Academic Council Records, 1966-2005

Series

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This series, dating from 1966 to 2005, contains meeting minutes and records of Academic Council meetings, as well as meeting minutes and records of the Executive Session.

Dates

1966-2005

Conditions Governing Access

Records of the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty are closed for 20 years from the date of creation. Access to files spanning multiple years will be opened to researchers based on the date of the most recent materials. Student educational records such as credentials, grade sheets, correspondence, reports, notes, applications, and all other records pertaining to past and present students are governed by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 and are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Personnel related files of the college's faculty and staff, including search, review, promotion, reappointment, tenure, and disciplinary/grievance records, are restricted for 75 years from the date of creation. Additional restrictions may apply to other materials in this collection.

Historical Note

The Academic Council, formed in 1966, consisted of the Chair of the Faculty (who chaired the Academic Council), the three Division Chairs, three members of the Board of Review (one from each division), and three members of the Policy Committee (one from each division). Administrators and staff met with the Council as ex-officio members. The Academic Council was the advising and reviewing body for faculty meetings. Proposals that came from the Academic Council needed to be ratified at the general faculty meetings. The meetings of the Academic Council served as a proposed agenda for general Faculty meetings. The Executive Session of the Academic Council met to discuss and recommend actions regarding scholastic probation and student petition for readmittance that came from the Board of Review. As of the 2011 Faculty Code, the Academic Council was no longer an organizational body of faculty governance.