scholarship

Textbook

Veltsos, J.R. & Hynes, G. (2021). Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications 8th ed. SAGE.

Hynes, G. & Veltsos, J.R. (2019). Managerial Communication: Strategies and Applications 7th ed. SAGE.

Publications

Veltsos, J.R., Sharp, M.R., Rawlins, J.D., Patriarca, A., & Pope-Ruark, R. (2022). Applied rhetoric as disciplinary umbrella: Community, connections, and identity. In Assembling Critical Components: A Framework for Sustaining Technical and Professional Communication. Meloncon, L. and Schieber, J. (eds). Colorado State University: WAC Clearinghouse.

McMahon, E., Swing, A. J., Veltsos, J., & Johnson, K. (2018) What Works Well in Online Teaching. Minnesota State.

Veltsos, J.R. (2016). Gamification and the Business Communication Course. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly.

Kinzel, R., Nykanen, D., Bates, R., Cohen, R., Veltsos, J.R., & Sealy, W. (2015, June 15). "Continuous Improvement in an NSF S-STEM Program." Proceedings of the 2015 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Seattle, WA.

Veltsos, J.R. (2012). An Analysis of Data Breach Notifications as Negative News. Business Communication Quarterly. 75(2): 192-207. doi:10.1177/1080569912443081.

Veltsos, J.R. & Veltsos, C. (2010).Teaching Responsibly with Technology-Mediated Communication. Business Communication Quarterly 73 (4): 463-467.

Presentations

Flannery, B. & Veltsos, J.R. (2019). University faculty as student success champions. Presented to the Minnesota State Academic & Student Affairs (ASA) conferences, Breezy Point, MN.

Bower, K., Philadelphia, M., Veltsos, J.R., White, K., Luck, S., & Remley D. (2018, October). Administrative perspectives in preparing teachers new to online business communication pedagogy. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 83rd Annual International Conference, Miami, FL.

Patriarca, A. & Veltsos, J.R. (2017, October). Investigating the curricular differences of technical and business communication courses. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 82nd Annual International Conference, Dublin, Ireland.

Arnold, J. & Veltsos, J.R. (2017, May). Lessons from The Martian. Minnesota Council of Teachers of English Annual Conference. St. Cloud, MN.

Bakke, A. & Veltsos, J.R. (2017, March). What do technical communicators need to know about research? Poster presented at the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing 20th Annual Conference, Portland, OR.

Remley, D., Cyphert, D., Hall, A. Luck, S, Philadelphia, M, McCawley, D., and Veltsos, J.R. (2015, October). Addressing challenging design issues for web-based/online courses. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 81st Annual International Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Creelman, V., Du-Babcock, B., Dulek, R., Fuller, R. P., Jameson, D., Jin, Y., Marsen, S., Rawlins, J.D., Sharp, M.R, & Veltsos, J.R. (2016, October). Research committee roundtable: Data and methodological decisions. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 81st Annual International Conference, Albuquerque, NM.

Bates, R.A., Nykanen, D.K., Sealy, W., Cohen, R.E., Veltsos, J.R., & Kinzel, R.H. (2016, June). Continuous improvement in an NSF S-STEM Program. Poster presented to the 2015 ASEE Annual Confererence and Exposition, Seattle, WA.

Veltsos, J.R. (2015, March). A technical communication program reflects after 10 years online." Poster presented to the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing. Tampa, FL.

Veltsos, J.R. & Sharp, M.R. (2014, October). It's like I don't even know you anymore: Analyzing the effects of logo modernization on corporate ethos. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 79th Annual International Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

Veltsos, J.R. (2014, March), Humanizing data: Lessons from the Verizon Data Breach Incident Report. Presented at the Association of Teachers of Technical Writing Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN.

Veltsos, J.R. (2013, June). Meaningful play: Using elements of game design to teach business communication. Presented at the Computers and Writing Annual Conference,. Frostburg, MD.

Veltsos, J.R. (2012, November). Rhetoric of retrenchment: A rhetorical analysis of emails during program reductions at a Midwest university. Presented at the Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing, Mankato, MN.

Cross, G., Pope-Ruark, R., & Veltsos, J.R. (2012, October). Qualitative research: Textual analysis. Panel hosted by the Research Committee. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 77th Annual National Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Rawlins, J., Balzotti, J., & Veltsos, J.R. (2012, October). Beyond checking boxes: Creating student engagement in online and hybrid courses." Presented at the Association for Business Communication 77th Annual International Conference, Honolulu, HI.

Veltsos, J.R. (2011, October). An analysis of data breach notifications as negative news." Association of Business Communication 76th Annual National Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Cross, G., Dulek, R., & Veltsos, J.R. (2011, October). Qualitative data analysis. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 76th Annual National Conference, Montreal, Canada.

