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COLLECTION SUMMARY

Title:      University Committees, Academic Senate Committees records

Dates:     1964-2008 (bulk 1970-1998)

Creator:     Various university administrative committees, South Dakota State University

Physical description:     18.31 linear feet—22 containers, 1 audio cassette, 4 computer disks

Collection number:     UA 4.2

Language:     Collection material in English.

Repository:     South Dakota State University Archives, Hilton M. Briggs Library, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S.D.

Abstract:     Collection consists mainly of minutes from various Academic Senate committees.  Also included may be agendas, secretary working papers, correspondence, research, membership files, reports, handbooks, subject files and publications directly related to each committee.

ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Provenance:     This collection was received as records transfers from Academic Senate representatives in 1998 and 2000.  This is an on-going collection with material arriving through departmental records transfers, the university campus mail, or random donation by various individuals.

Access Restrictions:     This collection is open to research without restriction.

Copyright Status:     Copyright 2007 by South Dakota State University and SDSU Archives. Please credit the SDSU Archives if you copy or reproduce material from this finding aid.

It is the responsibility of anyone reproducing material to determine the copyright holders and obtain permission from them if necessary. Archives staff will provide available copyright information on request. Please note that most collections, especially those received before 1997, may not have complete information on file. (Revised 15 SEP 2003)

Preferred citation:     [Identification of item]. University Committees, Academic Senate Committees records, UA 4.2, South Dakota State University Archives, South Dakota State University, Brookings, S. D.

Processing information:     This collection was processed by Crystal J. Gamradt on 15 March 2005 with revisions on July 22, 2008 (cjg).

SELECTED SEARCH TERMS

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the subject guide. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.

Names:

• Berry, Russell.

Subjects:

• Academic Affairs Committee—South Dakota State University.

• Academic appeals—South Dakota State University.

• Academic freedom and tenure—South Dakota State University.

• Academic improvements—South Dakota State University.

• Academic Senate—South Dakota State University—Executive Committee—Minutes.

• Academic Senate—South Dakota State University.—Minutes.

• Accreditation—South Dakota State University.

• Administration, Evaluation of—South Dakota State University.

• Board of Control—South Dakota State University.

• Calendar—South Dakota State University.

• Classified employees—South Dakota State University.

• Council of Higher Education—South Dakota State University.

• Collective bargaining—South Dakota State University.

• Commencement—South Dakota State University.

• Committees—South Dakota State University.

• Conference of Senates—South Dakota State University.

• Core curriculum—South Dakota State University.

• Curriculum—South Dakota State University.

• Departments—South Dakota State University.

• Elections—South Dakota State University.

• Enrollment—South Dakota State University.

• Faculty—South Dakota State University.

• Faculty welfare—South Dakota State University.

• Fine arts—South Dakota State University.

• F.O. Butler Foundation—South Dakota State University

• General Education Committee—South Dakota State University.

• Governor’s Day—South Dakota State University.

• Graduate Council—South Dakota State University.

• Harding Distinguished Lecture Series—South Dakota State University.

• Higher Education Faculty Association—South Dakota State University.

• Honorary degrees—South Dakota State University.

• International programs—South Dakota State University.

• Promotion and tenure—South Dakota State University.

• Resolution 21—South Dakota State University.

• Resources Allocation Model—South Dakota State University.

• Retirement—South Dakota State University.

• Salary—South Dakota State University.

• Sewrey Faculty Colloquium—South Dakota State University.

• Student affairs—South Dakota State University.

• Student code—South Dakota State University.

• Student conduct—South Dakota State University.

• Students—South Dakota State University.

• Tenure—South Dakota State University.

• Tuition and fees—South Dakota State University.

• University activities—South Dakota State University.

BACKGROUND NOTE 

South Dakota State University has an important history of faculty governance.  In 1946, the faculty formed a Faculty Association to promote faculty interests and faculty welfare.  Although it was not a decision making body, the association had some influence on university policy and decision-making.  By the mid-1960's, however, faculty had begun to request a more official role in campus politics.  After much discussion, they voted to form an Academic Senate, to be implemented in 1970.  The Faculty Association assisted in the transition, and then disbanded in 1972.

