<p>DGayeski brings up some points that students may want to consider when comparing communications programs. </p>
<p>Accreditation can be confusing. Syracuse University, like Ithaca College, is regionally accredited by the Middle States Association. In addition, many Syracuse University programs have sought out professional accreditation, and the Newhouse School of Public Communications is one of those programs. We are accredited by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC), an organization whose members are educators and mass communications professionals. This professional accreditation is indeed voluntary. We do adhere to the values proposed by ACEJMC and find their outside assessment helpful in our search for excellence. We also agree that internships are very important in the field of communications. It is common for Newhouse students to have multiple internships, and accreditation allows students ample internship opportunities which students are free to exceed. It was great to read about Newhouse and Ithaca College interns in USA Today College working together at the Olympics:
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Clearly both schools worked hard to make that opportunity possible for their students.</p>
<p>The Newhouse School does have undergraduate and graduate programs. Teaching is important in both. The creative and research agenda of the Newhouse faculty not only keep them current in a field that is rapidly changing, but also informs their teaching so that students are enriched by the faculty experience and knowledge.<br>
Students seeking higher education in communications will find that there are many programs with different models. DGayeski is right that Ithaca and Syracuse are different and both fine programs. It is worth a campus visit to learn more. Anyone interested in visiting, feel free to schedule a visit at <a href=“http://newhouse.syr.edu/admissions/information-sessions”>http://newhouse.syr.edu/admissions/information-sessions</a> or e-mail me directly at <a href=“mailto:mapatino@syr.edu”>mapatino@syr.edu</a>.</p>
<p>Best of luck in all your upcoming decisions!</p>
<p>Maximo Patino
Director, Recruitment and Diversity
The Newhouse School</p>
<p>As an alum of Syracuse University, I am delighted to see that Newhouse staff are now active on College Confidential. Thanks, Max, for your post.</p>
<p>My son has applied to both Newhouse and Ithaca as well as other colleges. His first choice, after a great visit to Syracuse, is Newhouse. Friendly! Helpful! Fabulous! My fingers are crossed that Newhouse decides he fits the Class of 2018!</p>
Does anyone know if Ithaca has a dual major prgram for business/communications similar to the Newhouse Whitman dual program at SYracuse? I could not find info on the Ithaca site.
Does anyone know if Ithaca has a dual major prgram for business/communications similar to the Newhouse Whitman dual program at SYracuse? I could not find info on the Ithaca site.
My son is headed to Park School this fall after looking at more than a dozen journalism/marketing communications schools, and I am a PR professional who was a journalism major in college (Kent State – also accredited for journalism) and ran several internship programs at work. Here are questions my son came up with to help whittle down choices (which included Syracuse): 1) How soon can he take classes in his major, or does he have to get through the general education requirements first? 2) For someone who is not a sports guy, but is big into music (he played in high school band and jazz band), where does he feel most comfortable (and are there opportunities for him to continue playing music?) 3) How easy is it to switch between various majors within a specific school and outside of the school (or double major/minor, e.g., business? 4) How many aspects of communications does the school offer beyond journalism, e.g., advertising, marketing communications, film, digital media, broadcasting, etc.? The college experience is what students make it. Even the most celebrated schools can’t serve students internships and jobs on a silver platter – the students need to work hard at getting them by learning networking skills, how to interview, writing thank you notes, etc. In the end, Ithaca was the best fit for my son, and even though I hold Newhouse in high regard (to the point I may go back for my IMC master’s there), I feel 100% confident there will be no shortage of opportunities for him at Ithaca, but he’ll need to be motivated, ambitious and hard-working in order to seize them.
@cmackPR…Good luck to you and your son. Ithaca and the Park School are terrific and as you noted will offer your son many opportunities. I am a firm believer that fit and academic fit are paramount to a successful college experience. My daughter is a rising junior at Newhouse and Whitman. Syracuse was the perfect place for her and she is thriving. My son needed a very different environment and excelled at a small Jesuit school. After graduating he landed a fantastic job.
I don’t believe either of my kids would have fared as well at the other’s school.
Those successful experiences your son will enjoy at Ithaca will serve him well upon graduation. Again, Good Luck!