7/1/12 Guide to the Graduate College Memos Graduate College Memos Finding Aid Authors: Mark Sherbin.

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Guide to the Graduate College Memos 1971/1981 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Graduate College Memos 1971-1981 7/1/12 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Graduate College 1.60 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

The first students to do graduate work enrolled in 1877, leading to the awarding of the first master's degree in 1878.1 However, a graduate program was not set up until 1891.2 The Graduate School was formally organized in 1907, after appropriation of funds by the Illinois General Assembly.3 Its name was changed to the Graduate College in 1947, in anticipation of its new significance in the University organization.4 In 1968, the Board of Trustees provided for separate Graduate Colleges on each of three University campuses.5 The Graduate College has the responsibility of developing and safeguarding standards of graduate work and promoting and assisting research by faculty members.6 It provides assistance and supervision to other degree-granting units on the campus.7

In 1974, the Board of Trustees added the title of Vice Chancellor for Research to Dean of the Graduate College to more accurately describe the responsibilities vested in the college.8

--7/1 Dean's Office

--7/2 Executive Committee

1. Dietz, Frederick C., History of the Graduate College, (carbon typescript, 1957), p. 3.

2. Ibid., p. 5.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 24th Report, June 10, 1907, p. 133.

4. Board of Trustees Transactions, 44th Report, October 30, 1947, p. 885.

5. Board of Trustees Transactions, 54th Report, January 17, 1968, p. 884-885.

6. University Statutes, 1972, p. 19-20.

7. Graduate College Catalog, 1976-78, p. 9.

8. Board of Trustees Transactions, 57th Report, June 19, 1974, p. 581.

Access Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Papers Topical Term: Academic Affairs, Vice President for Administrative Employees Graduate College
Administrative Information Accruals:

1985?

Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological

Scope and Contents

Graduate College Memos issued by the University of Illinois Graduate School to university departments and units (1971-1973, 1976-1981) include memoranda and correspondence from the dean of the Graduate College, chancellor; vice chancellors for academic affairs, administrative affairs, and research; associate and assistant vice chancellors for academic affairs; deans; directors; and executive officers of graduate departments and divisions concerning academic calendars, nominations to the Graduate College, new policies, job descriptions, meetings, elections, administrative leaves,new programs, and faculty changes. Issuing officers include Daniel Alpert, Morton Weir, Jack Peltason, George Russell, J. W. Briscoe, Harold Hake, Harry Broudy and John Cribbett,