| Show National Accreditation Committee gathers F. F information from business students Si MaryAnne Anderegg Staff Writer HE business programs at THE T are in the process of achieving accreditation accreditation accreditation ac ac- ac- ac through th the Association Association tion of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs This is a program program program pro pro- gram for year two-year colleges The national national national na na- na- na committee members have examined examined examined ex ex- ex- ex every facet of the business programs on campus including interviewing interviewing interviewing inter inter- viewing students currently enrolled in business programs Their objective in conducting the interviews was to establish how relevant the programs were to students students' lives What are your feelings about the college and the classes youve you've attended attended attended at at- tended asked Dr Edith Evans instructional instructional instructional in in- director of business and science at Northeastern Junior Col Col- lege Sterling Colo and chair of the committee HI I like better than the other universities in the state because we get more on hands-on experience relating to our fields of study If you take a class classon classon classon on Business Presentations you actually actual actual- ly do a presentation not just read a textbook and take tests stated Lisa Bailey a marketing management major who has recently received an award from Governor Bangerter for Vocational Excellence Tori Curtis another marketing major who had been out of school for 19 years felt very intimidated by the process of re-entry re and was helped over the hurdle by Dr Kathy Walton a marketing professor who worked extensively with Curtis Debra Cornick a business management management management manage manage- ment major has attended classes at the University of Utah and felt had more capacity to learn new technology In fact she says many students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents who have graduated from here and gone on to the U come back here to use our com computers George Brown an accounting accounting accounting ac ac- ac- ac counting major noted Im really impressed with how much the college tries to keep up with job market requirements Brown said he had been told by several 1 accounting instructors the accounting department would soon be under-going under a major re Most of the students expressed great appreciation for both instructors and programs in the college Most felt the traditional non-traditional students here r a fL- fL were able to re-enter re their educational programs better than at other colleges because of the dedication of the teachers in providing a meaningful oriented industry-oriented education The committee will meet to vote on accreditation in July |
