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The JournalistNewsletter for Journalism MajorsNov./Dec. 2005Issue 1Road to Re-accreditationBy Angie FallerJudgment has been passed, andEastern’s journalism departmenthas been recommended forre-accreditation by the on-siteevaluation team. But the finalword on the department’s reaccreditation will not be releaseduntil May 2006.“The re-accreditation processprovides a standard for whichall people can know if this is anaccredited school,” Dan Lattimore,chair of the site team and deanof extended programs at theUniversity of Memphis, said.“People know this is what you get.”The journalism departmentwas first accredited by theAccrediting Council on Educationin Journalism and MassCommunication (ACEJMC) in1982, and the re-accreditation cycleruns every six years. Only 107senior institutions in the countrywith journalism departments areaccredited by ACEJMC.The re-accreditation process beganone year ago with an exhaustivedepartmental self-study that filledtwo volumes. Five journalismprofessionals and professors werechosen from across the country bythe executive secretary of ACEJMCto read the self-study and conductan on-site evaluation of thedepartment.Lattimore, who has been a memberof ACEJMC for 15 years, saidthat he only participates in siteevaluations once or twice a year,and that the team members areonly together for one evaluation.“It was interesting to evaluateour own professors,” Kochanskisaid. “It was a good learningexperience.”“The school is given a list of teammembers and have the option toveto a member,” Lattimore said.The re-accreditation team alsosought the opinions of peopleoutside the journalism department.They talked to journalism alumni,employers and internshipproviders.The team members had a hecticschedule when they visitedEastern from Sunday, Oct. 16to Wednesday, Oct. 19. Thevisit began with dinner withJames Tidwell, acting chair ofthe journalism department,Sunday night and ended with thepresentation of the team’s report toTidwell Wednesday morning.“They visited classes, talked tofaculty members privately andmet with students,” Tidwell said.“The team said that everyone theytalked to was very supportive of theprogram.”The team met with 10 studentsin a forum open to all journalismstudents Monday, Oct. 17 at 11a.m., and met with students inspecific concentrations at 3 p.m.The team asked the studentsquestions about internshipopportunities, guest speakers,ethics, diversity, courses,concentrations, faculty, advising,technology and student mediaopportunities.Tiffany Kochanski, a seniorjournalism major, attended the 11a.m. session.“On Monday, the team had lunchwith 20 people outside of theprogram who have knowledge ofour journalism program,” Tidwellsaid.Some of the luncheon attendeesincluded the chair of politicalscience, the athletic director anddean of the honors college.The re-accreditation teamproduced a 36-page report.Tidwell had a chance to review thereport and suggest changes. Theon-site team’s report is then sentback to ACEJMC, and the councilsends the report to a 15-memberaccrediting committee.“The committee goes throughabout 25 reports a year,”Lattimore said. “They make arecommendation to the council onour recommendation. It’s a longprocess.”ACEJMC makes the finaldecision on whether to grantre-accreditation to Eastern’sjournalism department in late May2006.Continued on page 3

Page 2Nov./Dec. 2005The JournalistHall of fame inducts new membersaid Green deserves the award.“You can tell that she loves to teachand help others,” Gisondi said.By Amy SmithAn induction into the EIUJournalism Alumni Hall ofFame points out an alum’sloyalty, involvementand support within thejournalism department,according to theconstitution and bylaws.Lisa Green was a perfect fitfor the honor.“The workshop is an excellentopportunity for students to gethands-on experience, one-on-onecoaching and feedback to helpthem decide whether journalism isreally the field they want to be inand if so, how to begin to improvethe writing and reporting skillsthey already have,” Green said.Green was inducted intothe journalism alumni hallof fame at Eastern Friday,Oct. 14, in the BuzzardHall Auditorium.She was graduated fromEastern in 1986 witha degree in journalismand she earned mediaexperience through theDaily Eastern News.Her journalism careercontinues at the JournalGazette in Fort Wayne,Ind.look at a journalism professionparticularly in a newspapernewsroom.The Journalism Alumni Hall of Fame plaque is ondisplay in the Department of Journalism office.Photo by Jacob SweetGreen was nominated by faculty,friends and alumni of thejournalism department througha nomination letter reviewedby James Tidwell, acting chairof the Journalism Department.Those letters contained detailedexplanations of why she shouldbe inducted. Tidwell sent theletters to the Outreach and ServiceCommittee who voted and affirmedGreen as new inductee.A member of the Outreach andService Committee, Joe Gisondi,John Ryan, also a member, saidshe is a very active alumnus thatgives back to the department.Both agreed the most powerfulway Green has helped is throughher participation in the two-weekIllinois Press Foundation HighSchool Journalism Workshop atEastern each summer.“Every summer she has helped leadand uses her own vacation to helprun the workshop,” Ryan said.The workshop is designed toprovide students with an intimateShe enjoys helping the departmentbecause it puts so much effort intoher own passion.“The department facultyhas worked hard to recruitprofessionals to come and talkto and work with the students,”Green said. “The energy that theworkshop creates is refreshing tosee and helps remind me of why Igot interested in journalism andthe importance of what journalistsdo everyday.”At the induction ceremony, Ryansaid Green received “hardwareto put on the wall” plus her nameplaced on a Journalism AlumniHall of Fame plaque in Buzzard.This symbolizes the recognitionshe has earned by her work in thefield and her support of the EIUDepartment of Journalism.Green was thankful for the awardand said it was an honor just tobe nominated. “The journalismprogram at Eastern has hadhundreds of graduates, many ofwhom have quite impressiverésumés,” she added.

