Abstract
The essay offers guidance for faculty moving from large university settings to established small college communication departments. It contrasts large university assumptions about specialization, research, graduate programs, and abstract inquiry with small college expectations centered on teaching, responsiveness, institutional history, and student interaction. The piece cautions against treating the small college as a career refuge or undeveloped frontier, arguing instead that successful transition requires attention to local needs, curricular growth, cooperative program development, and the ability to solve immediate institutional problems. It also emphasizes the reduced resources and expanded responsibilities often found in small college settings. The essay contributes to communication administration by framing small colleges as sites for renewal, value centered teaching, and adaptive program planning.
Recommended Citation
Ternent, William A.
(1984)
"Making the Transition From a Large University to an Established Small College Department,"
Association for Communication Administration Bulletin: Vol. 47, Article 11.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/aca/vol47/iss1/11
