Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications, Inc.

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Sustaining Corporate Affiliate Program
In 2005, the ACCGC Board of Directors established the Sustaining Corporate Affiliate program. This program gives graphic communications related companies the opportunity to make a contribution of $5,000 to become a corporate sponsor of the council. Sustaining Corporate Affiliates contribute to the improvement of academic graphic communications programs and help insure that there will be a continuous supply of qualified graduates for the industry. It is possible to initiate a SCA membership with a $1,000 contribution and the remaining contribution being paid the following years. At present, six companies have standing as ACCGC Sustaining Corporate Affiliates; they are:

Eastman Kodak Company • Heidelberg USA • INX International Ink Co. • Leo Burnett USA, Inc. • Quad/Graphics • Xerox Corporation

Affiliate Benefits
The multiple benefits of a company/corporation becoming an ACCGC Sustaining Corporate Affiliate are:

1. Helping to improve the quality of associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs in graphic communications at colleges and universities.
2. Providing additional credibility for associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degree programs in the eyes of industry, prospective students, and graduates of accredited programs.
3. Receiving public and industry recognition for the support of graphic communications education.
4. Facilitating the opportunity for affiliated companies/corporations to have representation on the ACCGC Board of Directors (currently, four Sustaining Corporate Affiliate companies are represented on the ACCGC Board).
5. Making it possible to have direct access to graphic communications graduates for employment purposes from the ACCGC accredited colleges and universities.

Dear Supporter of Graphic Communications Education,

For at least 40 years—perhaps a great deal longer—printers and publishers have wished that there was some way to insure that students in graphic arts/printing classes learn up-to-date theory and techniques from well-qualified faculty using contemporary equipment. Responding to this need, graphic communications educators and printing industry leaders from around the nation, working under the auspices of PIA/GATF, created the Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications, Inc. (ACCGC) in 1998.

The Board of Directors of ACCGC is comprised of 11 educators and eight industry personnel who provide viable, creditable, and defensible accreditation standards that can be used to promote and encourage sound associate- and baccalaureate-level educational programs in graphic communications. The ACCGC is the only accrediting body involved in reviewing all types of graphic communications programs whether they are focused on design, technology, and/or management.

Both qualitative and quantitative evidence are obtained through an academic program self-study with facts substantiated by a three-member ACCGC visitation team in determining the accreditation status of the college/university graphic communications program. To date, five baccalaureate-level programs have received accreditation and three academic programs are in the process of being considered.

ACCGC Board members invite you to become part of the solution by becoming a Corporate Sustaining Affiliate of the council. For a contribution of $5,000.00, you can join the existing ranks of Corporate Sustaining Affiliates. Executives of Corporate Sustaining Affiliates are eligible to serve on the ACCGC Board of Directors; thus, your company could have a vital and demonstrable affect on the future of graphic communications education nationwide.

On behalf of the Board of Directors, I ask that you consider becoming an ACCGC Corporate Sustaining Affiliate. ACCGC is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt body. If you have any questions, please contact me at jwaite@uh.edu or our Managing Director, Dr. Ervin Dennis, at ea.dennis@cfu.net.

Sincerely yours,
Jerry J. Waite, Ed.D.
Professor of Technology, University of Houston
President, Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications