ACEJMC-Online Newsletter

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Published solely on the Web since October 2003. Previous issues were distributed in print, and several are linked below as .pdf files.

June 2008, Vol. 15, No. 2

Team chairs to speak at August meeting
International Committee appointed
Committee officers, members elected
New Council members named
Council accredits two new schools
ACEJMC to have program for schools
Training program scheduled for November
Committee, Council meetings scheduled

February 2008, Vol. 15, No. 1

Committee to meet
Appeals Board named
Member and program updates
Meetings calendar
Visit schedule

October 2007, Vol. 14, No. 3

New public member appointed
American Journalism Historian Association new member
Finance committee appointed
Jeff Cohen elected to Accrediting Committee
ACEJMC discusses National Research Council changes
Former presidents write guide for new members
Nineteen participate in training workshop
Meetings calendar

June 2007, Vol. 14, No. 2

Council elects officers, accredits schools, discusses diversity standard
Council to meet Aug. 31 in Chicago
Ceppos, Keyes to write Council guide
Site team training
AEJMC convention
Meetings calendar

February 2007, Vol. 14, No. 1

Accrediting Committee to Meet March 24 in Chicago
Council to Meet May 4-5 in Portland, Ore.
President Keyes Appoints Nominations Committee
2007-08 Site Visit Schedule
Dean at University of Nevada, Reno, Dies in Car Accident
Member and program updates
Meetings calendar

October 2006, Vol. 13, No. 3

Council approves self-study language, adopts Appeals Board recommendation
Finance Committee to discuss organization dues at March meeting
Council to meet May 4-5 in Portland
New Appeals Board
Graduate reviews now accredited separately
Member and program updates
Meetings calendar

June 2006, Vol. 13 No. 2

Council accredits 19 schools at May meeting
Keyes returns to her academic roots
Council continues ethics discussion
Changes effective for graduate reviews
School dues to increase
Council schedules meetings for 2006-07
Kara Lynch joines ACEJMC
Albers thanks Council members

Feb. 2006, Vol. 13 No. 1

Accrediting Committee: River North this time
Appeals Board appointed
Council President's paper named diversity leader
Timeline of changes
2006 - 2007 site visit schedule
Higginson leaves Council office
Member and program updates
Meetings calendar

Sept. 2005, Vol. 12 No. 3

Team chairs discuss changes
Council seeks information to spotlight ethics
Study: Accredited schools seek diverse faculty aggressively, consistently
Initial accreditation: arrange a consultant through ACEJMC
Timeline of changes
Ceppos announces retirement
Meetings calendar

June 2005, Vol. 12 No. 2

Training for team chairs: required
Council to offer two sessions at AEJMC convention
Ethics committee will collect information
Three new schools accredited
Council elects Accrediting Committee members
Council moves to limit individual influence
Keyes appoints finance and membership committees
ASJMC honors two Committee members
Organizations appoint new representatives
Update your Council e-mail addresses
Meetings calendar

February 2005, Vol. 12 No. 1

Keyes appoints Committee on Ethics Instruction
Timeline of changes in policy, procedures, etc.
2005 - 2006 site visit schedule
Appeals Board appointed
Beverly Kees dies
Member and program updates
Meetings calendar

October 2004, Vol. 11 No. 3

Council to sharpen focus on ethics
One person, one vote, one time
Brown elected, replaces Spaniolo on Committee
Two-year provisional accreditation: the devil in the details
Graduate review reports defined
Council clarifies policies
Nov. 1 deadlines loom
New Council members
Member, program updates

June 2004, Vol. 11 No. 2

Council elects Saundra Keyes president
Graduate review policy set
Ceppos calls for focus on ethics
New standards clarified
Council elects Committee members, officers
Provisional accreditation period extended
Perspectives on accreditation: Judith Watkins of CHEA
Arthuf W. Page Society joins Council
Summary of accrediting actions, May 2004
Updates, calendar

February 2004, Vol. 11 No. 1

Assessment schedule applies to all schools
New team report structure tested
2004 - 2005 site visit schedule
Updates
Calendar

October 2003, Vol. 10 No. 3

Council adopts new standards
Principles of accreditation amended
Assessment plans should be on the books now
Graduate reviews still under study
Conflict of interest policy amended
Ceppos appoints three committees
School discussion agendas to be more structured
Briefs
Updates
Calendar

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June 2003, Vol. 10, No. 2

New standards approach finish line
New standards: the schedule
Graduate reviews reviewed
The new standards: history and background
Fall meeting to address more topics than new standards
Council elects new Committee members
That's a wrap: team training program
Accreditation decisions
In brief: diversity book; newsletter to web-only distribution; Accred-L list discontinued
Calendar; member and program updates

March 2003, Vol. 10, No. 1

Assessment on the schedule
Final team training session planned for Portland
Writing the book on best practices in diversity
2003 - 2004 site visit schedule
Ceppos appoints Nominating Committee

November 2002, Vol. 9, No. 3

Revised standards sent for response
Session on standards
Graduate program review: toward definitions, criteria
Researchers visit ACEJMC offices to study effects of Standard 12
Flores wins diversity award
Appeals Board appointed
Diversity booklet on track
Team training: one more time

June 2002, Vol. 9, No. 2

Revised standards on the horizon
Graduate-level reviews: criteria to come
Important: Change of address for Council offices
Diversity book progresses
CHEA gives ACEJMC thumbs-up
ASJMC selects representatives to the Council
Self-study tables will change to match Census data format
Standard 12 still leads in non-compliance findings
Council elects new Committee members and officers
Accreditation decisions, May 2002

March 2002, Vol. 9, No. 1

Site visitors trained in Arlington, Portland; total tops 120
CHEA review proceeds
ACEJMC President Ceppos to get Sass Award from ASJMC
Knight Foundation awards grant to support diversity best-practices book
Visit schedule, 2002 - 2003
Ceppos names nominating committee

November 2001, Vol. 8, No. 3

Council revises Standard 3: Curriculum
Principles prompt fresh look at all standards
CHEA's review of ACEJMC practices proceeds
Council cancels interim and focused progress reports
Teams to apply more rigor in grad reviews
Assessment: a guidebook and a schedule
Put assessment on your calendar
Call for advertising, broadcast professionals for team training
The book on diversity
SPJ honors Steve Geimann
Appeals Board, 2002 - 2003