Series 1: The Faculty This series consists of two indexes and four subseries. The first index is for the minutes of meetings for 1857-1925 and the second is for 1929-1942. Both are indexes to actions taken by the Faculty. Index headings include alumni scholarships, athletics, administration and buildings, courses and curricula, commencement, fees, grades and examinations, military science, organization of societies and clubs, registration and enrollment, and student social rules and governance. The indexes may be incomplete and entries are arranged alphabetically.

Subseries 1: Minutes of Meetings is the restricted official summaries of faculty meetings, documenting deliberations on curriculum, courses, athletics, and other University concerns within the purview of the faculty. Before 1896, decisions regarding individual cases of student misconduct constitute a large part of the record. Committee reports of varying detail are also included. These records are restricted in accordance with the “University Guidelines Governing Privacy and the Release of Student Records.” It is arranged chronologically.

Subseries 2: Minutes of Meetings is a microfilmed copy of subseries 1.

Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Records includes student petitions for the scheduling of social events, formation of organizations, curriculum changes, and various other purposes; notices, announcements, schedules, and programs; and lists of periodicals held by the library. It is arranged alphabetically by subject.

Subseries 4: Constitutions of Student Organizations is arranged alphabetically by organization. Series 2: The Academic Senate This series includes four subseries.

Subseries 1: Minutes of Meetings and Supporting Documents is the official minutes of meetings and supporting documents compiled by the Secretary for Academic Governance. Meeting minutes consist of a list of attendees and a summary of presentations made, but generally report no discussion on the floor. Supporting documents include agenda prepared by the Steering Committee, reports on course and curriculum changes, memoranda from committee chairmen and administrative officers of the University, annual reports of the Athletic Council and the Academic Council, and special reports of ad hoc committees. In a few instances, formal presentations made to the Senate are recorded verbatim. The most extensively considered topic is the reorganization of the faculty. There are also significant presentations on the use of the emeritus title (1957); the administration of doctoral programs (1947-1959); the elimination of a compulsory Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) Program (1959); and policies on smoking on campus (1955), student cheating (1961 and 1963); grading (1964, 1968, and 1969), student academic freedom (1967), and student participation in academic governance (1970). Proposals for academic programs leading to Ph.D. degrees in Communication Arts (1958) and Foreign Languages (1961) and to the MBA and MFA degrees (1947) are also included. Minutes dating from after 1971 are interfiled with the Academic Council Minutes and Supporting Documents (see record group UA 14.3). This is arranged chronologically.

Subseries 2 is a microfilmed copy of subseries 1. For minutes of the February 4, 1958 meeting, see paper copy filed in series 1.

Subseries 3: Agenda and Minutes of Meetings includes the agenda prepared by the Steering Committee and official summaries of meetings compiled by the Secretary for Academic Governance. It is arranged chronologically.

Subseries 4 is a microfilm copy and identical in content to subseries 3 described above.

Subseries 5: Recordings of Meetings includes the cassette tape recordings of Senate meetings. For an indication of topics discussed, see minutes of Senate meetings found interfiled with the Academic Council minutes and Supporting Documents.