Show accreditation Doctor Homer presented with accredit ion Daphne Draper Contributing Writer nN July 1 1991 Dr ON Michael Michael M. M Homer dean of the School of Business and Technology met with the membership of the Asso Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs in New Orleans La At that meeting he was formally presented the accreditation has the distinct honor of being the first college college college col col- col- col lege in the nation to receive this new accreditation In 1987 former president of Orville D. D Carnahan Carnahan Carnahan Car- Car nahan expressed concerns to Dr Homer as to transferability transferability transferability trans- trans of business courses to year four-year Because of the philosophy of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business only pre-business pre courses can be taught at and other community colleges is surrounded by accredited colleges of business The University of Utah BYU and Utah State University are accredited and Weber State University is in inthe inthe inthe the final process of achieving accreditation philosophy says that professional business practice can only be studied in the upper division level at year four-year colleges and universities Also each accredited accredited accredited ac ac- ac- ac credited year four-year college or university must validate the course work transferred from other colleges schools require that students who learn business at the h hR b R y xa J by ri r- r junior ana and senior level havethe nave have the academic maturity to learn business subjects at the upper division level Dr Homer explains that since community colleges are the fastest growing segment of higher education in the country with thirteen hundred colleges in operation operation operation opera opera- tion a need to establish a program that would fa facilitate transferability o of credits to institutes of higher learning was apparent Therefore a planning group including Dr Homer was formed to organize and establish the new ac ac- ac- ac It will enhance business programs and create better relationships with business and industry Part of the purpose of is to seek excellence in business education A set of standards was adopted and colleges were surveyed Following the survey was one of twenty-one twenty pilot schools to undergo this new accreditation The benefits of the accreditation accreditation accreditation ac ac- ac- ac are that students who earn a year two-year degree can go to any other accredited college or university university university sity and have a successful course transfer Dr Homer said Students can feel espe especially ally proud of graduating from the first rate community college Quality education in business is here at He further emphasized emphasized emphasized em em- that the accreditation accreditation accreditation tion will provide confidence to students parents and education as to the special quality of the business programs and the college as asa asa asa a whole An team of professors sors and instructors studied and examined the business programs including faculty characteristics standards institutional institutional institutional in- in and policy development education innovation innovation innovation in in- novation and the schools school's learning resources center cente The complete study self-study was given to the committee commit commit- tee to review Following this review an Accreditation team consisting of Dr Charles Stamps Pueblo Community College Colorado Dr Edith Evans Northeastern Junior College Sterling Colorado Dr Leighton Chaplin Brookhaven Brookhaven Brookhaven Brook- Brook haven College Texas and Dr Linda R. R Morable Richfield College Dallas Texas visited in March 1991 They were all very impressed with the programs here at and after meeting with professors and instructors and some business students Dr Evans said You have one of the most innovative campuses campuses campuses cam- cam weve we've seen |