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Amitra Wall, assistant dean of intellectual foundations, was elected to the Commission on the Accreditation of Programs in Applied and Clinical Sociology (CAPACS) for a three-year term. CAPACS seeks to develop, promote, and support quality sociological education and practice through the accreditation of bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs in applied sociology, clinical sociology, engaged public sociology, and sociological practice. The commission establishes standards for such programs, accredits programs that demonstrate that they meet these standards, and monitors accredited programs to ensure that they continue to meet the standards. Her completion of the commission's Accreditation Review Committee and Site Visit Team Training Workshop at the AACS annual meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in October 2014 allows Wall to participate in site visits for the purpose of accrediting postsecondary programs in applied, clinical, and engaged public sociology and sociological practice.