The Division of Academic Affairs at Edward Waters College is devoted to serving as an exemplary academic division committed to fostering quality education, scholarship, research and service through involved, innovative, and informed faculty and staff.
Our faculty is committed to providing students an educational experience conducive to scholarly pursuits, preparation for leadership roles in the workplace, society and the world, and lifelong learning in a technologically advanced, complex global society.
Our students will become intentional learners with the ability to integrate knowledge across fields, experiences, and levels of learning; formulate and ask complex questions; understand and interrelate among global communities; and engage with a diverse civic society.
Our mission is to create and provide a stimulating and supportive learning environment for our students that is enriched with expansive opportunities to engage them in intentional learning for academic and lifelong success as leaders who can and will make a difference globally. Our ongoing goal is to be in a continual state of improving the academic standards and competitiveness of the College.
The Academic Affairs area is responsible for the administration of the academic programs. Academic administrators, faculty and staff work collectively and collaboratively to facilitate the mission of the College through its delivery of effective twenty-first century instruction and quality academic support services. Faculty, staff, and administrators demonstrate and promote high academic standards and expectations through leadership, scholarship, research, and public service.
The Edward Waters College undergraduate majors, minors, and concentrations are organized within five academic departments. The departments are:
• Business Administration • Communications • Criminal Justice • Science and Mathematics • Social and Behavioral Sciences
The requirements for each major, minor, and concentration are described in the College Catalog.
Edward Waters College’s Undergraduate Journal on Research Across The Disciplines is an interdisciplinary refereed journal with an emphasis on research across the disciplines. Select writings are reviewed by a peer reviewed editorial staff, which selects the best critical articles among the genres in research across the disciplines by scholars on a local, national, and international colleges and universities. Manuscripts are accepted throughout the year but must be received before the May and December publication release dates. Manuscripts can be in the Modern Language Association standard document style or the American Psychological Association (APA) format, and should not exceed 25 pages in length—not including tables, graphs, figures, and references—and typed double spaced in 12 point font Times New Roman. However, exceptions may be made for stellar quality. Submissions can be submitted for publication consideration to Dr. Monique L. Akassi at M.Akassi@ewc.edu as an attachment. Manuscripts should be original and not submitted to other journals. Manuscripts should include a short bio, cover letter, and contact information.
Edward Waters College’s HBCU Journal On Research Initiatives is published twice per year in January and August by Edward Waters College, care of Dr. Monique L. Akassi, Chief Editor 1658 Kings Road Jacksonville, Florida 32209.Subscriptions and copies can be purchased via online, bookstores, and/or via email at M.Akassi@ewc.edu. Single copies are available as an annual subscription and can also be obtained. Allprofits will go towards the annual academicconference on HBCU Conference on UndergraduateResearch Initiatives.Edward Waters College’s Call for Manuscripts:Edward Waters College’s HBCU Journal On Research Initiatives is an interdisciplinary peer reviewed referee journal with an emphasis on research initiatives in Historically Black Colleges and Universities across the disciplines.
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Honor Societies
Alpha Lambda Delta
ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA HONOR SOCIETY National Honor Society for First-Year Students
Edward Waters College is proud to announce the approval to charter a chapter of this prestigious honor society on our campus. This organization was founded in 1924 by Maria Leonard, the Dean of Women at the University of Illinois. Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) recognizes first-year students with a minimum 3.5 GPA their first semester who are also ranked in the top twenty percent of their class. This organization has continued to be innovative and responsive in recognizing the academic excellence of freshmen students by providing Senior Certificates and the Maria Leonard Senior Book Award since 1939, offering leadership conferences since 1978, recognizing outstanding chapters with the Order of the Torch Award since 1989, and recognizing the Outstanding Advisor of the Year since 1990.Currently, this organization has chapters at 280 campuses in the United States. The National organization is governed by a National Council which is located in Fairport, New York. There are over 1 million lifetime members with over 25,000 to 30,000 being inducted annually.
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY
Be enrolled full-time at an institution that has an active chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta
Earned a 3.5 grade point average or higher your first semester or first year
Potential candidates receive an invitation for membership from the Chapter Advisor
MEMBERSHIP FEES
National lifetime membership fees are $25. In addition, your local chapter usually charges local dues to pay operating expenses (mailings, refreshments, service projects, and local scholarships.
Alpha Kappa Mu
The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic excellence in all disciplines. AKM was founded at Tennessee A & I College (now known as Tennessee State University) in Nashville, Tennessee on November 26, 1937.The purpose of this organization is noted as promoting high scholarship; encourages sincere and zealous endeavor in all fields of knowledge and service; to cultivate a high order of personal living; and to develop an appreciation for scholarship and scholarly endeavor in others. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students are permitted to join with a minimum GPA of 3.3 and ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class. Students elected for membership in this organization should exemplify good character and exhibit the potential for leadership and service. This organization currently has 67 active chapters with over 91,990. AKM is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies which serves as the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies. For additional information please contact the Campus Advisor, Dr. Felicia Wider-Lewis or Dr. Andrea Cummings (904) 47081
MEMBERSHIP IN ALPHA KAPPA MU
Membership categories consist of collegiate, alumni, local honorary, and life members.
