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This collection includes minutes, agenda, memos, correspondence, reports, and proposals, published articles about academic standards and related student/faculty topics are included. These consist of response to graduate study proposals, statement of purpose, undergraduate and graduate positions, faculty suggestions for advising, Applied Study Term (AST), CLEP and graduation requirements.

Scope and Contents This collection contains bills and resolutions and constitutes a record of all legislation passed by the Faculty Senate from 1978-1987. There are many more resolutions than bills. Topics include Public Affairs Colloquium courses, the Learning Center, review of faculty member files, faculty salary increases, child care center, student recruitment and retention, campus police, tenure and promotion for faculty, physical development of campus, affirmative action, Faculty Senate by laws, SSU...

Scope and Contents Records include committee reports, report drafts, minutes, memos, and supporting documents for Institutional Values Committee, Strategic Planning Task Force Committee, and the NCA Faculty Scholarship Committee. Included are numerous sources on strategic planning referenced by these committees as well as resources collected by survey, including an institution-wide survey compiled by Education Testing Services (ETS) in 1991. These records were collected by Lynn Pardie, UIS Provost...

Scope and Contents Harold A. Katz was elected Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Glencoe in 1964. He served for nine terms from 1965-1983 and was active in many areas. His special interests included civil liberties, public health and safety, criminal law, regional transportation, licensure legislation, "sunset" legislation, legislative rules and procedures, and the convention for a new state constitution. Perhaps, though, his greatest contribution to the legislature was...

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...

Scope and Contents Personal papers of Dennis Fox, Assoc. Prof. Legal Studies. Includes police report of arrest, miscellaneous memos, e-mail correspondence, newspaper clippings, editorials and correspondence between Dr. Naomi Lynn, SSU Administration and Dennis Fox relating to his arrest for distributing leaflets on campus March 15, 1995. Also includes the faculty senate draft resolution # 25-5 and # 25-6 pertaining to rights of freedom of speech and assembly on campus, and various leaflet campaigns...

Scope and Contents This collection documents the inception and early history of the University Assembly and its structure of councils, committees, and commissions. It includes agendas and minutes of the Assembly, the Executive Committee and numerous ad hoc and standing committees. It also includes letters and memos about the problems and questions raised in establishing and implementing policy revealing the concerns of administrators, faculty members, staff members, students, and citizens of the community....

Scope and Contents The Constitutional Convention 1973-74 and SSU Constitution 1975 files include: documents, memoranda, and correspondence. Included are drafts for Faculty Bill of Rights, Constitution, powers, and responsibilities of the University Governance Structure. Memoranda are from President Robert Spencer and convention members of the University Assembly. This material contains the first constitution of this university. It defines membership in the university community, components of the...