Report of On-Site Evaluation ACEJMC Undergraduate program 2013– 2014 Name of Institution: Michigan State University Name and Title of Chief Executive Officer: June Youatt, Acting Provost Name of Unit: School of Journalism Name and Title of Administrator: Lucinda Davenport, Director Date of 2013 - 2014 Accrediting Visit: Oct. 20-23, 2013 If the unit is currently accredited, please provide the following information: Date of the previous accrediting visit: Oct. 14-17, 2007 Recommendation of the previous site visit team: Accreditation Previous decision of the Accrediting Council: Accreditation Recommendation by 2013 - 2014 Visiting Team: Reaccreditation Prepared and submitted by: Team Chair Name and Title: Paul Parsons, Professor and Dean Organization/School: School of Communications, Elon University Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Team Members Name and Title: Dale Cressman, Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies Organization/School: Department of Communications, Brigham Young University Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Name and Title: Jackie Jones, Newsroom Consultant and Associate Professor Organization/School: School of Global Journalism and Communication, Morgan State University Signature ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Report of on-site evaluation of undergraduate programs for 2013-2014 Visits — 2 PART I: General Information Name of Institution: Michigan State University ____________________________________________ Name of Unit: School of Journalism ____________________________________________________ Year of Visit: Fall 2013 1. Check regional association by which the institution now is accredited. ___ Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools ___ New England Association of Schools and Colleges _√ _North Central Association of Colleges and Schools ___ Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges ___ Southern Association of Colleges and Schools ___ Western Association of Schools and Colleges 2. Indicate the institutionʼs type of control; check more than one if necessary. ___ Private _√_ Public ___ Other (specify) 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. From the State of Michigan, Michigan State University Act 269 of 1909 is the authorization evidence at: http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(cbkeqhz1uqq0xv552e0yva2t))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-Act-269- of-1909.pdf 4. Has the journalism/mass communications unit been evaluated previously by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications? _√_Yes If yes, give the date of the last accrediting visit: October 14-17, 2007 ___ No 5. When was the unit or sequences within the unit first accredited by ACEJMC? Continuously accredited since 1949 Report of on-site evaluation of undergraduate programs for 2013-2014 Visits — 3 6. Attach a copy of the unitʼs mission statement. Give date of adoption and/or last revision. The School of Journalism mission statement follows here. The Schoolʼs complete mission statement and Michigan State Universityʼs mission statement are in the appendices. Mission of the School of Journalism In melding professional and technical instruction with a liberal arts education, the School of Journalism seeks to train men and women to gather, process and disseminate information for a society reliant upon the free flow of news and opinion. To achieve this goal, the School will instruct graduate and undergraduate students in: 1. The role of the press in a free society; 2. Legal rights and responsibilities of journalists; 3. Social effects of journalistic practices; 4. Delivery systems; 5. Media literacy; 6. Professional training for careers requiring journalism skills, especially critical thinking, reporting, writing and visual communication. 7. Research skills In addition, the School will serve the public, professional media and journalism education by: 1. Producing scholarly research and engaging in innovative, creative and professional activities that advance the role of media in society; 2. Conducting continuing education courses, seminars and workshops; 3. Providing interns and graduates for employment; 4. Providing faculty expertise for special problems and issues; 5. Improving mass media through positive evaluation and comment. Finally, the School will serve the University by offering courses of value and interest to non-journalism majors, thereby developing and strengthening the public understanding of the mass media and of freedom of the press. Revisions approved by the Faculty of the School of Journalism, November 17, 2006; Revised December 14, 2012 7. What are the type and length of terms? Semesters of __15__ weeks Summer sessions of __7 & 15___ weeks 8. Check the programs offered in journalism/mass communications: __√_ Four-year program leading to Bachelorʼs degree __√_ Graduate work leading to Masterʼs degree __√_ Graduate work leading to Ph.D. degree 9. Give the number of credit hours required by the university for graduation. Specify semester- hour or quarter-hour credit. 