Contact: Carolyn Gonzales 277-5920
cgonzal@unm.edu

UNM Communication and Journalism Recommended for Accreditation
Site Team Finds Department Compliant in All Standards

A site team representing the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) has recommended the journalism and mass communication programs in the Department of Communication & Journalism at the University of New Mexico for accreditation.

The team found the department in compliance with each of the nine standards of the ACEJMC:

Mission, Governance and Administration
Curriculum and Instruction
Dive rsity and Inclusiveness
Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty
Scholarship: Research, Creative and Professional Activity
Student Services
Resources, Facilities and Equipment
Professional and Public Service
Assessment of Learning Outcomes

The team’s recommendation is advisory to the accrediting committee and subsequently, the accrediting council, who makes the final decision in May 2008 at their annual meeting.

John Oetzel, chair, UNM Department of Communication and Journalism, said, “We are elated with the recommendation of the site team. They found us in complete compliance with all of the standards validating the excellent work of the faculty and department. They also made some constructive suggestions for our continued excellence. We look forward to working with students, the university, community and media organizations to continue this excellence and further strengthen our program.”

For more information, contact Oetzel at (505) 277-5305 or .

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