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Machine-readable finding aid derived from Re:discovery database program and converted into xml; Code template by Archives and Information Associates (http://archivesandinformation.com), Alexandria, Virginia . 2007 Finding aid written in English Guide to the Faculty Senate records, 1937-2004 Collection number: RG0003 University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, The Gelman Library, The George Washington University

Washington, D.C.

Processed by Special Collections Staff, 2007 Encoded by Lyle Slovick, 2007

Descriptive Summary Secretary of the Faculty Senate Faculty Senate records, 1937-2004 RG0003 39.25 Linear feet Collection includes meeting minutes, agendas, photographs, memos, reports, and activites files. The George Washington University, The Gelman Library, University Archives, Special Collections Research Center

English Information for Users Preferred citation

Faculty Senate records, University Archives, Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University.

Restrictions on Access

Some records may be restricted.

Acquisition Information

Materials acquired through transfers from Faculty Senate.

Restrictions on Use

Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.

Historical or Biographical Note

The Faculty Senate of The George Washington University was formed in 1961. It evolved out of the faculty ferment of the 1950's coupled with a discontent over lack of faculty participation in University governance. The activities of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) chapter organized by Professor of History Wood Gray, along with concern about the eminent retirement of then President Cloyd Heck Marvin and concern for his replacement, also drove the move to create a body which could have a say in the way the University was run. With the encouragement of Dean of Faculties Oswald S. Colclough, a committee was formed Sept. 17, 1958 to study the problem of University government, although this was not stated in the resolution adopted.

The resolution, drafted by Professor of English Fred Tupper, read "that the University faculty create a Committee to study the policies of the University with the object of recommending to the appropriate University officials procedures best calculated to bring about the advancement of the University's academic programs." Professor of History Roderic Davison outlined the development of the Faculty Organization Plan which embodied the Faculty Assembly and the Faculty Senate. This plan was passed by the Board of Trustees in 1960 and the first meeting of the Senate took place Jan. 13, 1961. Its greatest task was the revision of the Code of Ordinances for the Faculty.

Over the years, the Faculty Senate has worked for a major medical insurance plan, free tuition for the children of faculty, and improvements to the University Library. In the 1960's GW's Faculty Code and Ordinances served as a national model through the AAUP and by 1970 some 300-400 campuses had adopted similar plans. The various committees of the Senate continue to address concerns such as admissions, appointments, salaries, promotions, budget, libraries, physical facilities, and academic freedom. The Senate is under the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Faculty Senate publishes the Faculty Code.

N.B. This history note was written in 2005

Collection Scope and Content

Materials in this collection include meeting minutes, agendas, photographs, memos, reports, and activites files. They range in date from 1937-2004, and were transferred to the University Archives by the Secretaries of the Faculty Senate. Note: Not all series are processed. Ask staff for assistance.

Collection Organization

Arrangement cannot be determined.

Indexing Terms Corporate Entities George Washington University American Association of University Professors Topics Faculty Senate records Employees Policies and institutions George Washington University Geographic Locations Washington (D.C.) Foggy Bottom (Washington, D.C.) Detailed Description of the Records RG0003 Series 1 Office records, 1961-1988 6 Linear feet

This series includes information on meeting minutes, joint committee of faculty and students, physical facilities, athletics, Maury Hall incident, student life, correspondence, faculty code and organization plan, etc., 1961-88.

