ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-1 Self-Study Report for Accreditation in Journalism and Mass s Undergraduate site visit during 2015-2016 Submitted to the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass s Name of Institution: High Point University Name of Journalism/Mass s Unit: The Nido R. Qubein School of Address: 833 Montlieu Avenue, High Point, NC 27268 Date of Scheduled Accrediting Visit: January 19-22, 2016 We hereby submit the following report as required by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass s for the purpose of an accreditation review. Journalism/mass communications administrator: Name: Dr. Wilfred Tremblay Title: Dean of the Nido R. Qubein School of Signature: Administrator to whom journalism/mass communications administrator reports: Name: Dr. Dennis Carroll Title: Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Signature:
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-2 PART I: GENERAL INFORMATION This general information section will be included in its entirety in the site team s report, and it must present the most current information available. Before the site visit, the unit should review its responses to the questions below (especially 12 20) and update them as necessary. The unit then should print a copy of this updated section for each team member when they arrive on campus. A digital copy in Word document format of the updated responses also must be provided to the team chair to be included in the digital team report sent to the ACEJMC office. In addition, if any significant changes not covered in this section have occurred since the original self-study report was submitted, the unit should describe and document those changes and present this new material to the team when members arrive. Name of Institution: High Point University Name of Unit: The Nido R. Qubein School of Year of Visit: 2016 1. Check regional association by which the institution now is accredited. Middle States Associate 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 If the unit seeking accreditation is located outside the United States, provide the name(s) of the appropriate recognition or accreditation entities: Not applicable.
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-3 2. Indicate the institution s 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 necessarily to include entire authorizing documents. Public institutions may cite legislative acts; private institutions may cite charters of other authorizing documents. High Point College was founded in 1924 as a cooperative venture between the Methodist Protestant Church and the City of High Point, NC. It was incorporated in 1934 through the North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State (certificate of incorporation 552917). The Board of Trustees approved the change to High Point University on October 9, 1991. High Point University is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a level 5 institution. 4. Has the journalism/mass communications unit been evaluated previously by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass s? Yes No If yes, give the date of the last accrediting visit: The School did have a pre-accreditation visit by Dr. Trevor Brown on February 21-23, 2011.
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-4 5. When was the unit of sequences within the unit first accredited by ACEJMC? Not applicable 6. Attach a copy of the unit s mission statement. Statement should give the date of adoption and/or last revision. The Nido Qubein School of balances theory and application courses in a multidisciplinary environment, enabling students and faculty to think, speak, write and produce strategic messages about a broad range of ideas and issues. The School is committed to: collaboration between students and faculty in and out of the classroom; independent thought and critical thinking that produces ethically aware, historically informed, and socially engaged citizens prepared for leadership in the global community; culturally diverse team-based learning experiences; a universal right to creative expression. Adopted January 26, 2009 7. What are the type and length of terms? Semesters of 16 weeks Summer sessions of 4 weeks 8. Check the programs offered in journalism/mass communications: Bachelor s degree Master s degree Ph.D. degree
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-5 9. List the specific degrees being reviewed by ACEJMC. *Indicate online degrees. ACEJMC is reviewing the electronic media production, journalism, and strategic communication sequences of the BA degree in. 10. Credit hours required by the university for an undergraduate degree: A minimum of 128 semester-hours are required for most undergraduate degrees at High Point University, including the BA in. Some degree programs such as Education and Athletic Training require more semester hours. 11. Give the number of credit hours students may earn for internship experience. Specify semester-hour or quarter-hour credit. Students may earn a total of six (6) semester-hours for communication internship experiences. Students earn four (4) semester-hours for their first internship; they may earn two (2) additional semester-hours from a second internship. 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 Electronic Media Production Event Management (minor) Game and Interactive Media Design Journalism Media and Popular Culture Studies Sport Sport Management (minor) Sport and Event Management Person in Charge Dr. Stefan Hall Dr. Wilfred Tremblay Dr. Stefan Hall Dr. Shannon Campbell Dr. Stefan Hall Dr. Wilfred Tremblay Dr. Wilfred Tremblay Dr. Wilfred Tremblay
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-6 Strategic (minor only) Dr. Shannon Campbell Dr. Wilfred Tremblay In addition to the above sequences, NQSC sponsors an interdisciplinary BA in Documentary Media. The program s coordinator is Prof. Brad Lambert. 13. Number of full-time students enrolled in the institution. Fall 2015 Enrollment Full-Time Part-Time Total Undergraduate 4,324 41 4,365 Graduate 159 43 202 Master s 87 35 122 Doctoral 72 8 80 14. Number of undergraduate majors in the unit, by sequence and total (If the unit has pre-major students, list them as a single total): Name or Sequence or Specialty Undergraduate majors (minor only) 79 Electronic Media Production 109 Event Management (minor) 64 Game and Interactive Media Design 47 Journalism 88 Media and Popular Culture Studies 35 Sport 27 Sport Management (minor only) 54 Sport and Event Management 49 Strategic 299 Total 851 In addition to the above sequences, the B.A. in Documentary Media program has 2 majors.
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-7 15. Number of students in each section of all skills courses (newswriting, reporting, editing, photography, advertising copy, broadcast news, public relations writing, etc.). List enrollment by section for the term during which the visit will occur and the preceding term. Attach separate pages if necessary. Include a separate list for online skills courses, which also must meet the 20-1 ratio. (*The Council has ruled that campaigns courses are exempt from the 20-1 ratio.) Fall 2015 Course Enrollment Capacity COM 1111 Mediated Systems 01 (Media Fellows section) 16 16 02 19 20 03 20 20 04 20 20 05 20 20 06 20 20 07 20 20 COM 2001 Video Production 1 01 20 20 02 20 20 COM 2011 Video Production 2 01 15 20 COM 2221 Audio Production 01 11 20 COM 2225 Foundations of Strategic 01 30 30 02 31 30 03 30 30
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-8 COM 2231 Writing for Film and Electronic Media 01 14 20 COM 2235 PR Techniques 01 19 20 02 19 20 03 15 20 COM 2243 Convergent Journalism 1 01 18 20 02 14 20 COM 2246 Sports Reporting 01 20 20 COM 2261 Radio Practicum 01 30 30 COM 2262 Video Practicum 01 14 25 COM 2265 Practicum in Publicity Methods 01 20 20 COM 2267 Survey Research Center Practicum 01 1 5 COM 2285 Practicum for Corporate Event Planning 01 19 20 COM 3006 Sports Broadcasting 01 6 25 COM 3311 Narrative Production 01 9 20 COM 3313 Feature Writing 01 15 20
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-9 COM 3315 Strategic Message Development for PR 01 18 20 02 20 20 COM 3322 Character and UI Design 01 6 20 COM 3323 Copy Editing 01 9 20 COM 3325 Strategic Message Development for Advertising 01 19 20 02 19 20 COM 3331 Video Journalism 01 15 20 COM 3335 Message Development in Health 01 9 20 COM 3345 Social Media 01 29 30 COM 3352 Game Development 01 17 20 COM 3361 Motion Graphics 01 10 10 COM 3385 Applied Research in Strategic 01 17 20 02 8 20 03 20 20 COM 4415 Strategic Campaigns 01 12 20 02 3 3
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-10 COM 4444 Independent Study 01 Post-Production Studio 1 1 02 Virtual Reality 1 1 03 Music Production 1 1 COM 4451 Senior Production Experience 01 12 20 COM 4811 SCIP 01 2 30 COM 4816 SCIP 01 0 0 Spring 2016 TBD 16. Total expenditures planned by the unit for the 2015-2016 academic year: $2,644,750.00 Percentage increase or decrease in three years: 40% increase Amount expected to be spent this year on full-time faculty salaries: $1,523,824 17. 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. Name Kristina Bell, MA Vern Biaett, PhD Rank Instructor of Assistant Professor of Event Management
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-11 Shannon B. Campbell, PhD Nahed Eltantawy, PhD Kate Fowkes, PhD James Goodman, MFA Linda Burak Gretton, PhD Stefan Hall, PhD Bobby Hayes, PhD Brian Heagney, MArch Judy Isaksen, PhD On sabbatical, spring 2016 Sojung Claire Kim, PhD Chair, Journalism and Strategic Department; Associate Professor of Associate Professor of Professor of Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of the Practice of Chair, Media Production and Studies Department; Associate Professor of Assistant Professor of the Practice of Instructor of Professor of Assistant Professor of Brad Lambert, MFA Assistant Professor of Brandon Lenoir, PhD Assistant Professor of Jenny Lukow, PhD Associate Professor of Sport Management Patrick McConnell, PhD Associate Professor of Virginia McDermott, PhD Associate Dean of the Nido R. Qubein School of ; Associate Professor of Charisse McGhee-Lazarou, EdM Joe Michaels, BA Assistant Professor of the Practice of ; Coordinator of the Media Fellows Program Artist-in-Residence
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-12 Robert Powell, MA David Radanovich, MS Dean Smith, PhD Sean Stewart, PhD Jim Y. Trammell, PhD Wilfred Tremblay, EdD Phil Watson, MBA Yan Yang, PhD Instructor of Assistant Professor of the Practice of Assistant Professor of Assistant Professor of Associate Professor of Professor and Dean Assistant Professor of the Practice of Assistant Professor 18. List names of part-time/adjunct faculty teaching at least one course in fall 2015. Also list names of parttime faculty teaching spring 2015. (If your school has its accreditation visit in spring 2016, please provide the updated list of faculty at time of visit.) Part-time and adjunct faculty, fall 2015 Doug Hall, MS (PhD candidate) Jennifer Lambert, MHA Marissa Lowe, MA (ABD) Joel McIver, MA John Mims, MBA Fearghal O Reilly, MA Sam Phipps, MS Matt Ritter, MA Jim Scott, MA Brett Sowell, MEd Kim Strable, MA Matt Wells, MA Adjunct faculty, spring 2015 No classes were taught by part-time faculty in spring 2015. Below is a list of adjunct faculty for that semester.
ACEJMC Part 1 part 1-13 Candice Edrington, MA Doug Hall, MS (PhD candidate) Ruth Kinzey, MA Marissa Lowe, MA (ABD) John Luecke, MA Joel McIver, MA David Radanovich, MS Matthew Ritter, MA James Scott, MA Brett Sowell, MEd Matthew Wells, MA Martin Yount, BS 19. Schools on the semester system: For each of the last two academic years, please give the number and percentage of graduates who earned 72 or more semester hours outside of journalism and mass communications. Year Total Graduates Number Percentage 2014-2015 academic year 168 168 100% 2013-2014 academic year 155 155 100% 20. Schools on the quarter system: For each of the last two academic years, please give the number and percentage of graduates who earned 104 or more quarter hours outside of journalism and mass communications. Not applicable Year Total Graduates Number Percentage 2014-2015 academic year 2013-2014 academic year