Veltsos, J.R. (2011, April). Technical Communication Genealogy Project. Poster presented to the Association of Teachers for Technical Writing 14th Annual National Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Veltsos, J.R. (2010, October). "Your Data May Be At Risk: The Bad News of Data Breach Notification Messages." Association for Business Communication 75th Annual National Conference, Chicago, IL.

Veltsos, J.R., Gulbrandsen, K., & Wolford, R. (2010, March). "Are You Being Served? Revisiting the Technical Communication Curriculum. Presented at the Association of Teachers of Technical Communication 2010 Conference, Lexington, KY.

Veltsos, J.R. (2009, November). The intersection of visual rhetoric and business communication: Corporate visual identity." Presented at the Association for Business Communication 74th Annual National Conference, Portsmouth, VA.

Veltsos, J.R. (2007, December). Manifesting corporate culture using visual rhetoric. Presented at the Modern Language Association 123rd Annual Conference, ABC Panel, Chicago, IL.

Veltsos, J.R. (2007, October). Fostering faculty relationships with the Pedagogy Portal community website. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 72nd Annual National Conference. Washington, D.C.

Veltsos, J.R. (2006, November). Composing a social network: Developing the Pedagogy Portal community website." Presented at the Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing 10th Annual Conference, Mankato, MN.

Veltsos, J.R. (2006, October). S#!t happens: True stories of client-based projects. Presented at the Association for Business Communication 71st Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX. .

Veltsos, J.R. (2006, March). Paradigm bump: Fitting the Orange Journal into the academic paradigm. Presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication 55th Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Veltsos, J.R. (2006). Using Microsoft Word tools for faster grading: Audio end comments and AutoCorrect quick comments.” Presented to the Iowa State University English Department's ISUComm E-Fair.

Veltsos, J.R. (2005, April). Introducing document design in first year composition: Moving from uniformity to influence. Presented at the Great Plains Alliance for Computers and Writing Annual Conference, Mankato, MN.

External Grants

Sandell, E. & Veltsos, J.R. (2018). Cultural competency in higher education: Instructional practices in undergraduate classrooms. Submitted to the Spencer Foundation. Not funded.

Nykanen, D.K., Cohen, R.E., Kruse, S.K., Sealy, W., Veltsos, J.R. (2016). MAX scholarships: Mentored Academic eXperience & Professional Development for a Multidisciplinary STEM Cohort. Submitted to the National Science Foundation. Not funded.

Bates, R.A., Nykanen, D.K., Sealy, W., Cohen, R.E., & Veltsos, J.R. (2014). MAX scholarships: Mentored Academic eXperience & Professional Development for a Multidisciplinary STEM Cohort. Submitted to the National Science Foundation. Not funded.

Veltsos, C., Wells, M., Cornell, L., & Veltsos, J.R. (2011). Implementing non-technical skills into the Minnesota State Mankato Information Technology major. Grant funded by AdvanceIT Minnesota.

Internal Grants

Veltsos, J.R. (2017). Institute for New Faculty Developers. Minnesota State University, Mankato Faculty Improvement Grant.

Veltsos, J.R. (2011). The business of communication: Developing a web-based simulation to teach ENG 272 Business Communication. Awarded Minnesota State University, Mankato Presidential Teaching Fellow Scholarship.

Veltsos, J.R. (2011). Technical Communication Genealogy Project. Awarded Minnesota State University, Mankato Faculty Research Grant.

Other Scholarly Works

McMahon, E., Swing, A.J., Veltsos, J., & Johnson, K. (2018). What Works Well in Online Teaching. Developed by the Minnesota State Faculty Development Committee. (A Creative Commons-license open educational resource.)

Pre-Publication Reviews

Gretchell, K. & Lentz, P. (2018). Rhetorical Theory & Praxis in the Business Communication Classroom. Routledge.

Shwom, Barbara and Lissa Gueldenzoph Snyder. Busienss Communication: Polishing Your Professional Presence. Prentice Hall.

Alred, Gerald J., Charles T. Brusaw, and Walter E. Oliu. The Business Writer's Handbook 10th edition. Bedford/St. Martin's.

Oliu, Walter E., Charles T. Brusaw, and Gerald J. Alred. Writing that Works: Communicating Effectively on the Job 8th edition. Bedford/St. Martin’s.

Book Reviews

Review of Do Good Design: Professional Climate Change by David A. Berman. Technical Communication. 56(4): 411.

Review of Document Design for Writers by Martha C. Sammons. Technical Communication. 55(3): 302.

Review of Looking Good in Print 6th edition by Roger C. Parker. Technical Communication. 53(3): 359.

Review of Technical Report Writing Today 9th edition by Daniel Riordan. Technical Communication. 53(4): 477.