The Senate was created to be a representative voice for faculty, researchers, campus-based extension specialists, and non-teaching professional staff.  Other institutions have governance bodies, but the Academic Senate at South Dakota State University is unique in composition, authority and focus.

The Academic Senate is an elected body through which the faculty expresses its concerns for the welfare of the university community, develops and disseminates ideas for university improvement, stimulates communication, contributes to the formation of general university policy, and performs those duties and functions especially allocated to or assumed by the faculty, subject to the limitation imposed by the laws of the State of South Dakota and the rules of the Board of Regents.  Constitutional authority is granted for policy formulation and approval of academic affairs, faculty affairs, student affairs and senate affairs.

Related Material:

South Dakota State University, Academic Senate, Minutes, Brookings, S.D., Academic Senate, 1970-1992-. S537.S6 S6093

SCOPE AND CONTENTS NOTE

The University Committees, Academic Senate sub-group is composed mainly of minutes from various Academic Senate committees.  Also included may be agendas, secretary working papers, correspondence, research, membership files, reports, handbooks, subject files and publications directly related to each committee.

ARRANGEMENT of the RECORDS

The University Committees, Academic Senate sub-group is arranged into six series: General, Committees, Correspondence, Minutes, Executive Committee Minutes, and Subject Files.

SERIES I:     GENERAL, 1981-1998, 2007

This series is composed mainly of financial and membership files.  The financial files include expenditure reports, as well as budget and funding information.  The membership files include lists of Senate members for the years 1983-1998.  Folders are arranged in alphabetical order.

Box 1.

1. Financial, 1981-1994

2. Membership, 1983-1998

3.  Petition—Amendment to Constitution of Academic Senate, 2007

SERIES II:     COMMITTEES, 1964-2008

This series is composed of many committees that perform the bulk of the Senate functions.  While some of the committees are permanent, most change from year to year, depending on the needs and desires of the Senate and the university community.  For a description of duties for individual committees consult the Faculty / Faculty-Student Committees Handbook.

Folders consist of minutes, clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous material collected by individual committees.  The bulk of the material deals with academic affairs, academic freedom and tenure, academic improvements, the Committee on Elections, the Conference of Senates, the constitution of the Senate, fine arts, the Sewrey Faculty Colloquium, and student affairs.

Folders are arranged in chronological order by fiscal year (July-June) and thereunder year alphabetically by committee.

Box 2.