1 1 Administrative Matters, 1980-1983 1 2 Administrative Matters, 1967-1969 1 3 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policies, 1984-1986 1 4 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policies, 1980-1983 1 5 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policies, 1970-1975 1 6 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policies, 1961-1969 1 7 Athletics, 1975-1983 1 8 Athletics (missing files for 1968 - 1974), 1962-1967 1 9 Educational and Admissions Policies, 1983-1985 1 10 Educational and Admissions Policies, 1979-1982 1 11 Senate Committee on Educational Policy Questionnaire on Modified Semester and Long Intersession Circulated with memorandum from Chairman Reuben E. Wood to Members of the Faculties (on campus), 12/16/1971 1 12 Educational and Admissions Policies, 1975-1978 1 13 Educational and Admissions Policies, 1960-1969 1 14 Fiscal Planning and Budgeting, 1974-1979 1 15 Fiscal Planning and Budgeting, 1980-1985 1 16 Honors and Academic Convocations, 1984-1985 1 17 Libraries Committee, 1975-1986 1 18 Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, 1984-1986 1 19 Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, 1980-1983 1 20 Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, 1975-1980 2 1 Physical Facilities, 1971-1980 2 2 Physical Facilities, 1983-1984 2 3 Physical Facilities, 1985-1986 2 4 Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom, 1967 2 5 Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom, 1975-1979 2 6 Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom, 1980-1983 2 7 Professional Ethics and Academic Freedom, 1983-1985 2 8 Research Committee, 1975-1985 2 9 University and Urban Affairs, 1975-1983 2 10 University Development and Resources, 1974-1983 2 11 University Development and Resources, 1985 2 12 Public Ceremonies Committee, 1975-1983 2 13 Student Financial Aid Committee, 1975-1983 2 14 Senate Physical Facilities reel-to-reel taped minutes, 12/10/1971 --02/08/1972 2 15 GWU Faculty Organization Plan, 1965-1987 2 16 GWU Faculty Code, 1945-1986 2 17 Drugs Policy, 1970 2 18 Faculty Coffeehouse (Hill), 09/1978 2 19 Committee on the Performing Arts, 1968 2 20 Advisory Committee to Student Career Services Office, 1969 2 21 Task Force Report, 1972-1973 2 22 Commencement, 1965-1971 2 23 Special Committee on Health Care Benefits, 1978 2 24 Dr. Phelps' Report on Intercollegiate Athletics, an update, 1986 2 25 Student Relationships Committee, 1961-1970 2 26 Student Relationships Committee, 1968-1970 2 27 Student Council, 1966-1967 2 28 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1967-1968 2 29 President Elliott's Misc. Correspondence, 1968-1971 2 30 Evaluation Report of GWU from Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 02/12/1967 --02/15/1967 3 1 Committee on the Judicial System, 1971-1984 3 2 Committee on the Judicial System, 1969-1971 3 3 Insurance Carrier Report (Starrs), 1972-1978 3 4 Division of Experimental Programs, 1973 3 5 Cooperative Agreements with Universities/NASA, undated 3 6 Correspondence: Black Student Union and Disadvantaged Students, 1969 3 7 Correspondence: Misc. from Student Organizations, 1968-1972 3 8 Ad Hoc Committee on Campus Security, 1969 3 9 College of General Studies, 1967-1968 3 10 Coordinating Committee for the Poor People's Campaign and Workshop, 1968 3 11 Misc. Correspondence re Campus Disturbances, 1968-1971 3 12 formerly Residence Hall Court, 1975-1987 3 13 formerly Student Court, 1967-1987 3 14 GWU Patent Policy, 1968 3 15 All-University Assembly Proposal, 1972-1978 3 16 The Bilsky Report on Men's Athletics, 1983-1985 3 17 Lyndale George Report on Women's Athletics, 1984 3 18 Senate Ad Hoc Committee Faculty Club Organization, 1968 3 19 Maury Hall Incident, 1969 3 20 Productivity Questionnaires, 1980 3 21 Student Life Survey, 10/1980 3 22 Equal Opportunity Program (Administrative), 1969-1987 3 23 Comission for the Year 2000 (Report), 1985 3 24 Special Senate Meeting on the Report of the Commission for the Year 2000, 1986 3 25 Summary of Faculty Questionnaire on Report of the Commission for Year 2000, 1985-1986 3 26 Faculty Senate Survey Report on Report of the Commission for the Year 2000, 1986 3 27 Building 13 Advisory Council, 1980 3 28 Title 34 - Rules and Regulations of DC Regarding Employment, 1976 3 29 Tuition Exchange Program, 1979 3 30 SVAC - Student Volunteer Action Committee (Abolished 1981), 1975-1981 3 31 Thor Opinion, 1981 3 32 Handicapped Student Services, 1977-1978 3 33 Student/Faculty Committee on Appeals (abolished in 1988), 1968-1986 3 34 Presidential Appeals Board (abolished 1988), 1972-1987 3 35 Yeshiva University, 1978-1979 3 36 Special Committee on Retirement, 1982-1984 3 37 President's Ad Hoc Committee on Retirement, 1978 3 38 University Planning Process, 1987-1988 4 1 Minutes, 1961 4 2 Minutes, 1962 4 3 Minutes, 1963 4 4 Minutes, 1964 4 5 Minutes, 1965 4 6 Minutes, 1966 4 7 Minutes, 1967 4 8 Minutes, 1968 4 9 Minutes, 1969 4 10 Minutes, 1970 4 11 Minutes, 1971 4 12 Minutes, 1972 4 13 Minutes, 1973 4 14 Minutes, 1974 4 15 Minutes, 1975 4 16 Minutes, 1976 4 17 Minutes, 1977 4 18 Minutes, 1978 4 19 Minutes, 1979 4 20 Minutes-A, 1980 4 21 Minutes-B, 1980 4 22 Minutes, 1981 4 23 Minutes, 1982 4 24 Minutes, 1983 4 25 Minutes-A, 1984 4 26 Minutes-B, 1984 RG0003 Series 2 Minutes, agendas, records, 1956-2005 5 Linear feet

