Whitman College General Studies and CORE programs records
Scope and Contents
The Whitman College General Studies and CORE programs collection consists of memoranda, position papers, and informational materials, and spans the years 1979 to 1997.
Dates
- 1979-1997
Creator
- Whitman College (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Beginning in the mid-1970s, faculty and administration at Whitman explored strategies to provide students with a more balanced liberal arts curriculum. Freshman seminars were introduced in 1975. In 1977, a committee was formed to explore additional options for expanding the curriculum, and a General Studies program was approved in 1978. The program was implemented in 1980, including Freshman Core, distribution requirements, and a Senior Colloquiam.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet (1 half-sized document box)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials found in collection; provenance is unknown.
Creator
- Whitman College (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Whitman College General Studies and CORE programs collection
- Author
- River Freemont
- Date
- 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitman College and Northwest Archives Repository