Our Goal The School’s Bywords Full Fair Accurate
Enrollment Trends at UNC-CH: Undergraduate Units 1971 1994 2002 Change % Chg. Jour. & Mass Comm. 179 447 838 659 368% Public Health 0 176 104 104 N/A Nursing 159 278 304 145 91% Arts & Sciences 3,848 5,942 5,529 1,681 44% General College 5,761 6,836 6,883 1,122 19% Medicine 69 90 59 -10 -14% Business Admin. 858 517 608 -250 -29% Continuing Studies 727 725 403 -324 -45% Dentistry 125 59 64 -61 -49% Education 883 340 168 -715 -81% Total 12,609 15,410 14,960 2,351 19% Figures are from the Registrar’s Office. Change is from 1971 to Spring 2002.
Enrollment Trends at UNC-CH: Graduate Units 1971 1994 2002 Change % Chg. Medicine 134 534 634 500 373% Jour. & Mass Comm. 24 88 107 83 346% Nursing 51 164 197 146 286% Business Admin. 263 561 689 416 162% Pharmacy 28 67 63 35 125% Public Health 468 885 907 439 94% Dentistry 45 45 80 35 78% Info. & Lib. Science 162 214 254 92 57% Social Work 153 213 232 79 52% Continuing Studies 446 1,313 631 185 41% Arts & Sciences 2,250 2,464 2,065 -185 -8% Education 549 273 337 -212 -39% Total 4,573 6,821 6,196 1,613 35% Figures are from the Registrar’s Office. Change is from 1971 to Spring 2002.
Fields with the Largest Enrollments at UNC-CH Field Number of Majors Business Administration 2,230 Journalism and Mass Communication 1,616 Biology 1,538 4. Psychology 1,231 Figures are for Spring 2002 from the Registrar’s Office. They include freshman and sophomore pre-majors through graduate students.
Enrollment of majors in the School has increased 60% since 1990. These figures are juniors, seniors and graduate students.
Our Goal Alumni We have more than 7,100 graduates from our School. There are 3,657 alumni living in North Carolina. Our alumni live in 50 states, the District of Columbia, two U.S. territories and 29 countries.
Faculty Growth Our Goal JOMC full-time faculty 16 in 1979 45 next year Named professorships and endowed chairs None in 1979 11 today Faculty members have won countless teaching awards on campus, more than any other professional school.
In 1979, our Foundation gave the School $40,000. Our Goal Foundation Growth In 1979, our Foundation gave the School $40,000. In 2003, it gave the School $504,000. $267,000 in operating expenses $129,000 for our development program $107,000 for scholarships and awards The total increase was 1,160 percent.
Our Goal Foundation Growth In 1979, our Foundation’s total endowment was about $491,000. In 2001, $14 million was held by the Foundation and $4 million by the University. A total of $18.4 million in new gifts and growth since 1979. The total increase was 3,645 percent.
Triad Foundation Roy H. Park Fellows Established in 1997 14 Park M.A. Fellows selected each year, two years of funding Annual stipend of $10,000 Full tuition, fees and health insurance $2,000 per year for travel and research Ten Park Ph.D. Fellows selected each year, three years of funding Annual stipend of $18,500
Student Honors and Awards Our Goal Student Honors and Awards From 1957 to 1978 15 scholarships 4 awards From 1978 to 2003 60 scholarships 19 awards Second in the country in the prestigious national Hearst Journalism Awards, 2003.
Comprehensive Curriculum Our Goal Comprehensive Curriculum Undergraduate Sequences News-Editorial Journalism Advertising Public Relations Electronic Communication Visual Communication Specialty Study Areas Medical Journalism Community Newspapers Sports Communication Business Journalism
New Programs Journalism Alumni and Friends Association N.C. Journalism, Advertising and Public Relations Halls of Fame Board of Visitors Center for Research in Journalism and Mass Communication USA Today Minisabbatical Program International projects in Mexico, Cuba, Chile, Russia, South Africa, Eritrea, China, Korea and other countries.
Executive Education Program Launched in 1998 with a grant from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication Foundation. The program offers day-long to week-long continuing education workshops to journalism, public relations, marketing and design professionals. Seminar topics have included: Covering the North Carolina Latino Community (for print and broadcast journalists) Redefining Marketing (a course in integrated marketing communication strategy) Public Relations on a Shoestring (for small business and nonprofit organizations) Healthcare Advocacy Through Media Relations (for healthcare professionals) The Business of Sport (for sports marketing and media professionals).
Carroll Hall School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The School moved to Carroll Hall in July 1999. Tripled our usable space. Enabled us to add new activities and facilities: Television studios. “Carolina Week,” a 30-minute news magazine. Executive Education program. Charles Kuralt Learning Center. Park Library.
(2003 re-accreditation report) Our Goal Our Reputation “The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at UNC-CH is recognized by academics and media professionals as perhaps the best program in the nation.” (2003 re-accreditation report)