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Faculty Senate Records
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Oregon State University. Faculty Senate.
- Title
- Faculty Senate Records
- Quantity
-
4 cubic ft.
5 microfilm reels - Collection Number
- RG 044
- Summary
- The Faculty Senate records document the development, administration and activities of the OSU Faculty Senate and its various committees.
- Repository
-
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu - Languages
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Historical NoteReturn to Top
Composed of representatives from all academic and administrative units, the Faculty Senate is the primary governing body of the University, responsible for academic policies, educational standards, curricula, academic regulations, and faculty welfare. In its capacity as the University's legislative body, the Faculty Senate presents recommendations to the President of the University, who has the authority to pass or veto any measure submitted. Organized in 1945 by the Committee on Resident Faculty Organization, the Faculty Senate (formerly known as the Faculty Council prior to 1957) was the first faculty body at Oregon State University that included elected representatives.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Due to differences in the series designations between the paper and microfilm records in this group, the microfilm reels are described separately below and in the inventory.
Series I contains correspondence, minutes, memoranda, annual committee reports, and studies generated by the Faculty Senate's committees. Two of the major committees represented in this series are the Executive and the Faculty Economic Welfare Committee. The latter examined issues pertaining to faculty salaries and benefits. One cubic foot of Faculty Senate materials from the records of C. W. Hovland, Department Chair of Religious Studies and president of the Faculty Senate from 1978 to 1979, has been transferred into this series. Series II consists of minutes of the Faculty Senate. The microfilm records also contain minutes of the Faculty Senate and cover one year (1956) not in the paper records. Series III are Reports to the Senate sent to Senate members outlining meeting agendas and memoranda and reports from committees.
Series IV contains informational materials and memoranda regarding the presentation of the OSU Distinguished Service Awards. Nomination packets of the winners of the Distinguished Service Award and other awards (containing curriculum vitas and letters or recommendation) are also in this series.
Series V consists of studies, opinion papers, and addresses prepared for the Faculty Senate by faculty members, committees, and outside consultants. Series VI contains general correspondence, a handbook, memoranda, and informational reports relating to the administrative structure, policies, and history of the Faculty Senate.
The 5 reels of Faculty Senate microfilm records date from 1944 to 1971 and consist primarily of correspondence, minutes, committee and curriculum council reports, informational materials, and memoranda. The minutes, informational material, and reports were created by the Committee On Faculty Organization, an ad hoc committee formed by the University to establish the Faculty Senate. The microfilm also contains correspondence, memoranda, and reports from the Committee On Committees and the Publication Advisory Committee. Series numbers in brackets on the inventory correspond to series indicators in the microfilm.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Faculty Senate Records (RG 44), Oregon State University Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Organized into six series: I. Committees; II. Minutes; III. Reports to the Faculty Senate; IV. Awards; V. Studies, Opinion Papers, and Addresses; and VI. Subject files.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series I: Committees, 1944-1989Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 1 | Academic Advising
Committee |
1971, 1977 |
| 1 | Academic Deficiencies
Committee |
1969-1972 |
| 1 | Academic Regulations
Committee |
1977-1979 |
Academic Requirements
Committee |
1968-1974 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Committee
Reports |
1970-1973 |
| 1 | Curriculum
Policies |
1970-1974 |
| 1 | Meeting Minutes and
Agendas |
1970-1973 |
| 1 | Revisions of Academic
Regulations |
1973 |
| 1 | S-U Grading |
1968-1973 |
| 1 | Transfer of Community
College and Voc-tech Credits |
1971-1973 |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Academic Reviews and Appeals
Committee |
1969-1972 |
| 1 | Academic Status
Committee |
1970 |
Ad Hoc Committees |
1970-1982 | |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Committee on Martin