1964-196 

1. Fine Arts

1968-1969

2. Academic Freedom and Tenure

3. Fine Arts

1969-1970

4. Academic Freedom and Tenure

5. Elections

6. Fine Arts

1970-1971

7. Academic Freedom and Tenure

8. Academic Improvements

9. Affiliation

10. Committee Structure

11. Elections

12. Evaluation of Administration

13. Faculty Welfare

14. Fine Arts

15. Student Affairs

16. Student Code and Judiciary

17. University Activities

1971-1972

18. Academic Freedom and Tenure

19. Academic Improvements

20. Affiliation

21. Board of Control

22. Committee Structure

23. Constitution

24. Elections

25. Faculty Concerns

26. Faculty Welfare

27. Fine Arts

28. Media Coordination

29. Promotion and Tenure

30. Public Relations

31. Religious Affairs

32. Student Affairs

33. University Activities

1972-1973

34. Academic Affairs

35. Academic Freedom and Tenure

36. Academic Improvements

37. Committee to Resolve Conflicts on  Scheduling Activities

38. Common Course Numbering

39. Constitution

40. County Extension Rights

41. Elections

42. Evaluation of Administration

43. F. O. Butler Fund

44. Faculty Concerns

45. Faculty Welfare

46. Final Exams

47. Fine Arts

48. Graduation requirements

49. Independent Study

50. Insurance

51. International Student Relations

52. Interrelationship between Senate and Graduate Faculty

53. Physical Plant

54. Promotion and Tenure

55. Public Relations

56. Student Affairs

57. Student Services

58. Sub baccalaureate Education Programs

59. Teacher and Course Evaluation

60. University Activities

61. Urgent Studies

1973-1974

62. Academic Affairs

63. Academic Appeals

64. Academic Freedom and Tenure

65. Academic Improvements

66. Constitution

67. Elections

68. Evaluation of Administration

69. Extra-Contract Activities of Professional Staff

70. Faculty Concerns

71. Faculty Forum

72. Faculty Welfare

73. Fine Arts

74. Goals and Objectives

75. Inter-Institutional

76. Physical Plant

77. Placement Services

78. Promotion and Tenure

79. Public Relations

Box 3.

1973-1974 

1. Student Advising Program

2. Student Affairs

3. Student Services

4. University Activities

5. Urgent Studies

1974-1975

6. Academic Affairs

7. Academic Freedom and Tenure

8. Academic Improvements

9. Briggs Recognition

10. Budgetary Inequities

11. Conference of Senates

12. Constitution

13. Elections

14. Evaluation of Administration

15. Faculty Concerns

16. Faculty Forum

17. Faculty Welfare

18. Fine Arts

19. Goals and Objectives

20. Gordon Foster Curriculum Questions

21. Harding Lecture

22. Placement Services

23. Retirement

24. Student Affairs

25. University Activities

26. Urgent Studies

27. Waiver of Basic Curriculum Requirements

1975-1976

28. Academic Affairs

29. Academic Freedom and Tenure

30. Academic Improvements

31. Adult Education

32. Conference of Senates

33. Constitution

34. Departmental Governance

35. Elections

36. Evaluation of Administration

37. Faculty Entertainment

38. Faculty Welfare

39. Fine Arts

40. Goals and Objectives

41. Gordon Foster Curriculum Questions

42. Placement Services

43. Procedure Policy

44. Student Affairs

45. Student Conduct

46. University Activities

1976-1977

47. Academic Affairs

48. Academic Appeals and Classroom Standards

49. Academic Freedom and Tenure

50. Academic Improvements

51. Conference of Senates

52. Constitution

53. Core Curriculum

54. Departmental Governance

55. Elections

56. Faculty Concerns

57. Faculty Entertainment

58. Faculty Welfare

59. Harding Lecture

60. Quality Education

61. Student Affairs

62. Student Conduct

63. University Activities

64. Workshops

Box 4.

1977-1978 

1. Academic Affairs

2. Academic Freedom and Tenure

3. COHE

4. Conference of Senates

5. Core Curriculum

6. Elections

7. Faculty Concerns

8. Faculty Entertainment

9. Faculty Welfare

10. Fine Arts

11. International Student Relations

12. Quality Education

13. Student Affairs

14. University Restructuring

1978-1979

15. Academic Affairs

16. Academic Appeals

17. Academic Freedom and Tenure

18. Academic Improvements

19. COHE

20. Conference of Senates

21. Core Curriculum

22. Elections

23. Faculty Welfare

24. Fine Arts

25. Harding Lecture

26. Mini-Sabbatical Screening

27. Search Committee

28. Student Affairs

29. Travel

1979-1980

30. Academic Affairs

31. Academic Freedom and Tenure

32. Conference of Senates

33. Constitution

34. Core Curriculum

35. Elections

36. Harding Lecture

37. Student Advisory

38. Student Retention

1980-1981

39. Academic Affairs

40. Audio Visual Center

41. COHE

42. Conference of Senates

43. Constitution

44. Elections

45. Evaluation of Administration

46. Fine Arts

47. Harding Lecture

48. International Student Relations

49. Internationalization of Education

50. Planning

51. Purposes and Goals

52. Resource Allocation Model (RAM)

53. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

54. Student Affairs

55. Student Conduct

1981-1982

56. Academic Affairs

57. Academic Appeals

58. Academic Improvements

59. America's Energy is Mindpower Campaign

60. Audio Visual Center

61. Campus-wide Colloquium

62. COHE

63. Conference of Senates

Box 5.

