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Office of Undergraduate Studies Records

 Collection
Identifier: Series-0093

Scope and Content Note

This series contains records of the Office of Undergraduate Studies. The series is composed of the following sub-series:

Sub-series I. contains administrative files of Jerome V. Reel, Jr., Senior Vice-Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Studies, and his predecessor, Claud B. Green, Dean of Undergraduate Studies. Major topics include admissions, assessment, curriculum, enrollment, faculty development, evaluation and workloads, grading, registration, scholarships, and self-studies. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Sub-series II. contains documentation submitted to the south Carolina Commission on Higher Education regarding curriculum development, degree programs at the bachelor, master and doctoral levels and faculty data. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of degree program.

Sub-series III. contains the minutes of the Undergraduate Council, the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the Commission on Undergraduate Studies. The minutes, which span the years 1979-1998, document additions and revisions to the curriculum. The files are arranged chronologically.

Subseries IV. contains planning materials related to the inaugurations and investitures of Clemson presidents Bill Atchley, Max Lennon, and Constantine Curris. The files are arranged chronologically.

Subseries V. contains files of the Director of Undergraduate Academic Services, George B. Carter, 1986-1997. The files are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Subseries VI. contains material that has been separated for purposes of preservation and access. The materials include publications removed from other sub-series, photographs, audio recordings, and oversize material.

Dates

  • 1968 - 2001
  • 1986 - 1996

Creator

Restrictions on Use

There are no restrictions on the use of this collection except those folders marked "Restricted Access." These files have been segregated in a box at the end of this series.

Administrative History

The Office of Undergraduate Studies originated in 1972 when the duties of the Dean of Clemson University were divided/split into Undergraduate Studies and the Graduate School. The name changes and the respective deans are as follows:

1972-1994, Office of Undergraduate Studies

1972-1979
Claude Bethune Green, Dean
1979-1994
Jerome Vincent Reel, Jr., Dean

1994- , Office of Undergraduate Studies and Academic Services

1994-2005
Jerome Vincent Reel, Jr., Senior Vice-Provost and Dean
2005-
Janice W. Murdoch, Dean

The Office of Undergraduate Studies oversaw the recruitment and admission of students. It administered the offices of Academic Special Projects, Admissions, Cooperative Education, Calhoun Honors College, Financial Aid, Registration, Residency Classification, and Undergraduate Academic Services.

Extent

74 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This series contains records produced by the Office of Undergraduate Studies.

Provenance

This series incorporates the following accessions: 88-107, 90-29, 94-103, 95-62, 95-106, 96-13, 96-134, 97-138, 98-12, 99-56, 00-16, 01-30, 01-98, 02-144, 03-45, 04-35, and 05-44.The accessions were received from the Office of Undergraduate Studies and the Office of Undergraduate Academic Services.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Dennis Taylor, University Archivist, with the assistance of students Hope Brown, LaTonya Sims, Alyssa Mander, and Peter Wayne and completed February 2007. The finding aid was completed July 2008.

The conversion of this finding aid to Encoded Archival Description format was made possible with a grant from the South Carolina State Historical Records Advisory Board in 2009-2010. The finding aid was prepared for encoding by Jen Bingham.

Title
Office of Undergraduate Studies Records
Status
Completed
Date
2010 July 19
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Clemson University Libraries Special Collections and Archives Repository

Contact:
230 Kappa St.
Clemson SC 29634 U.S.A. US