Division of Academic Affairs Records

Series 1 contains Academic Planning Calendars for faculty and staff that contain dates for faculty meetings, deadlines for grades, course offerings, and committee reports, and ceremonies for faculty and staff. Student Academic Calendars contain dates for registration, freshmen orientation, holidays, grades and exams. Researchers should note that academic calendars are also in the university's Course Catalogs. Faculty Guidelines give an overall view of campus facilities and academic policies and procedures.

Series 1 also contains most of the materials original processed as the Academic Programs Records (formerly RG6). Sub-series 1: Ancell School of Business, 1973-2001; Box 1; Arranged in alphabetical and chronological order; Annual reports, manual, MSA and MBA chronologies, course outlines, newsletter, and pamphlets.

Sub-series 2: Arts and Sciences, School of, 1933-2000; Box 1-2; Arranged in alphabetical and chronological order; Graduate and undergraduate course outlines, degree programs, syllabi, health education pamphlets, Interim Program, pamphlets and flyers.

Sub-series 3: Division of Graduate Studies and External Programs, 1955-2000; Box 2; Arranged in alphabetical and chronological order; Courses Abroad and Waterbury programs.

Sub-series 4: Faculty, 1919-2003; Box 2-3; Arranged in alphabetical and chronological order; Evaluations, rosters, workshops, directories, and publications.

Sub-series 5: School of Professional Studies, 1919-2002; Box 3-4; Arranged in alphabetical and chronological order; Correspondence, minutes, reports, and course outlines.

Series 2 contains institutional and program specific reports, self-assessment, evaluations, and correspondence related to the accreditation process. Specific self-assessment reports for programs and departments can be found in sub-series Academic Planning Steering Committee, Ancell School of Business, CSDE, Institutional Research & Assessment, NEASC, and the School of Professional Studies.

Of particular importance is the fifth year interim report acceptance letter from the NEASC dated November 11, 1998, which contains recommendations in preparation for the comprehensive evaluation scheduled for the year 2003 with emphasis to steps the University has taken to incorporate the contributions of minorities and women.

The series also includes bound editions of Graduate Council Minutes, Graduate Committee minutes and matriculation reports.

Series 3 contains correspondence with prospective students seeking admission to the teaching program during 1904-1912. In addition, State Board of Education correspondence regarding admission, certification, and placement are also included. Publications originating from the Office of Admissions are also included.

Series 4 contains student surveys that give characteristics of full-time, part-time undergraduates, and part-time graduate students. Enrollment Reports include freshman profiles as well as CSU statistics and preliminary discussions regarding a statewide recruiting plan for WCSU.

Series 5 contains information on the Ruth A. Haas and Robert S. Young Libraries. Circulation records for 1919-1976 are handwritten in ledger form and are broken down by discipline using the Dewey Decimal System of classification. Architectural drawings and blueprints for the library renovation and addition, as well as for the "Swing Space," are also included. The Swing Space, which was temporary housing for the library during the renovation, has been renamed Warner Hall in honor of the late Truman A. Warner, Jr., professor emeritus.

Series 6 contains information related to Media Services and the availability of audio-visual equipment and supplies for use in the classrooms. The bulk of the materials in this series are newsletters, inventories and annual reports that cover 1937-1963.

Series 7 documents Strategic Planning activities during the 1990s. The Master Plan compiled by Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates, Inc., gave the Strategic Plan a physical definition by describing the physical resources that existed, the additional facilities that were needed, and how the University foresaw creating them. The Program for the Master Plan, which was a related study designed to show the physical and programmatic implications of the Strategic Plan, summarized the current and projected facility needs for WCSU, and provided the University with a framework for making day-to-day decisions on space allocation, building renovation, and site and infrastructure improvements.

Series 8 contains materials relating to Adult and Continuing Education such as course offerings, materials from the Connecticut Association of Continuing Education, the Connecticut State Department of Education and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.

Series 9 is Course Materials. The materials in this series document different course and program offerings, as well as the modification, deletion, and addition of courses and programs.