or research opportunities in business communication.

Recent Prior Chairs

Matt Baker
Abigail Koenig
Stephen Carradini
Matthew Sharp
Quinn Warnick
Rebecca Pope-Ruark