The JournalistNov./Dec. 2005Re-accreditation continued from page 1Re-accreditation—The ReportPoulter said. “The faculty will haveto exclude creative outlets for moretraditional research.”The on-site evaluation teamrecommended re-accreditation forEastern’s journalism department,but the department did not meetcompliance in one of the ninestandards: scholarship, research,creative and professional activity.The report lists many morestrengths than weaknesses. Someof the department’s strengths listedin the report are strong studentcentered faculty, outstandingfacilities and equipment,outstanding public servicecommitment and a good recordof career placement and alumnirelations.“The lack of scholarly output isevident not only in the lack ofpublications and presentations,but also in the ability of the facultyto bring that scholarship intothe classroom,” the report said.“Clearly the administration, aswell as the current departmentalleadership, has increasedscholarship as a major goal for thedepartment.”Some of the other weaknesses thereport listed were lack of success inhiring additional minority facultyand a lack of a good alumnitracking system.Page 3The department is judged on ninestandards: mission, governanceand administration; curriculumand instruction; diversity andinclusiveness; full-time and parttime faculty; scholarship, research,creative and professional activity;student services; resources,facilities and equipment;professional and public service;and assessment of learningoutcomes.“I think that the evaluation wentwell,” Tidwell said. “It was a verygood team. They were very fairand impartial. I’m glad it’s over.You’re always tense, wonderinghow it’s going to go.”Congratulations!Brian Poulter, professor ofjournalism, thinks that thedepartment is not behind in itsscholarly research.As the semester comes to an end, the Journalism Departmentwould like to congratulate those individuals preparing tograduate in December.“The university, in consultationwith the faculty, decides whatconstitutes research,” Poultersaid. “The committee only lookedat a narrow spectrum of what thatresearch can be.”The department wishes the best of luck to the followingindividuals: Marcia Buie, Jessica Caudle, Jennifer Chiariello,Robert Ebsen, Courtney Jenkins, Christopher Luther,Matthew McCarthy, Gregory McElroy, Matthew Meinheit, OlaMohammad, Bianca Sisson and Daniel Williams.Poulter explained that traditionalresearch is considered getting apaper published in a scholarlyjournal, while other forms ofcreative research could includepublishing expert columns innewspapers or spending thesummers working as a professionaljournalist.“I wish they (committee) wouldhave paid more attention to whatthe university considers research,”

