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TheProspector
Vol. 68 No. 27
University of Texas at El Paso Student Newspaper, El Paso, Texas
Thursday, December 2, 1982
Winter wonderland
A view from the mountain
behind Old Main shows the cam-
pus under a canopy of snow
Dec. 1. The University and the
surrounding area were
enveloped in five inches of snow
when classes were cancelled
Wednesday afternoon.
University measures up
Photo by Rudy Gutierrez
Departments aim for accreditation
By Vanessa De La Cruz
Staff Writer
The college of business was accredited when the there are, and how many papers are published.”
University was accredited, but it’s still hoping to be ac- He said that the chemistry department is accredited
UT El Paso is accredited as a whole once every 10 credited again. for five years by The American Chemical Society,
years by the Southern Association of Colleges and “We’re accredited by the Southern Association of “Our professional societies aren’t interested in how
Universities, but eight of the University’s programs also Colleges and Universities but we don’t have accredita- many students are teaching. They’re interested in the
are accredited individually by private agencies. tion from the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools quality,” he stressed.
“The University has to be accredited in order for our of Business,” said Gertrude Dawson, interim dean of the He went on to say that the Society doesn’t care how
degrees to be recognized,” explained Barbara Prater, college of business. many students are in one class, it’s more concerned with
director of the office of institutional studies. “That’s the one we’re working toward,” she added, how good the program is and whether or not it’s good
“It’s simply a means of saying someone has looked at Dawson said the business college doesn’t have the enough to “turn out a professional chemist or scientist
UTEP’s standards and we measure up.” AACSB’s accreditation because of the lack of professors or whatever.”
“We get accredited twice, in a way,” said Robert B. in the college. The College of Nursing and Allied Health has gone
Grieves, dean of the college of engineering. “We may need to change our curriculum a little, but through the process of accreditation but won’t know the
“We’re accredited when the whole University is ac- our biggest need is more professors so that we don’t have results until the accrediting board makes its decision
credited for 10 years, but that process doesn’t accredit such large classes,” she said. soon.
each (individual) program,” Grieves explained. William Herndon, dean of the College of Science, said “The accrediting board is meeting next week and
He said that he thought what the University goes that every facet of the programs is examined. that’s when they’ll make their decision,” said Eileen
through every 10 years is more like a self-study. “In chemistry,” Herndon explained, “they’d look to Jacobi, dean of the nursing college.
“They study themselves and make a report and submit see if the math courses are rigorous enough. They look at The social work program is also awaiting accredita-
the report to the Southern Association, and it makes how many graduates go to graduate school. They see tion. It has hopes of being accredited by the Council of
recommendations,” he said. how much money the department has, how many grants Social Work Education.
SAC tackles towing and privileged parking
By Robbie Farley
Reporter spaces. Since violations deprive students Marianne Blankenship, also a council about abuses of the privileged parking.
with decals of parking spaces, Caples pro- member, read a bill asking the student He said the program would require “self
Student Association Council approved posed a bill asking that a University-wide association to adopt a “Priviledge Park- controlled supervision in that if one (stu-
one program at its last meeting designed towing policy be adopted. ing for Share-A-Ride Program.” dent) abuses (the program), any of the
to help the University’s parking problem Caples explained the intent of the bill Share-A-Ride is a council-sponsored other two can have their name off and the
and tabled another. was to combat illegal parking. program that matches students who need decal pulled.”
A Nov. 10 forum with Lt. Alfonso Car- “The police aren’t seeing tickets as a rides with those willing to carpool.
pio of the University Police prompted protective deterrent,” she said. Electrical engineering student Mike Council passed the resolution
council members Lisa Caples and Aman- Council member Chris Mapes sug- Lanie read an overview of the program unamimously and waived the second
da Bowman to seek a University-wide gested that cars belonging to repeat of- that proposes 200 spaces, closest to cam- reading required by the by-laws so the
towing policy. fenders be towed and added that he would pus, in five lots be reserved for Share-A- program could be presented to the Park-
Caples told the council that on an like to see sample guidelines included with Ride participants. The participants would ing and Traffic Committee Dec. 6. This
average day 298 citations are issued, 159 the final resolution. be required to ride three per car and committee is comprised of students and
for cars without decals and 104 of those Council tabled the issue until guidelines would pay a $15 deposit. faculty who recommend parking and traf-
are for parking in reserved parking can be included.
Lanie answered the council’s questions fic policies to the administration.
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