Luther King's Birthday |
1982 |
| 1 | Committee on Faculty
Workloads |
1973 |
| Box | ||
| 1 | Advancement of Teaching
Committee |
1969-1971 |
| 1 | Bylaws Committee |
1970-1971 |
| 1 | Charter Day
Committee |
1969 |
| 1 | Committee on Admissions of
Graduate Students |
1969 |
| 1 | Committee on Admissions of
Undergraduate Students |
1969-1972 |
| 1 | Committee on
Committees |
1967-1972 |
| 1 | Committee to Coordinate
Distribution and Review of Statements on Student Rights |
1969 |
| 1 | Committee for Minority and
Special Services Programs |
1969-1971 |
| 1 | Committee on Reorganization
and Enlargement of the Faculty Council |
1954-1955 |
| 1 | Committee on Resident Faculty
Organization |
1944 |
| 1 | Curriculum
Committee |
1971 |
| 2 | Examinations
Committee |
1971 |
| 2 | Executive
Committee |
1964-1973 |
| 2 | Memoranda to
Faculty |
1981-1989 |
| 2 | Faculty Day
Committee |
1968-1970 |
| 2 | Faculty Economic Welfare
Committee |
1950, 1956-1958, 1964-1978 |
| 2 | Academic Salary Statistical
Reports |
1982-1986 |
| 2 | Academic Salaries Seminar
Report, Surveys, and Data |
1986-1987 |
| 2 | Subcommittee on Salary
Information |
1972-1974 |
| 2 | Faculty Recognition and
Awards Committee |
1969-1971 |
| 2 | Faculty Status
Committee |
1971 |
| 2 | International Education
Committee |
1969-1972 |
| 2 | Library Committee |
1969-1971 |
| 2 | Nominations
Committee |
1970-1972 |
| 2 | Registration and Scheduling
Committee |
1971 |
| 3 | Retirement
Committee |
1979-1981 |
| 3 | Special Services
Committee |
1970-1971 |
| 3 | University Honors Program
Committee |
1969-1971 |
Series II: Minutes, 1944-1999Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | 5 bound
volumes |
1944-1955, 1957-1965 |
| 3 | 1969-1972, 1977-1995, 1998-1999 | |
| 3 | Minutes Index |
1967-1979 |
Series III: Reports to the Faculty Senate, 1970-1998Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 3 | 1970-1972, 1980-1990 | |
| 4 | 1991-1998 |
Series IV: Awards, 1974-2000Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 | Award Nomination Criteria
Guidelines, 2000 |
|
| 4 | Distinguished Service Awards,
1974-1976 |
1978-1980, 1983 |
| 4 | Faculty Award Nomination
Packets |
1997-2000 |
| 4 | List of Award
Recipients |
1964-1989 |
Series V: Studies, Opinion Papers, and Addresses, 1988-1999Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 | Faculty Forum
Papers |
1988-1991, 1998-1999 |
| 4 | Faculty Salary Structures and
Trends; and How We Track Them |
1990 |
Series VI: Subject Files, 1970-1999Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Box | ||
| 4 | Bylaws and Standing
Rules |
1974-1975 |
| 4 | Correspondence and
Memos |
1988-1989, 1993, 1999 |
| 4 | Faculty Panels |
1970-1971 |
| 4 | Faculty Senate
Handbook |
1994-1995 |
| 4 | Promotion and
Tenure |
1982-1984 |
| 4 | Provosts' Annual Address to
the Faculty |
1989 |
| 4 |
" Roots of the Faculty
Senate" (Brief historical essay on the Faculty Senate) |
1984 |
Microfilmed recordsReturn to Top
Other Descriptive InformationReturn to Top
- reel 1: Faculty Senate Minutes, 1945-1966 [Subgroup 1, Series 1]
- reel 1: Correspondence, 1945-1960 [Subgroup 1, Series 2]
- reel 2: Correspondence, 1960-1964 [Subgroup 1, Series 2]
- reel 2: Committee and Curriculum Council Reports, 1945-1964 [Subgroup 1, Series 3]
- reel 2: Reports, 1945-1959 [Subgroup 1, Series 4]
- reel 2: Organization, 1954-1957 [Subgroup 1, Series 5]
- reel 2: Committee on Resident Faculty Oganization, 1944 [Subgroup 2, Series 1-5]
- reel 2: Committee on Committees, 1955-1961 [Subgroup 3, Series 1]
- reel 3: Faculty Senate Minutes, 1968-1971 [Series 1]
- reel 3: Correspondence, 1968-1971 [Series 2]
- reel 3: Executive Committee, 1968-1970 [Series 3]
- reel 4: Executive Committee, 1969-1971 [Series 3]
- reel 4: Reports, Committee, 1967-1971 [Series 3]
- reel 4: School of Agriculture Correspondence, 1969-1971 [Series 5]
- reel 4: Agendas, 1967-1971 [Series 6]
- reel 4: Members, 1968-1969 [Series 7]
- reel 4: Publication Advisory Committee (Adv. Com. on Faculty Publications), 1967-1968 [Series 8]
- reel 5: Committee on Resident Faculty Organization, 1944 [This reel exactly duplicates paper records in the folder, "Committee on Resident Faculty Organization, 1944", with the exception of one page of Minutes on the film which is not in the original paper records. This page has been printed out and is available with the original paper records.]
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Universities and colleges--Faculty--Salaries, etc.--Oregon--Corvallis.
- Universities and colleges--Oregon--Corvallis--Curricula.
Corporate Names
- Oregon State University--Administration.
- Oregon State University--Faculty.
- Oregon State University. Faculty Senate.
- Oregon State University. Faculty Economic Welfare Committee.
