ITEM 110-1001-R0301� ATTACHMENT������������������������������������������������������
March
22-23, 2001
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
1.� Briefly describe the proposed new program.
Please indicate if it is an expansion of an existing program; a new program; a
cooperative effort with another institution, business or industry; or an
on-campus or off campus program. Attach any formal agreements established for
cooperative efforts.
This proposal is not
for a new program, per se, or for the expansion of an existing program.� Within the School of Journalism, a Radio-Television
Department was created in 1958, and since then deans, in addition to their
other duties, have supervised the remaining print division.� No separate department was established.�� The creation of a print department will
formalize a distinction already in place and allow the dean, with the approval
of the president, to appoint a chair to supervise students enrolled in print
and photojournalism.� Current figures
show an increase in enrollment of about 40 percent since 1998, and enrollment
in this division, which includes the photojournalism option, now exceeds 300
students.�� The establishment of a print
department will equitably distribute labor within the school and make the
mission of the school clearer to prospective students, contributors and the
general public.
2.� Summarize a needs assessment conducted to
justify the proposal. Please include how the assessment plan was developed or
executed and the data derived from this effort.
Over the past 42
years the School of Journalism enrollment has increased, and so have the duties
of the dean, particularly in the areas of extramural fund raising, personnel
management, recruitment and retention and public relations.�� By tradition, the dean has also taught one course
per year, the Senior Seminar, a required course in which enrollment has
steadily increased.� The school has no
assistant or associate deans and no development officer.
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3.�� Explain how the program relates to the Role
and Scope of the Institution as established by the Board of Regents.
This program does not
affect the Role and Scope of the Institution as established by the Board of
Regents.�
4.� Please state what effect, if any, the
proposed program will have on the administrative structure of the
institution.� Also indicate the potential
involvement of other departments, divisions, colleges, or schools.
This proposal relates
to the school only and will have no effect on the institution as a whole.���
5.� Describe the extent to which similar
programs are offered in Montana, the Pacific Northwest, and states bordering
Montana. How similar are these programs to the one herein proposed?
The print journalism
program, which has been in place since 1914, is the second oldest undergraduate
program in the United States.� This
program is a part of the only School of Journalism in the Montana University
System.� It resembles other schools in
the region that offer a professional approach to journalism education.
6.� Please name any accrediting agency(ies) or
learned society(ies) that would be concerned with the particular program herein
proposed. How has this program been developed in accordance with the criteria
developed by said accrediting body(ies) or learned society(ies)?
This program has been
recognized and fully accredited by the Accrediting Council for Education in
Journalism and Mass Communication since 1948.��
It was fully re accredited in 2000.��
All 12 standards of the ACEJMC were met, and the vote for re
accreditation was unanimous.�� Of more
than 400 programs in the United States, only 109 are accredited.� The site-visit team reported,
"Students, alumni and area professionals are very pleased with the quality
of undergraduate and graduate teaching in all majors at the School of
Journalism and describe School's reputation for excellent teaching as well
deserved." The agency granted reaccreditation, unanimously.�� The national recognition followed
reaccreditation two years ago by the Pacific Northwest Newspaper Association.�� The team of PNNA editors wrote, "The
University of Montana School of Journalism, with its emphasis on practical
experience for both students and faculty, continues to be a model for
journalism programs that meet or exceed PNNA expectations."
7.� Prepare an outline of the proposed
curriculum showing course titles and credits. Please include any plans for
expansion of the program during its first three years.
No changes in the
curriculum are proposed, and expansion of the program will depend on increases
in enrollment and resources.
FACULTY AND STAFF REQUIREMENTS
1.� Please indicate, by name and rank, current
faculty who will be involved with the program proposed herein.� Please project the need for new faculty over
the first five-year program.��� Include
special qualifications or training. If present faculty are to conduct the new
program, please explain how they will be relieved from present duties.
