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NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION ACEJMC SELF STUDY // SITE VISIT OCT. 29-NOV. 1, 2017 DR. JAMES STEWART, DEPARTMENT HEAD PO Box 2031 Thibodaux, LA 70310 | 985.448.4586 [email protected] | www.nicholls.edu/maco NICHOLLS STATE UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MASS COMMUNICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Part 1 - General Information .................................................................................................................................................................... 3 Part 2 - Supplementary Information .................................................................................................................................................... 8 Standard 1. Mission, Governance and Administration ................................................................................................15 Standard 2. Curriculum and Instruction ...............................................................................................................................20 Standard 3. Diversity and Inclusiveness ..............................................................................................................................32 Standard 4. Full-Time and Part-Time Faculty ...................................................................................................................46 Standard 5. Scholarship: Research, Creative and Professional Activity ...........................................................58 Standard 6. Student Service .......................................................................................................................................................64 Standard 7. Resources, Facilities and Equipment .........................................................................................................74 Standard 8. Professional and Public Service ....................................................................................................................84 Standard 9. Assessment of Learning Outcomes ............................................................................................................92 APPENDICES Appendix A // MACO Handbook ........................................................................................................................................... 103 Appendix B // MACO Internship Handbook ................................................................................................................... 123 Appendix C // Faculty Vitae .................................................................................................................................................... 151 Appendix D // Syllabi ................................................................................................................................................................... 200 Spring 2017 ......................................................................................................................................................................... 200 Summer 2017 .................................................................................................................................................................... 320 Fall 2017 ................................................................................................................................................................................ 337 SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS Annual Plans 2012-2017 ............................................................................................................................................................ 467 Transition Plan UC to Major ..................................................................................................................................................... 578 Curriculum Matrix to ACEMC Competencies ................................................................................................................ 580 Job Descriptions and Advertisements ............................................................................................................................... 586 Faculty Evaluation Agreement Form ................................................................................................................................... 599 Faculty Merit Review Standards ............................................................................................................................................ 601 Student Course Evaluation Report ...................................................................................................................................... 603 Recruitment Plan & Assessment ........................................................................................................................................... 605 Pre-test/Post-test .......................................................................................................................................................................... 610 Annual Survey of Graduating Seniors ................................................................................................................................ 612 Senior Portfolio Evaluation ....................................................................................................................................................... 618 Intern Evaluation ............................................................................................................................................................................. 619 Self-Study Report for Accreditation Visits 2017-2018 Page 3 NAME OF INSTITUTION: Nicholls State University NAME OF JOURNALISM/MASS COMMUNICATIONS UNIT: Department of Mass Communication ADDRESS: P.O. Box 2031, Thibodaux, LA 70310 DATE OF SCHEDULED ACCREDITING VISIT: Oct. 29 - Nov. 1, 2017 We hereby submit the following report as required by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications for the purpose of an accreditation review. Journalism/mass communications administrator: Name: Dr. James Stewart Title: Department Head Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Administrator to whom journalism/mass communications administrator reports: Name: Dr. John Doucet Title: Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Signature: ___________________________________________________________ Self-Study Report for Accreditation Visits 2017-2018 Page 4 PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION Name of Institution: Nicholls State University Name of Unit: Department of Mass Communication Year of Visit: 2017 1. Check regional association by which the institution now is accredited. X Southern Association of Colleges and Schools 2. Indicate the institution’s type of control; check more than one if necessary. X Public 3. Provide assurance that the institution has legal authorization to provide education beyond the secondary level in your state. It is not necessary to include entire authorizing documents. Public institutions may cite legislative acts; private institutions may cite charters or other authorizing documents. Act 284 of the Louisiana Legislature on July 10, 1944, created Francis T. Nicholls Junior College as a branch of Louisiana State University at Thibodaux, La. Act 280 of the Louisiana Legislature on July 11, 1956, transformed Nicholls into a four-year degree-granting institution under the State Board of Education. Act 93 of the Louisiana Legislature on June 23, 1970, created Nicholls State University. 4. Has the journalism/mass communications unit been evaluated previously by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications? Yes with last accrediting visit: Nov. 13-15, 2011 5. When was the unit or sequences within the unit first accredited by ACEJMC? 1994 6. Provide the unit’s mission statement. Statement should give date of adoption and/or last revision. Self-Study Report for Accreditation Visits 2017-2018 Page 5 “The Department’s mission, reflected in its focus on a broad-based education, is to prepare students for careers in industries requiring mass communication skills and to be successful contributing members of society.” Developed: 1995 Revised: May 2016 7. What are the type and length of terms? Semesters of 16 weeks 8. Check the programs offered in journalism/mass communications: X Bachelor’s degree 9. List the specific undergraduate degrees as well as the majors or sequences being reviewed by ACEJMC. A Bachelor of the Arts Degree in Mass Communication Concentrations in Journalism and Public Relations 10. Credit hours required by the university for an undergraduate degree: 120 semester hours 11. Give the number of credit hours students may earn for internship experience. Specify semester-hour or quarter-hour credit. 3 Semester Hours 12. List each professional journalism or mass communications sequence or specialty offered and give the name of the person in charge. Name of Sequence or Specialty Person in Charge Journalism Dr. Shaniece Bickham Public Relations Dr. Linda Martin Self-Study Report for Accreditation Visits 2017-2018 Page 6 13. Number of full-time students enrolled in the institution: 4,889 14. Number of undergraduate majors in the accredited unit, by sequence and total (if the unit has pre-major students, list them as a single total): Name of Sequence or Specialty Undergraduate majors MC-Journalism 69 MC-Public Relations 51 MC-Broadcast Journalism (Old Catalog) 1 15. Number of students in each section of all skills courses. Self-Study Report for Accreditation Visits 2017-2018