NTE2ua2020_01.xml Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Office of the President Sam Smith Papers 1984-2018 Washington State University Office of the President Sam Smith Papers Finding aid prepared by Mark O'English Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2022 Finding aid encoded by Suzanne James-Bacon. 2022 Finding aid written in English. English. Finding aid based on DACS 2nd Edition ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections UA2020-01 Washington State University. Office of the President Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Office of the President Sam Smith Papers 1984-2018 1 Linear foot of shelf space 1 Box Paper and Speeches from WSU President Sam Smith from 1984-2018. Speech files, tapes, and VCR recordings are included. (MASC STAFF USE) 2-37-10-5 Collection materials are in English

The president is the chief executive officer of the multi-campus Washington State University system and reports to a 10-member Board of Regents.

As the University's leader, the president collaborates with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders to define the vision and set the direction for the institution. As the champion of its reputation, the president articulates the strategic goals and messages of the University in order to build broad support for and ownership of WSU's aspirations among its many constituents, including faculty, staff, students, alumni, the Board of Regents, the WSU Foundation, local communities, government, business, and industry leaders statewide, the media, and the general public. Samuel (Sam) H. Smith was selected by the Board of Regents on March 7, 1985, to serve as the institution's 8th president. He took office at age 45 on July 1, 1985, and served for 15 years.

Paper and Speeches from WSU President Sam Smith from 1984-2018. Speech files, tapes, and VCR recordings are included. Speech files are organized by location as well as topic of discussion.

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.

Items are in their original order. Files are labeled. Tapes and VCRS are labeled.

This collection is open and available for research use.

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Preliminary Guide to the Washington State University Office of the President Sam Smith Papers, 1984-2018 (UA2020-01)

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

This material was transferred to WSU Libraries' MASC by Margaret Singbeil of Dr. Smith's Seattle office on March 4, 2020, and retained as UA2020-01.

(MASC STAFF USE) Should be coprocessed with several other MASC-held President Smith records. He's cleaned out his offices and no further WSU papers should be coming, but personal papers (potentially including WSU materials) still might be. I'd give some consideration to holding off on processing until after Dr. Smith's eventual death.

Other Sam Smith accessions and papers are leld here in MASC.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Washington State University. Office of the President -- Records and correspondence Washington (State) Colleges and Universities Changing the Way Higher Education is Delivered in the State of Washington 1996‐02‐13 State of the University Address 1999‐09‐15 Sam Smith, 1985‐2000. By Bryan Stack 2018 Academic Leadership at the Start of the 21st Century 2010‐02‐07 Some Things I Learned Along the Way That I Wish I Had Known When I Entered Academic Administration 2009‐02‐08 State of the University Address 1998 Washington State University 1985‐1998. A Progress Report 1998‐06 Aesthetic Engineering 2014‐02‐25 The Global Land‐Grant University. An Old Model and a New Paradigm. 1991‐10‐21 Future of Higher Education 2014‐03‐14 Urgency and Change in Higher Education 2007‐02‐18 Introduction for Mikal J. Thomsen 2017‐11‐15 Food Systems Leadership: Lessons That I Have Learned Along the Way 2013‐02‐17 Leadership During this Period of Change in Higher Education 2008‐02‐10 For the Record 2006‐07‐02 Positioning Online Learning as a Strategic Asset in the Thinking of University Presidents and Chancellors Undated (late 2007) Decreasing Legislative Support has Created a Tuition Bubble Undated Vision for Washington's Higher Education System in ten Years and the Role Played by Western Governors University 2011‐01‐26 Future of Higher Education, Technology, and the Evolving Landscape 2011‐10‐03 Extending Justing Morrill's Vision for the 21st Century: Access, innovation, Technology and the Student Learning Experience 1998‐11‐15 Future of Higher Education, Technology, and the Competitive Landscape 2011‐07‐21 Multicultural Student Services 25th Year Celebration 2012‐10‐26/29 Greater Good Campaign 2012‐04‐13 The Entrepreneurial Nature of the Western Governors Institute 2012‐04‐20 America's Evolving System of Higher Education 2012‐01‐07 Western Governors University 2011‐03‐23