Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections & Archives Research Center
University
Archives
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Library
Oregon State University
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Email:
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FV P
186
Oregon State University. College of Liberal
Arts.
College of Liberal Arts
Videotapes
1975-1996
1975-1986
1 cubic foot, including 20
videotapes
1 box
The College of Liberal Arts Videotapes
consist primarily of instructional or promotional videotapes created and
or assembled by the College that provide information about liberal arts
academic programs at Oregon State and techniques for improving college and
university teaching. The collection also includes a recording of a 1996
lecture by Senator Ron Wyden.
Materials
in
English.
Historical Note:
At the time that it gained land grant status in 1868, Oregon State
University (then Corvallis College) was a typical liberal arts college of
the day. As the college's curriculum expanded into the sciences and
technology in the early 20th century, the liberal arts were de-emphasized;
they were grouped in to the Division of Service Departments. In 1919, the
division was renamed the School of Basic Arts and Sciences. With the
reorganization of Oregon's public higher education in 1932, the liberal
arts at OSU were de-emphasized further. The ensuing Lower Division was
limited to freshman and sophomore level courses.
After World War II, President A. L. Strand pushed to expand the liberal
arts at the college. In 1959, divisional majors in humanities and social
sciences were offered for the first time, and in 1961 the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences was established. Various degree programs
were developed in the 1960s. In 1973, the school became the College of
Liberal Arts.
Gordon Gilkey served as the first Dean of the School of Humanities and
Social Sciences, a position he held until his retirement in 1978; David J.
King was Dean of the College from 1978 until 1982; Bill Wilkins served as
Dean from 1982 until his retirement in 1994. Kay Schaffer joined the
Oregon State faculty as Dean of Liberal Arts in 1994, a position she held
until her retirement in 2007.
The College of Liberal Arts Videotapes consist primarily of
instructional or promotional productions created or assembled by the
College. Eight of the videotapes are VHS format; the remainder (12) are
3/4" Umatic. Several of the videotapes were produced by Oregon State
students in broadcast communications.
Eleven items (FV P186:09 - FV P186:19) are College and University
Teaching (CAUT) Program instructional videotapes (3/4" Umatic format) from
the 1970s. These address a variety of topics including lecturing;
analyzing questions; responding to student questions; demonstrating
learning; assignments; cognitive and affective lecturing goals; nonverbal
cues to attentiveness in lectures; and teaching styles.
The Liberal Arts at OSU is a set of 5 VHS
videotapes produced in 1980-1981 [FV P186:04 - FV P186:08] that provides
an introduction to liberal arts at Oregon State and the reading, writing,
and research skills necessary for success. The videotapes include footage
of Oregon State students and faculty and many campus scenes; the intended
audience was new and prospective students. Jerry O'Connor, Head Advisor
for the College of Liberal Arts, gives the introduction on each videotape.
The set was produced by senior students in the broadcast media
communication program, Kevin Costello, Glenn Hale, Kingsley Kelley, Marcia
Redding, and Jim Wood. Each videotape is approximately 5-10 minutes.
The collection also includes
Ages of Crisis [FV P186:01], a College of
Liberal Arts lecture series, produced by Tracy Kay Haaland in 1984. This
tape is 3/4" Umatic. Foreign Languages in
Careers [FV P186:02] was produced and written by Dr. Wolfgang Dill
in 1986. The 27-minute VHS videotape includes interviews with people in
various professions who discuss the advantage of knowledge of a foreign
language in their work. INSIGHT: Parent/Student Relations
[FV P186:03] was produced by Barbara J. Modey, an Oregon State student, in
1984 and addresses the transition from high school to college. It includes
footage of students, campus scenes, and Mom's Weekend activities. The
10-minute tape is available in VHS format.
A VHS videotape of United States Senator Ron Wyden's lecture on April
10, 1996 as part of the Governor Tom McCall Memorial Lectureship in Public
Affairs was recorded by KATU Television of Portland, Oregon, a co-sponsor
of the lectureship [FV P186:20]. The recording includes the introduction
of Senator Wyden by Dean Kay Schaffer.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright, reproduction, and use restrictions may apply to the
videotape of the Ron Wyden lecture recorded by KATU Television.
College of Liberal Arts Videotapes (FV P 186), Oregon State University
Archives, Corvallis, Oregon.
Most of the videotapes were transferred to the Archives from the
College in 1991; one videotape was donated in 1996.
Additions to the collection are expected.
The
College
of Liberal Arts Records (RG 143) document the liberal arts
curriculum at Oregon State University, publications by faculty, and
lectures and conferences sponsored by the College. The College of Liberal
Arts Photographs (P 186) include images of students, faculty, programs,
and facilities. The
Office of
University Publications and OSU Press Records (RG 018) include
materials pertaining to publication of the journal,
Improving College and University Teaching.
The journal is held in the Publications Collections. The
Memorabilia
Collection includes additional information about the McCall
Memorial Lectureship in Public Affairs.
Wyden, Ron,
1949-
Dill,
Wolfgang.
KATU
(Television station : Portland, Or.)
Oregon State
University--Students.
College
students--Oregon--Corvallis.
College teaching.
Humanities--Study and teaching
(Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Languages, Modern--Study and
teaching (Higher)
Social sciences--Study and
teaching (Higher)--Oregon--Corvallis.
Videotapes.
Colleges and
Universities
Student Life
Oregon
Corvallis
Moving Images