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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="color:black">We are pleased to announce that as a result of the School of Library and Information Management regular comprehensive program review in fall 2015, the
American Library Association, Committee on Accreditation, granted Continued Accreditation to the program leading to the Master of Library Science at Emporia State University and scheduled the next visit in seven years, 2022. As stated in the American Library
Association, <i>Accreditation Process, Policies, and Procedures</i> (AP3), “Continued accreditation status is granted to accredited programs that continue to demonstrate compliance with the Standards following a comprehensive review” (ALA, AP3, 4 ed., I.12).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Mirah J. Dow, BSE, MLS, PhD, Professor and Interim Dean<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Campus Box 4025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Emporia State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">1 Kellogg Circle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Emporia, KS 66801-5087<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:mdow@emporia.edu">mdow@emporia.edu</a> </span>
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