This series includes faculty senate minutes, agendas, and committee records, they range in date from 1956-present.

1 1 Faculty Senate--resolutions--index, 1961-1979 1 2 Faculty Senate--special committee on Conflict of Interest, undated 1 3 Faculty Senate--standing committees-general, undated 1 4 Faculty Senate--standing committees-administrative matters committee (as they affect the faculty), undated 1 5 Faculty Senate--standing committees-admissions & advanced standing, undated 1 6 Faculty Senate--standing committees--annual report, undated 1 7 Faculty Senate--standing committees--appointment, salary, and promotion policies, undated 1 8 Faculty Senate--standing committees-athletics committee, undated 1 9 Faculty Senate--standing committees-educational policy committee, undated 1 10 Faculty Senate--standing committees--executive committee, undated 1 11 Faculty Senate--standing committees--fiscal planning & budgeting, undated 1 12 Faculty Senate--standing committees--Library, undated 1 13 Faculty Senate--standing committees--physical facilities, undated 1 14 Faculty Senate--standing committees--professional ethics & academic freedom, undated 1 15 Faculty Senate--standing committees-resources and development, undated 1 16 Faculty Senate--standing committees--public ceremonies, undated 1 17 Faculty Senate--standing committees-scholarship, undated 1 18 Faculty Senate--standing committees--university objectives, undated 1 19 Faculty Senate--standing committees--university resources, undated 1 20 Faculty Senate, 1956-1971 1 21 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 1965-1966 1 22 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 1966-1967 1 23 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 10/1967 --01/1968 1 24 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1968 --05/1968 1 25 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 1968-1969 1 26 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 10/1969 --02/1970 1 27 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 03/1970 --06/1970 1 28 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1970 --11/1970 1 29 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 12/1970 --03/1971 1 30 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1971 --01/1972 1 31 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1972 --05/1972 1 32 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 04/1972 --05/1972 1 33 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1972 --01/1973 2 1 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1973 --08/1973 2 2 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1973 --01/1974 2 3 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1974 --05/1974 2 4 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1974 --01/1975 2 5 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1975 --05/1975 2 6 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1975 --01/1976 2 7 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1976 --06/1976 2 8 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1976 --02/1977 2 9 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 03/1977 --12/1978 2 10 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1979 --12/1979 2 11 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1980 --05/1980 2 12 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 08/1980 --12/1980 2 13 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1981 --05/1981 2 14 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 08/1981 --04/1982 2 15 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 12/1985 --05/1986 2 16 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 03/1987 --01/1988 2 17 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 03/1988 --10/1988 2 18 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 11/1988 --04/1989 2 19 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/1989 --12/1989 3 1 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1990 --05/1990 3 2 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1990 --01/1991 3 3 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/1991 --12/1991 3 4 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1992 --08/1992 3 5 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1992 --05/1993 3 6 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 02/1993 --03/1994 3 7 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 04/1994 --12/1994 3 8 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1995 --04/1995 4 1 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 08/1993 4 2 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 08/1994 4 3 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/1995 --12/1995 4 4 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1996 --04/1996 4 5 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/1996 --12/1996 4 6 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1997 --04/1997 4 7 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/1997 --12/1997 4 8 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1998 --08/1998 4 9 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1998 --12/1998 5 1 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/1999 --08/1999 5 2 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/1999 --12/1999 5 3 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/2000 --05/2000 5 4 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 08/2000 --10/2000 5 5 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/2001 --04/2001 5 6 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/2001 --12/2001 5 7 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/2002 --04/2002 5 8 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 05/2002 --08/2002 5 9 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/2002 --12/2002 5 10 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/2003 --03/2003 6 1 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 04/2003 --05/2003 6 2 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/2003 --10/2003 6 3 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 11/2003 --03/2004 6 4 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 04/2004 --12/2004 6 5 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 01/2005 --03/2005 6 6 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 04/2005 --05/2005 6 7 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 09/2005 6 8 Faculty Senate--minutes & agenda, 10/2005 --11/2005 RG0003 Series 3 Committee files, 1968-1980 .5 Linear feet