1981-1982 

1. Education Philosophies

2. Elections

3. Evaluation of Administration

4. Faculty Entertainment

5. Fine Arts

6. Honorary Degrees

7. International Student Relations

8. Internationalization of Education

9. Prioritization

10. Purposes and Goals

11. Student Advisory

12. Student Affairs

13. Student Conduct

1982-1983

14. Academic Affairs

15. COHE

16. Conference of Senates

17. Constitution

18. Education Philosophies

19. Elections

20. Fine Arts

21. Harding Lecture

22. Liberal Studies Core Curriculum

23. Prioritization

24. Resource Allocation Model (RAM)

25. Retirement

26. Senate Committees I-V

27. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

28. Student Affairs

1983-1984

29. Academic Affairs

30. Conference of Senates

31. Elections

32. Fine Arts

33. Internationalization of Education

34. Liberal Studies Core Curriculum

35. Resource Allocation Model (RAM)

36. Search Committee

37. Senate Committees I-V

38. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

39. Student Affairs

1984-1985

40. Conference of Senates

41. Constitution

42. Elections

43. International Student Programs

44. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

Box 6.

1985-1986 

1. Academic Affairs

2. Academic Appeals

3. Academic Improvements

4. COHE

5. Elections

6. Faculty Entertainment

7. Fine Arts

8. Harding Lecture

9. Honorary Degrees

10. International Student Relations

11. Internationalization of Education

12. Liberal Studies Core Curriculum

13. Resource Allocation Model (RAM)

14. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

15. Student Affairs

16. Student Conduct

17. University Honors Program

1986-1987

18. Fine Arts

19. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1987-1988

20. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1988-1989

21. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1989-1990

22. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1990-1991

23. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1991-1992

24. Copyright Committee

25. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

26. Student Conduct

Box 7.

1992-1993 

1. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1993-1994

2. Academic Affairs

3. Academic Appeals

4. Core Curriculum

5. Faculty Concerns

6. Honorary Degrees

7. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

8. Tenure

1994-1995

9. Academic Affairs

10. Core Curriculum

11. Harding Distinguished Lecture

12. Honorary Degrees

13. Internationalization of Education

14. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

15. Student Affairs

1996-1997

16. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1997-1998

17. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1998-1999

18. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1998-1999
 

19. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

1999-2000

20. Academic Affairs

21. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2000-2001

22. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2001-2002

23. Harding Distinguished Lecture

24. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2002-2003

25. Harding Distinguished Lecture

26. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2003-2004

27. Academic Affairs Committee

28. General Education Committee

29. Harding Distinguished Lecture

30. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2004-2005

31. Academic Affairs

32. Harding Distinguished Lecture

33. Sewrey Colloquium

2005-2006

34. Academic Affairs

35. Harding Distinguished Lecture

36. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2006-2007

37. Harding Distinguished Lecture

38. Sewrey Faculty Colloquium

2007-2008

39. Harding Distinguished Lecture

SERIES III:     CORRESPONDENCE, 1967-2001

This series is composed of correspondence generated and collected by the Academic Senate.  Folders are arranged in chronological order by fiscal year (July-June).

Box 8.

1. [n.d.]

2. 1967-1968

3. 1970-1971

4. 1971-1972

5. 1972-1973

6. 1973-1974 June

7. 1973-1974 July-December

8. 1975 January-June

9. 1975 July-December

10. 1976 January-June

11. 1976 July-December

12. 1977 January-June

13. 1977 July-December

14. 1978 January-June

Box 9.

1. 1978 July-1979

2. 1979-1980

3. 1980-1981

4. 1981-1982

5. 1982-1983

6. 1983-1984

7. 1984-1985

8. 1985-1986

9. 1990-1991

10. 1991-1992

11. 1992-1993

12. 2000-2001

SERIES IV:     MINUTES, 1970-2007

This series consists of minutes of the Academic Senate.  Included are agendas, secretary working papers, and proxies.  Folders are arranged in chronological order by fiscal year (July-June).

