Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University General Education (Dick Law) Papers, 1986-2009
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Washington State University. General Education
- Title
- Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University General Education (Dick Law) Papers
- Dates
- 1986-2009 (inclusive)19862009
- Quantity
- 9 Linear feet of shelf space, (9 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- UA2009-09 (collection)
- Summary
- Files from the WSU General Education department from 1986-2009. Files include budgets, committee notes, and binder reports.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Historical Note
Washington State University’s General Education Visioning Committee was created in 2008 with representatives from a dozen campus departments. The Provost’s Office charged the committee to provide “a vision and strategy” for General Education within a year.
Prior to this committee, WSU’s model of General Education was a compromise model that embodied strengths of different models current in the 1980s, derived from an intensive study of general education models of the time. Based on the GEVC’s conclusions, in 2011 the University approved a new UCORE (University Common Requirements) program. Richard Law was an administrator of the General Education Program starting in 1990, as well as a professor of English until he retired.
Content Description
Files from the WSU General Education department from 1986-2009. Files include budgets, committee notes, binder reports, proposals, course criteria files, course requirements, and final paper requirements.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University General Education (Dick Law) Papers, 1986-2009 (UA2009-09)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative Information
Arrangement
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records' creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting performed by staff.
Boxes are mostly unorganized but are in subject files. Boxes 1, 2, and 5 contain administrative files, correspondence, and memoranda related to the General Education Committee (GEC) and Richard Law's time as an administrator of the program. Boxes 3 and 6 contains documents related to the Co-Teaching Grant from 1999-2004, as well as other grants related to the GEC. Boxes 7 and 8 contain material related to teaching, fundraising, and academic integrity. Box 9 contains information related to the Weyerhauser project.
Location of Collection
(MASC STAFF USE) 2-36-19-3Acquisition Information
This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Richard "Dick" Law on June 25, 2009 and retained as UA2009-09.
Processing Note
(MASC STAFF USE) Came with 21 boxes of books of which went to the Holland Library proper. One additional box received 2009-07-02 and added to end. Accessioned in original order, with two boxes combined. Additional items received 2009-06-29 added to the end of one box; see note in the front of those two boxes. Most in original boxes- see content notes on outside of boxes. Needs further appraisal - article files were purged in accessioning, but nothing more was done.
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Corporate Names
- Washington State University. General Education -- Records and correspondence
