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Campus Icon "Frog" has a Pulse. Check your Pulse, the Oregon Daily Emerald's entertainment section, jevery Thursday. J-school continued from page 1A areas. Each time a school is up for reaccreditation it must produce a “self-study,” which the board members compare to what they see on their visit. Tim Gleason, dean of the school of journalism and communication, said he was encouraged by what the report said. In terms of diversi ty, ‘“keep working at it’ is essential ly what they said,” he said. The report acknowledged that the school had succeed in attract ing more students of color and that the number of women faculty members has gone up. The number of faculty members of color, how ever, has gone from four to two. Gleason said the school is com mitted to recruiting a more diverse staff and that the success in one area, such as gaining women and minority faculty, is entwined with success in other areas, such as in corporating more diversity issues into the curriculum. Melanie Marconi, a sophomore pre-journalism major, said she does not see a problem in terms of diversity. “I don’t feel oppressed as a woman in the j-school,” she said. “What I’ve learned in classes was very diversified and unbiased.” Monday, the board met with stu dents from all sequences and asked general questions about the school. The students said they ap preciated the faculty but areas such as software training needed improvement. All sequences broke into small groups on Tuesday. Some groups were as small as two. Gleason, who also serves on vis iting accrediting teams to other schools, said it is always a chal lenge to get students to participate. "I wish that a lot more students had participated,” he said. Gregory Jeremiah Kerber, a sen ior magazine major said, “I think the students who were there repre sent the few students who are real ly active in their education. It’s the extra things that end up making the difference.” Marconi was one of six students who participated in the public-re lations small-group. It was interest Accreditation Areas evaluated for the School of Journalism and Communication by the Accrediting Council for Edu cation in Journalism and Mass Communication board. Compliant: 1. Governance and administration 2. Budget 3. Curriculum 4. Student records and advising 5. Instruction and evaluation 6. Faculty: full-time/part time 7. Internships and wort: experi ence 8. Equipment and facilities 9. Faculty scholarship, research and professional activities 10. Public service 11. Graduates and alumni Non-compliant 12. Minority and Female fcepte" sentation SOURCE: OrnftefACWICmwUptemtedto President Dove Frohnmayer Feb. %2000 ing to participate and see why the school is accredited, she said. Anderson, who is the dean of the College of Communications at Penn State, said out of500 schools in the country that offer journalism degrees, only 109 are accredited. “At the very least it means those programs have met the standards set in 1945,” Anderson said. He said some companies only hire employees from accredited col leges and universities. According to the report, the jour nalism school has “an academical ly' and professionally well-bal anced faculty that students praise for their accessibility and their de manding, yet caring, style.” Another strength the board found that the school had was “an overall supportive atmosphere” and a “respected leadership that effectively balances internal and external responsibilities.” Of the process and evaluation, Gleason said: “I think it’s a very fair process — valuable to us in im proving what we are doing and rec ognizing what we are doing well.” PAPA’S CHOICE LARGE PIZZA with up to 5 toppings Offer valid thru 2/29/00 Not valid with any other offer or special. Limited delivery area. L_1__I WINTER TERM SPECIAL LARGE 2-TOPPING PIZZA & 2 cans of Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite or Barq’s... $099_ for only Offer valid thru 3/15/00 Not valid with any other offer or special. Limited delivery area. Serving S. Eugene & U of 0 [jg 484-PAPA Serving Springfield, Duck's Village, Chase Village and University Commons mmm (7272) 746-PAPA (7272)
