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The collection contains material related to the committee’s work such as correspondence, minutes, agendas, reports, and program reviews. It also includes material related to SSU’s efforts to develop communication skills from all students as well as records that document university-wide program evaluations. The second box also includes two cassettes from one meeting.

Scope and Contents The Police Community Relations in Illinois Survey was funded by the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission and carried out by the staff of the Social Justice Professions Program under Dr. Burkett Milner's supervision and administration. The survey covered the programs of police departments in schools and communities, citizen's attitudes toward police, the work of community relations officers, and the effectiveness of Police Community Relations Units. The series includes materials from these...

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A student report entitled "Survey to Determine Contemporary Community Standards Existing in the City of Springfield, Illinois and SSU during the winter of 1970-71" and to Determine the Feasibility of the Phrase, ‘Contemporary Community Standards as a Guideline for Censorship.' By George M. Pica & Anne Goldfield. Report includes survey data, raw survey questionnaires and test materials to determine attitudes toward pornography and censorship in the Springfield area.

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This survey provides data SSU students  on the basis of 69 variables,  ranging from "marital status"  through "dark campus scary"  to "race/ethnic group."  It incorporates raw data  responses from 238 students.

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Assistant Vice-Chancellor of Student Affairs, Steve Chrans was directly responsible for the Student Affairs and Housing and Residential Life. This series contains site plans, cost estimates, and program documents for the residence halls and recreational building on the UIS/SSU campus. Also included are loan applications and request for solar energy grants from the federal government for building these units.

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Student Services Housing Records includes correspondence of Dean of Students, Homer Butler and housing coordinators Ernie Eden, Barbara Paiton, and Ted Rucker; applications, contracts, and resident lists for student housing units; brochures, guides, surveys, reports and rent projections for student housing. Also includes material relating to the Springfield Cooperative Housing Association and literature and slides relating to student housing at other universities.

Scope and Contents The International Festival is an annual program that highlights the cultural diversity at Sangamon State University/University of Illinois at Springfield. Organized by the International Student Organization, the festival features exhibits, food, and entertainment provided by international students and featuring their home countries. Each yearly festival is centered on a theme that explores the unique differences between the featured countries. Examples of themes include wedding...

Scope and Contents The files of Task Force on the Future of Illinois are divided into five series. Series 1: The Administration & process file, consists of agenda, minutes, correspondence, proposals and applications. Series II: Topic resource file, consists of bibliography, clippings, reports, surveys, etc. Series III: Coordination with other organizations file, consists of agenda, minutes, memos, correspondence, etc. Series IV: Public Participation File, consists of testimony, planning materials,...

Scope and Contents The Springfield World Federalist Association Records, 1948-73, consist of 3.85 cubic feet of minutes, correspondence, newsletters, annual reports, topical files, and collected publications. The collection documents the Federalist philosophy and goals, and the organizational structure, activities, and concerns of the local chapter, particularly fund-raising, membership, and educational efforts, and its relations with the national and regional Federalist organizations.Collection...

Scope and Contents Papers of Barbara Dickerman, SSU/UIS student, UIS admissions councilor, and Springfield housing and equal rights activist. Collection contains correspondence, reports, notes, newspaper clippings, and other memorabilia from Dickerman's work with such organizations as the League of Women Voters, YWCA, Springfield Housing Authority, NAACP, United Way, MOVE, Inc. and various other groups. Of note is Dickerman's work to desegregate Springfield School District #186, achieve fair...