Box 10.

1. 1970 May-1971 July

2. 1971 September-1972 July

3. 1972 August-1973 August

4. 1973 September-1974 July

5. 1974 August-1975 July

6. 1975 August-1976 August

7. 1976 September-1977 April

8. 1977 May-1978 July

9. 1978 August-1979 July

10. 1979 August-1980 August

11. 1980 July-September

12. 1980 October-December

13. 1981 January-June

14. 1981 July-September

15. 1981 October-December

16. 1982 January-March

17. 1982 April-June

18. 1982 August-December

Box 11.

1. 1983 January-June

2. 1983 July-September

3. 1983 October-December

4. 1984 January-May

5. 1984 July-September

6. 1984 October-December

7. 1985 January-March

8. 1985 April-June

9. 1985 July-September

10. 1985 October-December

11. 1986 January-March

12. 1986 April-June

13. 1986 July-December

14. 1987 January-June

15. 1987 September-October

16. 1987 November-December

17. 1988 January-February

18. 1988 March-April

19. 1988 August-October

20. 1988 November-December

Box 12.

1. 1989 January-March

2. 1989 April-June

3. 1989 August-October

4. 1989 November-December

5. 1990 January-April

6. 1990 September-December

7. 1991 January-May

8. 1991 August-December

9. 1992 January-May

10. 1992 September-December

11. 1993 January-May

12. 1993 September-December

13. 1994 January-March

14. 1994 April-May

15. 1994 July-October

16. 1994 November-December

Box 13.

1. 1995 January-March

2. 1995 April-June (1 - 3½” floppy diskette)

3. 1995-1996 (2 – 3 ½” floppy diskettes)

4. 1996-1997

5. 1997-1998

6. 2000

7. 2000-2001

8. 2001-2002

9. 2002-2003

10. 2003-2004

Box 14.

1. 2004-2005

2. 2005-2006

SERIES V:     EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MINUTES, 1970-1998

This series consists of minutes of the Executive Committee of the Academic Senate.  Included are agendas, secretary working papers, and proxies. Folders are arranged in chronological order by fiscal year (July-June).

Box 15.

1. 1970-1971

2. 1971-1972

3. 1972-1973

4. 1973-1974

5. 1974-1975

6. 1975-1976

7. 1976-1977

8. 1977-1978

9. 1978-1979

10. 1979-1980

11. 1980-1981

12. 1981-1982

13. 1982-1983

14. 1983-1984

15. 1984-1985

16. 1985-1986

17. 1987-1988

18. 1988-1989

19. 1989-1990

Box 16.

1. 1990-1991

2. 1991-1992

3. 1992-1993

4. 1993-1994

5. 1994-1995

6. 1995-1996

7. 1997-1998

SERIES VI:     SUBJECT FILES, 1969-1998

This series consists of collected material on various subjects relating to or of importance to the Academic Senate.  It is believed that the various committees reporting to it sent much of this material to the Academic Senate.

The bulk of the material deals with faculty and students at South Dakota State University.  The faculty material deals with many topics, but some items of note are professional staff and teacher evaluations, the relationship between the faculty and the Senate, material from faculty meetings, faculty representatives, faculty rules and regulations, and the Faculty Senate.  The student material also deals with many topics, and includes a proposal for career development, student activities, and material from the Student Senate and the Student Association.  Also included is material dealing with academic appeals and faculty controversies.

While this sub-group deals with many topics, a few covered in this material are curriculum, tuition and fees, collective bargaining groups, accreditation, classified employees, the Resources Allocation Model (RAM), various projects and programs which the senate sponsored or participated in, clippings, and material dealing with Resolution 21.

Folders are arranged in chronological order by fiscal year (July-June) and alphabetically by subject within each year.

Box 17.