Members are elected from a list of those scholastically eligible and approved by the chapter advisor and an affirmative vote by the majority of chapter members present at a regular meeting.
Students eligible to be elected as undergraduate members must be:
registered as full-time, and in good standing with the institution at which the chapter is located
at least a junior in a degree-program, and has completed 50 percent of the requirements for graduation
has a minimum grade-point average of 3.3, when A=4
is ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class
exemplifies good character
exhibits the potential for leadership and service
Alpha Chi
ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETY NATIONAL COLLEGE HONOR SOCIETY Florida Kappa, Region III
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society was founded to promote and recognize academic excellence among college and university students across the disciplines on February 22, 1922.Its purpose was to encourage a spirit of service and leadership, and to nurture the foundation of character that strengthens effective scholarship.Alpha Chi is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies and is a coeducational honor society. Students accepted as members represent the top ten percent of their class form across the disciplines.There are over 300 chapters, located across the United States with approximately 10,000 members being inducted annually. Students accepted for membership into this prestigious honor society benefit from the opportunities to attend lectures, forums, debates, and events that cultivate the scholarly community; leadership and service opportunities, interactions and networking with other high achieving students; and a rich source of scholarship and financial rewards. For additional information, please contact Academic Affairs 904-470-8135.
MEMBERSHIP IN ALPHA CHI
ELIGIBILITY
To be eligible for membership you must be in the top 10 percent of juniors or seniors for consideration.
HOW TO APPLY
Students can not apply, they must be invited for membership by the faculty advisor for the chapter.
MEMBERSHIP FEE TO JOIN
The fee is $55 for a lifetime national membership. Chapters may add additional fees to help fund events and subsidize convention attendance.
August 31, 2019 07:00:00 PM
The Edward Waters College Emergency Management Team continues to closely monitor Hurricane Dorian, which is expected to be a Category 4 hurricane upon landfall in Florida.
Due to the easterly trajectory of the storm and its current speed, it has been determined that movement of the remaining on-campus students from their residence halls to the JWJ facility will not occur until further notice. Cafeteria hours will operate regular weekend hours on Sunday, September 1st and adjusted hours for Monday, September 2nd. Brunch will be from 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. and dinner will be from 5:00p.m. – 6:00p.m.
Be advised, you will receive official communication from the College via email, social media, the EWC Website, and Tiger Alert throughout the duration of the storm. We will continue to monitor weather conditions and update you accordingly.
The Mission of Residence Life and Housing is to provide a living learning experience that that supports all residential EWC students. We strive to create a safe wholesome living and learning environment that is conducive to the overall development of our students that aids in their academic success, leadership development, positive decision making and responsible citizenship. Services are provided to our students in a friendly, courteous and efficient manner which helps to promote academic success.
Mr. Quentin McBeth
Assistant Director of Housing Operations
904-470-8870
August 16, 2019 10:00am Milne Auditorium
*All incoming Freshmen students are mandated to be in attendance for this occasion. Freshmen female attire is black skirts and white blouse. Male Freshmen attire is black dress pants, white collar shirt and neck tie.
Business Accreditation
Jacksonville, Fla. – Edward Waters College is proud to announce that the Department of Business Administration has been granted the highly esteemed International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE) accreditation — a nationally and internationally based accreditation. The Department initiated a relationship with IACBE through membership status. Over the years, the EWC Department of Business Administration has proven itself worthy of this highly sought after status.
“The Department of Business Administration strives to prepare our students for responsible positions in business, industrial, and government entities. This accreditation signifies that we are training our students beyond the basic standards. In addition, we are training our students to be confident, competent, ethical, and responsible business managers and leaders in the today’s society,” said Dr. Francis Ikeokwu, chair of the business department at Edward Waters College. “We will continue to apply our students and push them as they develop and graduate from our program and the College.”
According to their Web site, the IACBE’s accreditation principles are designed to promote and stimulate excellence in business education, and each accreditation principle is linked to one or more characteristics of excellence in business education. IACBE accreditation signifies that the business curriculum and co-curricular experiences provide students with the knowledge and skills needed to function effectively in business and industry. For more information on IACBE visit http://www.iacbe.org.
Edward Waters College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education (IACBE) located at 11374 Strang Line Road in Lenexa, Kansas, USA.
The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic excellence in all disciplines. AKM was founded at Tennessee A & I College (now known as Tennessee State University) in Nashville, Tennessee on November 26, 1937. The purpose of this organization is noted as promoting high scholarship; encourages sincere and zealous endeavor in all fields of knowledge and service; to cultivate a high order of personal living; and to develop an appreciation for scholarship and scholarly endeavor in others. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students are permitted to join with a minimum GPA of 3.3 and ranked in the upper 10 percent of the class. Students elected for membership in this organization should exemplify good character and exhibit the potential for leadership and service. This organization currently has 67 active chapters with over 91,990. AKM is a member of the Association of College Honor Societies which serves as the nation’s only certifying agency for college and university honor societies. For additional information please contact the Campus Advisor, Dr. Felicia Wider-Lewis or Dr. Andrea Cummings (904) 47081
ALPHA CHI HONOR SOCIETY