Page 4Nov./Dec. 2005The JournalistAnnette Samuels says goodbyeBy Kristen ThompsonAfter 10 years of service in thejournalism department as ateacher, Annette Samuels isretiring from Eastern IllinoisUniversity.Professor Samuels was born inNew York City where she spentmost of her life. She worked asthe first fashion editor for Essence.She also worked for Family Circleand Mademoiselle as assistantfashion editor. Annette has 10years of experience as a reporterfor The New York AmsterdamNews and WRVR radio. Later shemoved to Washington, D.C. to joinPresident Carter’s administrationas assistant press secretary. Shewas the first African-Americanwoman to serve as a spokespersonfor the president. Samuels cameto Eastern for a year as a visitingprofessor and several years laterdecided to move to Charleston, Ill.,to teach courses that dealt withwomen and minority issues in themedia and public relations. Thiswas her first and only teaching job.Having been on sick leave inthe spring semester of 2005,this semester marks her officialretirement, with many studentsand staff sad to see her go. “Ienjoyed my time teaching; thestudents were great,” Samuels said.Terri Johnson, assistant professorof journalism, spoke fondly ofher friend and colleague’s timeat Eastern. “Professor Samuelsbrought to Eastern a great dealof experience in media relationsand public relations. She servedas an assistant press secretary to apresident, Jimmy Carter, and wasone of the first females and firstblacks to do so. She also served aspress secretary to Mayor MarionBarry in Washington, D.C.“This outstanding national andmajor city experience is hardto find in Charleston, Ill., butProfessor Samuels was willing tocome here and share her expertisewith the students,” Johnson said.“She advised a number of studentorganizations. Her concern andsupport of students is going to behard to replace. I will also missher insights and her company atPublic Relations Society of America(PRSA) meetings. I wish her thebest of luck on her retirement.”In the 10 years that she taught,Samuels was involved in numerousactivities here at Eastern. Nowthat she is retired, she reads andis planning on moving back toWashington, D.C. to be nearer toher family.“She believes in diversity andhas been involved actively inleadership roles in nationalprofessional organizations,including the National Associationof Black Journalists and theNational Association of HispanicJournalists, as the department’srepresentatives,” Les Hyder,professor of journalism, said.“She has also chaired theCommission on the Status ofWomen in Communication.Samuels’ extensive professionalexperience made her a sought-afterspeaker. “Her experiences enabledher to bring unique perspectivesto the faculty and were sharedgenerously and effectively withher students. She has been askedSamuels, center, met with EIU friends,Sue Kaufman, journalism, and TerryHyder, education, for dinner at Pizza Hutrecently.Photo by Terri Johnsonfrequently to speak at campusevents as well as others in thecommunity, region and state,”Hyder said.“Because she has traveled widely,her awareness and understandingof global issues and events wereeffectively integrated into herclasses and were useful to thejournalism faculty on curricularmatters, especially when the majorrequirements were revised in2003,” Hyder added.Hyder said that Samuels studentsoften speak highly of her. “Herstudents have frequently told meof her enthusiasm in the classroomand high academic standards. Theyalso have told me of her ability tochallenge and inspire her studentsto be open minded, learn newinformation and reassess theirperspectives,” Hyder said. “Herstudents and the EIU communityhave been enriched and madebetter because of Prof. Samuelsand others like her.”

The JournalistNov./Dec. 2005Voelz retires from universityBy Alyssa GaenzlePage 5“Who is the president of China?”her, and I started to care about myown students more. I wanted to tryto make their lives better,” he said.As many students in Dr. PeterVoelz’ class shake their headsunknowingly, he says to them “No,I’m telling you, Hu is the presidentof China.”“Teaching is important, but themost important decision I havemade is to just love my children,”Voelz said. “It’s just so wonderfulto see them grow up.”If one is familiar with our worldone would understand that HuJintao is in fact China’s president.He believes that by watching hiskids grow older, he has learned totreat his students with much morekindness and care.Peter Voelz, a journalism andhistory professor, has a skillful wayof bringing today’s pop culture intohis lessons.Dr. Voelz takes a short break from teaching.“The most important advice that Ihave for people is to just love yourchildren,” said Voelz.Photo By Angie FallerOccasionally the students in hisclasses might be caught off guardwhen they hear him rap:“The fancy cars, the women andthe caviar. You know who we are,‘cause we’re pimpin’ all over theworld” — a stanza from Ludacris’new album “The Red LightDistrict.”Lauren Franco, a senior journalismmajor, says Dr. Voelz is acharacter.“He is comical and animated. Younormally wouldn’t think he wouldbe so interactive with us all andmake the class so interesting, buthe makes it work,” said Franco.“I talk about things in the news,”Voelz said. “We talk about thegreat moments in history. We talkabout pop music.”“I encourage students to watchcertain movies like Murrow’s ‘Goodnight and Good luck,’ or the newHarry Potter movie coming out,”Voelz said.He also said he figures moviesare a way to bring history intohis students’ lives. He said morestudents are willing to watch amovie than read a book. If that’swhat it takes, then he’ll encourageit.Jim Allocco, a junior journalismmajor, said Voelz makes sure thathe is up to date and informedabout any media outlet or forms ofentertainment.“When he comes into classknowing more about our culturethan we do, it’s really impressive.He’s the one that tells our classthe newest information on MTV,like when Britney Spears waspregnant,” said Allocco. “A lot ofthe girls in our class hadn’t evenheard about it yet, but he had.”“When my daughter went away tocollege, I began to sympathize withmy students. I thought about how Iwanted her professors to be nice toHe and his wife have a daughter oftheir own and have adopted a sonfrom Thailand.“When I see all that we did for thatlittle boy, I just wish I had adoptedanother child,” said Voelz. “Lifejust goes by so fast.”Voelz received his doctorate andmaster’s degree at the Universityof Michigan and received hisbachelor’s degree at Loras Collegein Iowa.Now after teaching for 44 years,28 at Eastern, Voelz has finallydecided to retire. Although heis happy to retire, he says thatnostalgia keeps coming back tohim.Voelz has made an impact onseveral students during the yearshe spent teaching at Eastern.“He has fun in class. It’s just alot of fun, because he gets us tolaugh,” said Allocco.

The JournalistNov./Dec. 2005JEA Honors Professor TidwellBy Jacob SweetProfessor James Tidwell waspresented with a Medal of Meritaward from the JournalismEducation Association (JEA). Theaward was presented at a luncheonNovember 12. The award is givento members of the associationwho have made significantcontributions to scholasticjournalism.Board of Directors since 1988.“Not only was he more thanqualified to help us, he was leadingus and encouraging and helping usevery step of the way,” HathawayTantillo said. “Without Jamesand his steadfast determinationon behalf of Illinois journalismTidwell says, “I’m very grateful.I’m looking forward to getting theaward.”Professor Tidwell came to EasternIllinois University in 1987. In1988, Illinois JEA, a statewidehigh school journalism teacher andadviser group, was founded. Eversince that time, Tidwell has beenat the organization’s forefront asit’s Executive Secretary. His namehas also been synonymous with theEastern Illinois High School PressAssociation.“For as long as I can remember,James has been director of theEastern Illinois High School PressAssociation. His work has inspiredand involved thousands of studentjournalists and their advisersthroughout the years,” said RandySwikle, retired journalism teacher/adviser from Johnsburg, Ill., whonominated Tidwell for the award.Tidwell has also made a strongeffort to protect studentjournalists’ rights as members ofthe press. In the ’90s he helpedIllinois advisers work toward astudent freedom of expression law.Susan Hathaway Tantillo hasworked with Tidwell on the IJEAPage 6High School, Tidwell coordinatedmeetings with the IHSA andhelped form the framework of thecompetitions.Professor Tidwell has taughtclasses every summer tojournalism teachers and advisersfrom high schools all aroundIllinois. More recently, he hasbegun to teach those coursesonline and has taught individualsfrom as far away as Italy.During an interview that took placebefore the award presentation,Tidwell said he has hopes thatsome of the people he has taughtduring his online courses will be atthe presentation.Professor Tidwell takes a brief break fromhis duties as chair.Photo by Sally TurnerHe says that one of the mostfulfilling comments he receives iswhen someone comes back andtells him how helpful his teachingwas.students, we might have given uplong before we almost prevailed.”Unfortunately, after hundredsof hours spent devising strategy,meeting with supporters,implementing plans, traveling andpushing for the legislation, formerGovernor James Edgar vetoed thebill despite it passing the House109-4 and the Senate 57-0.More recently Tidwell was aleading force behind the IllinoisHigh School Association’sadoption of statewide journalismcompetitions that will begin thisspring. Working with teacher/adviser Cathy Sullivan Wall fromHarrisburg and with the help ofJim Butler, principal of HarrisburgThe JournalistThe monthly newsletterfor EIU journalism majorsEditor: Jake SweetAgency Director: Sara WagonerAssistant Director: Holly FrejlichAgency Adviser: Terri JohnsonContact Jake with story ideasor to contribute at jasweet@eiu.edu

Journalism Alumni Hall of Fame points out an alum’s loyalty, involvement and support within the journalism department, according to the constitution and bylaws. Lisa Green was a perfect fit for the honor. Green was inducted into the journalism alumni hall of fame at Eastern Friday, Oct. 1

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