This series includes information on committees on athletics and university & urban affairs files, 1968-80.

1 1 Sentate Committee on Urban Affairs, 1968-1969 1 2 Committee on University & Urban Affairs, 1976-1977 1 3 Educational Opportunity Program, 1969-1970 1 4 Committee on University & Urban Affairs, 1976-1977 1 5 Committee on University & Urban Affairs, 1968-1970 1 6 Committee on University & Urban Affairs, 1969-1970 1 7 Committee on University & Urban Affairs, 1976-1977 1 8 Faculty Senate Committee on Athletics, 1979-1980 1 9 Faculty Senate Committee on Athletics, 1979-1980 RG0003 Series 4 Photographs, 1986-2003 0.25 Linear feet

This series includes photographs of faculty senate sessions, academic years 1986-2001, 2002/03.

RG0003 Series 5 Office records, 1975-1997 27 Linear feet

This series contains faculty senate activities files (including grievences by faculty). They range in date from 1975-97.

RG0003 Series 6 Records, 1937-2004 0.5 Linear feet

This series contains correspondence, memorandums, reports, brochures, questionnaires, forms, agendas, meeting minutes, resolutions, amendments, regulations, procedures, and policies. They range in date from 1937 to 2004. They concern the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, academic dishonesty, establishment of the Joint Committee of the University Senate and the Student Assemble, the All University Assembly, nominations to the Joint Committee of Faculty and Students, release of student information, discrimination, recognition of student organizations, stipends, health advisory committee, Office of University Ombudsman, annual reports of the Joint Committee of the University, publications, honors, awards, the articles of the Student Assemble, communication with students, student rights, the George Washington Award, the Faculty Organization Plan, and the Faculty Code.

1 1 Awards & Prizes--George Washington Award, 1976-2004 1 2 Faculty Code, 1937-1960, 1937-1958 1 3 Faculty Code, 1961-1980, 1964-1980 1 4 Faculty Code, 1981-2004, 1986-2004 1 5 Faculty Organization Plan, 1960-1980 1 6 Faculty Organization Plan Booklets, 1965-Present, 1965-1987 1 7 Faculty Senate, 1974-1986 1 8 Joint Committee Of Faculty & Students, 1970-1971, 1970 --04/16/1971 1 9 Joint Committee Of Faculty & Students, 1971-72, 05/25/1971 --02/05/1973 1 10 Joint Committee Of Faculty & Students, 1973, 11/01/1972 --12/14/1974 1 11 Joint Committee Of Faculty & Students, 1973-74, 05/15/1969 --05/13/1975 1 12 Joint Committee Of Faculty & Students, 1974, 12/01/1969 --10/11/1974