Ohio Communication Association

Scholarship. Education. Communication.

The mission of the Ohio Communication Association is to promote excellence in communication scholarship and practice within the state of Ohio and beyond. The organization seeks to create inclusive spaces for meaningful and sustained connections among diverse stakeholders in order to facilitate academic and professional development.

One of the oldest state associations in the US, our goal is to provide platforms for our members to strengthen their teaching, research, and service skills. From the annual conference to our award-winning journal, there are numerous opportunities to engage in this vibrant organization. Explore our website and join us as we advance the communication discipline.

The purpose of the Ohio Communication Association is to unite people who are interested in communication studies. As president of the OCA, I would like to emphasize that we need to unite more than ever to emphasize good communication skills and practices in our classrooms, organizations, and communities. OCA offers many ways to engage in these conversations through our website and social media presence, our annual conference, and publishing in our peer-reviewed journal. We welcome you to the conversation and hope that you will join us as we navigate these challenging times together.

Dr. Cody M. Clemens, OCA President

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

The Ohio Communication Association is and remains steadfast in our commitment to all matters of access, belonging, and justice. Further, we are fully committed to embracing and celebrating diversity, equity, and inclusion, particularly as they relate to gender and gender identity/expression, race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, age, and socioeconomic status.

Therefore, we are committed to:

Building and being a diverse, global, and inclusive community.

Encouraging the interest and active participation of those who hold identities which have been historically marginalized.

Ongoing assessments and amendment of practices and procedures related to diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization, including, but not limited to, the executive board, the annual conference, and our affiliated academic journal.

By recognizing the historic and contemporary inequities within and beyond the field of communication, we are better able to engage in the meaningful work of dismantling them.

OCA Communication Posters

Do you need some information about the Communication discipline for your campus or office? Winners from the student design contest from Clark State College are provided here for your use. Click here to view and download posters highlighting the communication discipline.