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Department
C&J Mission Statement
The
Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New
Mexico creates excellence in learning through academic scholarship,
teaching, and service to the community and the field. We offer
undergraduate majors and minors in communication and in journalism
and mass communication for liberal arts and career preparation.
We also offer electives and courses that serve the general education
programs of the entire university.
Communication
is the focus of our scholarship and curricula with emphasis on the
understanding and appreciation of diverse messages and meanings.
Our scholarship and teaching explore the social skills, societal dynamics,
and professional environments of communication from a variety of standpoints:
intercultural, interpersonal, rhetorical, health, organizational, environmental,
strategic, broadcasting, print journalism, and mass communication.
At the
graduate level, the department offers the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in
communication. The complex relationship between communication
and culture as interaction, artifact, and text is the distinctive
focus of these programs. We offer an emphasis on three core areas
of communication: intercultural communication, health communication,
and mass communication.
COMMITMENTS:
- To
promote and support the mission of the University of
New Mexico.
- To
offer academic programs leading to bachelors, masters
and doctoral degrees
- To
demonstrate excellence in all endeavors
- To
provide students with the tools needed to succeed in
a challenging global work environment
- To
value, embrace, and support diversity as an integral
component of communication
- To
understand, evaluate, and produce scholarship
concerning the structure, function, dynamics and impact
of human communication in a variety of contexts
- To
use the Southwest and international borderland
environment to focus the study of intercultural
communication.
C&J Program Review:
Self-Study Report 2011-2012
The linked documents below present the 2011-12 self-study for the Communication & Journalism
Department. The self-study was prepared as part of the Department's Academic Program Review.
It reviews and analyzes the history and status of undergraduate, graduate, and service programs
in the C&J Dept. and discusses current issues and future directions. The Department views this report
as an honest assessment of C&J's strengths, weaknesses, potential for growth, and needed resources.
C&J Vision:
Communicating for a Better World
The
Department of Communication and Journalism at the University of New
Mexico is a center that fosters discovery, creativity, dialogue, teamwork,
and growth among a diverse community of faculty, staff, and students—a
community recognized as a unique and excellent example
of communication research, education, and outreach for a better world.
FAIRNESS POLICIES:
EQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY POLICY
The University
of New Mexico is committed to providing equal educational opportunity
and forbids unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, physical or mental disabilities, age, sex, sexual
preference, ancestry, or medical condition. Equal education opportunity
includes: admission, recruitment, extracurricular programs and activities,
housing, health and insurance services and athletics. In keeping with
this policy of equal educational opportunity, the University is committed
to creating and maintaining an atmosphere free from all forms of harassment.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICY
The University of New
Mexico commits itself to a program of affirmative action to increase
access by, and participation of, traditionally under represented
groups in the University's education programs and work force. It
is the policy of the University in the case where a vacant position
falls within a job group which is determined to have underutilization
that the hiring official give preference for selection to a finalist
who is member of the underutilized group, provided his/her qualifications
and past performance are subtantially equal to other finalists.
ADA COMPLIANCE
To comply with
ADA and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, UNM can provide information
in alternative formats. If you have a special need and require
an auxiliary aide and/or service, please contact Student
Support Services - Upward Bound, Mesa Vista Hall, 505/277-3506.
C&J Department Spring Convocation:
May 10, 2013, in Woodward Hall
For more information go to the C&J Dept. Graduation Page.
Department Hours & Holidays:
OFFICE HOURS
We are open Mondays through Fridays from 8 a.m.
to 5 p m. We are also open every day through lunchtime. So do drop
by just to chat or resolve an issue. Either way we are here
to help you as necessary. And of course do not hesitate to call us
at our main number: (505) 277-5305.
BUILDING HOURS
The building is open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Camera-monitored access also can be obtained at other times with a Lobo card at the main entrance.
COMPUTER POD HOURS
During the semesters, the Windows and Mac computer pods are open and manned by a technician from 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; and 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fridays. Both pods usually are closed during weeks when classes are not in session.
EXTENDED HOURS
Let us know if you need special arrangements.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
Please
remember that UNM's "Snow Policy"' provides that all offices
and work locations will normally remain open during regular business
or operating hours even if early or late classes are cancelled because
of snow. Only in extreme conditions would the University shut down
and even then, the medical facilities, UNM Police, and other critical
areas would remain open.
In the
event of delays of closures during final exam week, faculty whose
final exams are affected by the delay or closure may elect one of
the three options. Faculty must choose one of the options prior to
final exam week and clearly communicate to their students which option
thy have chosen. The options are:
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Faculty
may assign as final grades, the current grades that students have
going into final exam week.
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Faculty
may make provisions for students whose exams are cancelled to
contact them for the scheduling of a make-up exam or alternative
arrangements.
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Faculty
may, as a last resort, choose to assign incomplete grades.
On days when
there is bad weather, you can listen to local radio and television
stations for information about UNM or call UNM's "Snow Hotline"
(277-SNOW). Information will also be made available on UNM's
voice mail and e-mail systems.
C&J Faculty and Staff
- C&J Faculty are profiled here.
- C&J Staff members are profiled here.
- A faculty and staff directory page can be found here.
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