Scope and Contents This collection includes files accumulated and developed in the offices of Dr. James G. Martin, William C. Lang, Martin J. Nelson, Wallace Anderson, Fred Lott, and Patricia Geadelmann. Most of the material comes from offices that evolved into the Offices of the Vice-President and Provost and Assistant Vice-President, Academic Affairs. As such, the material deals mostly with faculty and curriculum. The files cover the period from about 1957 through about 1989, with the heaviest coverage in...

Scope and Contents These files document the interest and concerns of the Vice President and Provost in the planning, construction, renovation, and use of campus buildings and spaces.  This interest, in keeping with the Provost's primary responsibilities, is focused primarily on academic buildings and their use.  The files include correspondence, reports, sketches, and a few photographs relating both to major projects, such as the Gallagher-Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, as well as to minor...

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This small series illustrates the interests of the Vice President and Provost in gifts and endowments given to the University of Northern Iowa.  Some folders are substantial; some are quite modest.  This series should not be considered to be an exhaustive collection of material relevant to donations to the university.  Rather, it concentrates on gifts that benefited the academic portion of the university.  

Scope and Contents This large series covers matters of great importance to the University of Northern Iowa: for example, strategic planning, long-range planning, academic program review, accreditation, student outcomes assessment, and faculty productivity. The records also included a substantial quantity of material from the Office of Academic Affairs. The records were so thoroughly mixed when they arrived in the Archives that it did not seem appropriate, or even possible, to sort them into their...

Scope and Contents Areas that may be of particular interest to researchers include: Academic Computing Services and computer laboratories, including proposals for various student laboratories on campus; General Education Committee material, 1970-1985; summer session budget information, 1985-1992; the Marlene Strathe correspondence; Student Outcomes Assessment Committee information, 1987-1993; the documents from the University Committee on Curricula, 1984-1992; the experimental course documents, 1978-1993; and...