The current faculty
who teach print journalism will continue in their present duties.�� They are as follows:
Professors Sharon
Barrett, Clem Work, Carol Van Valkenburg, Jerry Brown; associate professors
Dennis MacAuliffe and Dennis Swibold; assistant professor Keith Graham;
visiting assistant professors Michael Downs, Laura Camden and Sheri
Venema.� Three part-time adjuncts teach
a total of four courses per year.� Any
new faculty sought will not result from the creation of the print journalism
department unless an increase in enrollment is a consequence.�� A print journalism professor will be
selected as chair, and the stipend will that specified under the CBA.� The chair will be relieved of one elective
course.
2.� Please explain the need and cost for support
personnel or other required personnel expenditures.
No additional support
personnel expenditures are involved in this proposal.
CAPITAL OUTLAY, OPERATING EXPENDITURES, AND
PHYSICAL FACILITIES
1.� Please summarize operating expenditure
needs.
No additional
operating expenses are needed.
2.� Please evaluate library resources. Are they
adequate for operation of the proposed program? If not, how will the library
need to be strengthened during the next three years?
Current resources are
adequate.
3.� Please indicate special clinical,
laboratory, and/or computer equipment that will be needed. List those pieces of
equipment or computer hardware presently available in the department.
N/A
4.� Please describe facilities and space
required for the proposed program.� Are
current facilities adequate for the program? If not, how does the institution
propose to provide new facilities?
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No new facilities or
space are required for the proposed change.
EVALUATION OF PROPOSED PROGRAM
1.� Please name faculty committees or councils
that have reviewed and approved the program herein proposed.
A faculty committee,
appointed by the dean, met and suggested that the print division be formally
recognized with departmental status.
2.� If outside consultants have been employed,
please list the names of these consultants, their current positions, and
titles. Append copies of their written reports (this is required of new
doctoral programs).
Susanne Shaw,
executive director of the national accrediting council, visited the School of
Journalism and recommended that an administrative restructuring recognizing the
print division be made.� No formal
report was filed.
FISCAL
IMPACT AND BUDGET INFORMATION
On this form, indicate the planned FTE enrollment, estimated
expenditures, and projected revenues for the first three years of the
program.� Include both the reallocation
of existing resources and anticipated or requested new resources.� Second and third year estimates should be in
constant dollars.
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� I.������� PLANNED
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
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Enrollment��������������������������
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����������� GRAND
TOTAL PLANNED
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�II.������� EXPENDITURES
����������� A.�� Personnel
Cost
����������������� 1.���� Faculty
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2,731���������� ���.05��������
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2,897
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����������� � ��� 4.���� Graduate/Instruc
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����������������� 6.���� Support Personnel
����������������� 7.���� Fringe Benefits
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.05�������� $ 2,731������� ����.05������
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����������� B.�� Operating
Expenditures
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����������������� 3.���� Other Services
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����������������� 5.���� Utilities
����������������� 6.���� Materials & Supplies
����������������� 7.���� Rentals
����������������� 8.���� Repairs & Maintenance
����������������� 9.���� Materials & Goods for
������������������������� Manufacturing &
Resale
����������������� 10.��� Miscellaneous
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YEAR������������ � THIRD YEAR
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����������� C.�� Capital
Outlay
����������������� 1.���� Library Resources
����������������� 2.���� Equipment
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����������� D.�� Physical
Facilities
����������������� Construction or Major
����������������� Renovation
����������� E.�� Indirect
Costs
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III.������� REVENUES
����������� A.�� Source
of Funds
����������������� 1.���� Appropriated Funds-����������
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����������������� 2.���� Appropriated Funds-
������������������������� New
����������������� 3.���� Federal Funds
����������������� 4.���� Other Grants
����������������� 5.���� Fees
����������������� 6.���� Other (����������������
)
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2,897
����������� B.�� Nature
of Funds
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����������������� 2.���� Non-Recurring
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