120 semester hours Report of on-site evaluation of undergraduate programs for 2013-2014 Visits — 4 10. Give the number of credit hours students may earn for internship experience. Specify semester-hour or quarter-hour credit. 1-4 semester hours 11. List each professional journalism or mass communications sequence or specialty offered and give the name of the person in charge. Not Applicable: The School offers no specialized sequences. 12. Number of full-time students enrolled in the institution: 48,800 13. Number of undergraduate majors in the unit, by sequence and total (if the unit has pre- major students, list them as a single total): No Sequences—500 for Fall 2013 (admitted and pre-majors) 14. Number of students in each section of all skills courses (newswriting, reporting, editing, photography, advertising copy, broadcast news, etc.). List enrollment by section for the term during which the visit will occur and the preceding term. Fall 2013 Course Section Title Enrollment JRN 200 001 Writing and Reporting News I 18 JRN 200 002 Writing and Reporting News I 17 JRN 200 003 Writing and Reporting News I 18 JRN 200 004 Writing and Reporting News I 18 JRN 200 005 Writing and Reporting News I 18 JRN 200 730 Writing and Reporting News I 17 JRN 300 001 Writing and Reporting News II 18 JRN 300 002 Writing and Reporting News II 17 JRN 300 003 Writing and Reporting News II 9 JRN 300 004 Writing and Reporting News II 9 JRN 306 001 Radio and TV News 11 JRN 306 002 Radio and TV News 14 JRN 310 001 Photojournalism 17 JRN 336 001 Designing for Print & Online 17 JRN 338 001 Information Graphics I 12 JRN 400 001 Spartan Online Newsroom 18 JRN 400 002 Spartan Online Newsroom 16 JRN 400 003 Spartan Online Newsroom 17 JRN 400 004 Spartan Online Newsroom 14 JRN 403 001 TV News 8 Report of on-site evaluation of undergraduate programs for 2013-2014 Visits — 5 JRN 405 730 Editing for Print and Online 20 JRN 406 001 Advanced TV News 2 JRN 407 001 Computer-Assisted Reporting 11 JRN 415 001 Public Affairs & Business Reporting 13 JRN 417 001 Sports Reporting II 18 JRN 420 001 Capital News Service 5 JRN 472 001 Lab Environmental Reporting 7 Special Topics: Advanced Multi- JRN 491 001 Media Storytelling 3 Spring 2013 Course Section Title Enrollment JRN 200 001 Writing and Reporting News I 18 JRN 200 002 Writing and Reporting News I 17 JRN 200 003 Writing and Reporting News I 8 JRN 200 005 Writing and Reporting News I 16 JRN 300 001 Writing and Reporting News II 16 JRN 300 002 Writing and Reporting News II 17 JRN 300 003 Writing and Reporting News II 15 JRN 300 004 Writing and Reporting News II 18 JRN 306 001 Radio and TV News 17 JRN 310 001 Photojournalism 7 JRN 336 001 Designing for Print & Online 16 JRN 400 001 Spartan Online Newsroom 10 JRN 400 002 Spartan Online Newsroom 11 JRN 400 003 Spartan Online Newsroom 16 JRN 400 004 Spartan Online Newsroom 13 JRN 403 001 TV News 7 JRN 406 001 Advanced TV News 5 JRN 410 001 Photojournalism II 7 JRN 417 001 Sports Reporting II 18 JRN 420 001 Capital News Service 5 JRN 432 001 Feature Writing 17 JRN 436 001 Online Publishing 6 JRN 472 001 Lab Environmental Reporting 8 15. Total expenditures planned by the unit for the 2013 – 2014 academic year: $3,100,000. This is an increase of 7.35 percent from 2011-2012. Report of on-site evaluation of undergraduate programs for 2013-2014 Visits — 6 Percentage increase or decrease in three years: 5.3 percent increase. This is figured from 2011-2012 to 2012-2013 to est. 2013-2014. Amount expected to be spent this year on full-time faculty salaries: $1,869,152. This does not include funding from other units for split appointments. 16. List name and rank of all full-time faculty. (Full-time faculty refers to those defined as such by the University). Identify those not teaching because of leaves, sabbaticals, etc. Howard Bossen Professor Serena Carpenter Assistant Professor Sue Carter Professor Manuel Chavez Associate Professor Lucinda Davenport Professor/Director Lori Anne Dickerson Specialist Fred Fico Professor Eric Freedman Associate Professor Bob Gould Instructor Darcy Greene Associate Professor Joe Grimm Instructor Karl Gude Instructor Troy