Student SessionsThe ACEJMC accreditation team invites undergraduate students to share their thoughts on the school and its programs at several sessions Monday afternoon:Open session, 3 p.m.
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The team will evaluate the school on nine ACEJMC standards, including diversity, scholarship and research, and student services. (See a complete list below.) The evaluators will meet with faculty and will observe undergraduate classes Monday. The team asks students and instructors to ignore their presence so that they can observe the typical activities in the classrooms that day.
However, the team does want to learn about students’ experiences at the school. Monday, evaluators are inviting undergraduates to sessions in the library and various classrooms to offer their input about the school and its programs. (See sidebar at right for times and sessions.)
ACEJMC accredits 110 programs in North America, and the School of Journalism has maintained accreditation status since 1948. During the accreditation team’s last visit in 2002, the school failed to meet the ACEJMC standard of diversity and inclusiveness.
Dean Brad Hamm is confident that the program has cultivated a more diverse student body in the last six years. As of fall semester, “we had the highest number of minority students in the school’s history,” he said.
The accreditation team will deliver an initial report Wednesday, recommending reaccreditation, provisional accreditation or no accreditation.
Regardless of the team’s decision, Hamm is motivated to propel the school’s success.
“We plan to continue to work hard to be one of the best programs in the nation over the next decade,” he said.
ACEJMC’s Nine Principles
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