University of Arkansas Campus Governance Records
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains various campus governance bodies’ meeting minutes notes, agendas, reports, studies, correspondence, and memos. Subjects covered include: recommendations for classes to be added and eliminated, committee nominations for governing roles, and catalog changes. The “Campus Governance” folders contain items from the Campus Council and the Campus Faculty organizations. The collection has a small portion of materials from 1935, and the bulk dates of the collection are 1956-1992. Original folder titles were maintained during processing.
Dates
- 1935-1992
- Majority of material found within 1956-1992
Conditions Governing Access
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Conditions Governing Use
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Biographical / Historical
Campus governance bodies have evolved throughout the history of the University. In the early days of the University, the President would call meetings of the faculty to advise on some matters. In 1912, campus governance was divided between the larger University Senate and the smaller overarching University council. Specific membership requirements for the different groups changed frequently through the years. The basic membership of the University Senate was upper-level administration and the majority of faculty members. The University Council was made up of administrators and a few faculty representatives. In 1955, the name of the University council changed to University Senate Council. Then in 1976, the Board of Trustees approved a policy to establish a new structure in Board Policy 810.1 The policy has been updated several times. Beginning in 1977, there were three separate governance groups: Campus Faculty, Non-academic Staff Council, and Student Council. A few representatives from each of these groups would serve on the overarching Campus Council. There was another distinct change in 1996, establishing the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, and Student Senate, each comprised of elected representatives. A Smaller number of representatives from each one of the three groups met together to form the overarching Campus Council. The full Campus Faculty continued to meet as a distinct group once a semester.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by governing body chronologically and its original order was maintained.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The University of Arkansas Campus Governance Records was donated to the Special Collections Department by Lloyd O. Warren of Fayetteville, AR.
Processing Information
Nathaniel Guttenberg, September, 2023.
Source
- Warren, Lloyd Oliver, 1915-2014 (Donor, Person)
- Title
- University of Arkansas Campus Governance Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Nathaniel Guttenberg
- Date
- September, 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu