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Physical Sciences Program records (1970-81) consist of description and proposal establishment of Physical Sciences Program, meeting minutes, agenda, memos, brochures and program sponsored events. The Physical Sciences Program sought to provide students with a solid foundation in the physical sciences, a perception of the major problems facing society and sufficient background to facilitate solutions. The program was terminated in 1981.

Scope and Contents Philosophy and Human Values Sequence Records, (1976-) consists of course descriptions, syllabi, bibliographies, and guidelines for adding and dropping courses. The Philosophy and Human Values Sequence does not offer a degree; it is a course sequence that can be taken in addition to or incorporated into a student's program. In 1989 the sequence name changed to Philosophy and in 1993 the sequence was changed to become a minor. This minor in Philosophy is to increase awareness of personal...

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Learning Center records includes: workshop and tutoring classes, reports of proposed terms for the Learning Center, "Outgribiana" newsletter from March 1977 to November 1978, CLEP Task Force Force papers, Summary of the Survey Concerning CLEP admissions and correspondence concerning the Learning Center.

Scope and Contents PIRIT ( Project for Institutional Renewal through the Improvement of Teaching) records include grant proposals, reports, memos, correspondence, meeting notes and project evaluations. The project was funded by the SSU Venture Fund and Exxon Education Foundation. SSU was one of the 16 colleges and universities (8 in the south & 8 in the Midwest) chosen to participate. Dick Johnston was PIRIT Coordator, April 1976-May 1977. Other members of the original PIRIT team were Ed Cell, Robert...

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Files contain announcements of guest speaker Dr. Louis C. Green, opening of the SSU Observatory, guest speaker Charles Schweighauser, Astronomy/Physics brochures, publications of "Astronomy from A to Z " and Comet Halley.

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Student files of History Program including files of B.A. and M.A. graduates and students who did not finish their studies. Files contain memoranda, advisor's notes, transcripts, copies of course evaluations, problem solving excercises, credit evaluation forms, and other advisee records.

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Prior to 1980 every graduating student at UIS was required to submit a Graduation Report to his advisor 30 days before the end the student's final term. This applied to undergraduate and graduate students. The reports consisted of a self assessment and demonstration of the student's academic achievement and communication skills. Teacher evaluations are also included in some reports.

Scope and Contents The Illinois Oral History Clearinghouse Project, conceived and conducted by Kathryn Wrigley, was created to compile and publish a directory of existing oral history programs in Illinois. The project was funded by the Illinois State Library through a Library Services and Construction Act (Title I) grant. The file contains questionnaires received from repositories of oral history collections, correspondence with repositories, grant proposal material, a master list of repositories, and budget...

Scope and Contents Oral History Directory, Projects, Grants & Contracts consisting of Illinois Oral History Directory, 1972; Oral History Projects from 1979-89; Oral History Grants & Contracts from 1977-84; notes plans, & correspondence for the Oral History Alliance (OHA) & materials from the June 6, 1982, OHA consititution & by-laws; the budget, planning notes & correspondence for the Illinois Oral History Conference, 1983, & materials from the conference; Oral History...

Scope and Contents "Eyewitness Illinois; Memoirs of the Governors" was planned and executed in two stages. The first was recording, transcribing and editing interviews with former governors and other former public officials. The second was disseminating this oral history by writing and dispatching press releases. The Illinois Humanities Council funded the project in its first stage; the MacArthur Foundation provided money for the second. Project Summary (Box 2, last folder) is a succinct...