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Show 10 THE SIGNPOST Wednesday, May 2y, lyyl School of business and econ closes in on coveted notional accreditation By Bart Vander Does Staff writer of The Signpost In less than a year, Weber State's school of business may become accredited like many other prestigious business programs throughout the United States. A deferral had been given to the school to maintain continuity and time to achieve a few strategic goals for accreditation. Dr. Michael Vaughan, associate dean of the school of business, said the school has received a deferral from the national accreditation council for a one-year period. If the recommendations are acted upon, Weber may then receive full accreditation.In November 1990, a visiting accreditation team came to do a thorough assessment of Weber's school of business. In April of this year, the accreditation council informed Vaughan and Dr. Alma Harris, dean of the school of business, that accreditation had not been achieved. Harris said the faculty was quite pleased with the deferral and are very positive about receiving accreditation in the future. "We are optimistic," Harris said. We were told that they don't give a deferral unless they expect you to get the accreditation in the future." Brentwood Apartments Next to Dee Events Center Free shuttle every ten minutes WasherDryer hookups available Free satellite with Showtime & ESPN Next to Mullboons Restaraunt 4564 Harrison Boulevard 621-2200 r. 3- "From a technical standpoint, the initial accreditation committee did not make a decision," Vaughan said. "According to their standards, if they do deny you accreditation, you can't apply the following year." "They are fairly secretive with their numbers but our impression is that very few, if any, schools are accredited on the first pass through," he said. "In short, they lead us to believe that in all likelihood we were in compliance with all the standards right now," said Vaughan. "They did have concerns about our compliance in both critical mass faculty and research productivity." Since the visitation team was here in November, the school of business has acquired five new faculty members. The visitation team has not yet met with these faculty and will return before the year is up to meet with them and make sure they are successfully being incorporated into the school of business. "The key is acclimating new faculty members to the campus and retaining them," Vaughan said. "If it looks like they will join the faculty and contribute, then I think we have overcome the major hurdle for the accreditation." William Shenkir, president of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business stated, The deferral recommendation of the initial accreditation committee reflects its belief that your school is making significant progress ... and is expected to ... be in full compliance within the next academic year." Shenkir said that this deferral year will allow for a measure of continuity and stability to be reached which is consistent with the intent and expectations of the AACSB standards. Graduation means goodbye to spring breaks, summers off, And IBM student prices. a" "K I 'rforf vm jml on V'njr c:iy arkl inri, vrv -till 1 inw to l.ikr iuW,ini.un- of lltf .'ri'.il hiil rit jrH' on an lltM IWui-il S-1.fn2" ft Ik lli'T yon fk'' (l to (T;il inytr'w ynyr. f;r;irlin s jik) jir-ijfl-ilM'',l for w hool. or btiMfk'ss n-porlw for work, or i-vrn n-Hii rri'M. ilk- lS2" rnni' fn-lo;l'-l with -wiffw.irr llwf will let von rJo jml li;il. A rkl (I li;i a inoiif' lo huiIm it runv I't imv I'lm. llkT' an- ailid'd tool like a iwit y,u, nil-il,ir and f .inllilf r-V)-ri L'.itK'H, Am'I Il 4 rxKlv,r tii il 1 mi rttw Willi voi 1 iliroulkMil r.idn;ili- m tit on llw jol. liilr Vfm'n- -lill ,1 mI.i.). 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An additional visitor parking lot in front of the Social Science Building lot A5 will be discussed. CRYSTAL CREST STUDENT AWARD PROGRAM: June 1 at 7 p.m. in the Austad Auditorium, Browning Center, $3. LITHUANIA SLIDE SHOW: Student delegates who went to Lithuania will present a slide show Thursday, May 30 at 10:30 in the Wildcat Theatre. WSU FACULTYSTAFF SPRING STEAK AND SHRIMP PICNIC: Thursday, May 30 12:30 -2 p.m. at the Tracy Plaza (between the UB and Browning Center). Members of WSU FacultyStaff Association, $7.50. Non-members, $15.00. THE PHILOSOPHY OF LOVE: Group discussion with WSU Philosophy Society NOUS will be held May 31 , at 5 p.m. at 1777 Binford Street in Ogden. Society officer elections will be held. All attending are invited to a restaurant dinner following the meeting. FIRST ANNUAL M.E.R.C. PARTY: Multi-Cultural Educational Resource Center students, faculty, administrators, and their immediate families on Friday, May 31 at 1 p.m. at the amphitheater (behind the Browning Center). Those who come should bring their favorite dish, enough for 1 0 people. There will be volleyball and entertainment. PROVIDERS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CONFERENCE: Presented by the College of Eastern Utah and Careskool Consulting on June 8, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the CEU campus in Price. The keynote speaker will be Diane Yancey, state child care specialist who will speak about the value of quality child care and its effects on our future. Deadline for registration is May 28. Registration fee includes training, lunch a CPR book, and a t-shirt. To register or for more information write to Teresa Cox at Careskool Consulting; Conference Planning, 340 North Carbon Avenue, Price, Utah 84501 or call637-9431. 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