11/1/53 Guide to the Executive Committee Minutes Executive Committee Minutes Finding Aid Authors: Bethany Anderson.

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Guide to the Executive Committee Minutes 1933/99 University of Illinois Archives Overview of the Collection Executive Committee Minutes 1933-79, 1987-99 11/1/53 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. College of Engineering 4.50 English University of Illinois Archives
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Historical Note:

Organized when the University opened in 1868 and formed as a college in March, 1873, the College of Engineering operates an experiment station, twelve departments, and a graduate program.

The duties of the Dean of the College of Engineering have evolved from being chairman at faculty meetings to being chief administrator for and representative of the College within the University system.1 In this capacity as chief administrator, the Dean has the power to create positions and offices under his direct control in order to meet his obligations to both faculty and students.2

The Measurement Program was created in 1948.3 It is a branch of the Engineering Experiment Station, which was founded in 1909 and placed under the control of the Dean of the College.4 It functions as a service group for the entire campus by calibrating and repairing optical and electrical laboratory equipment used for experimentation or instruction.5

Student Placement is an office providing information and assistance to graduating students seeking employment.6 This office developed as a result of the University's policy of leaving employment counseling to the deans of the colleges.7 Its budget and staff are incorporated into the general administrative allocations of the College.8

The Bioengineering office was created in 1973 when the Urbana-Champaign Senate approved a recommendation from the College of Engineering for the establishment of a bioengineering option. Because students in any of the engineering curricula are eligible to participate in this option, this office was placed under the control of the Dean of the College.9

1. Ira O. Baker and Everett King. A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, p. 114-116.

2. Statutes, September 1, 1957, p. 10.

3. Board of Trustees Transactions, 44th Report, June 15, 1948, p. 1289.

4. Ira O. Baker and Everett King. A History of the College of Engineering of the University of Illinois, 1868-1945, p. 116.

5. Interview with the Acting Director, February, 1980.

6. Interview with the Assistant Dean, February, 1980.

7. Annual Register, 1943-1944, p. 109.

8. Board of Trustees Transactions, 41st Report, June 24, 1941, p. 317.

9. Board of Trustees Transactions, 57th Report, March 21, 1973, p. 234.

Access Terms

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

Topical Term: Engineering Education Engineering Instruction Engineering, College of
Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access:

None.

Arrangement of Materials:

Chronological.

Scope and Contents

Minutes of the College of Engineering Executive Committee (1933-1999), contain memos, reports, and correspondence concerning the formation of the College's curriculum, including efforts during World War II to synchronize the College's civilian curriculum, Navy College Training Program, and an Army Specialized Training Program (1943-1944); the publication of the Illinois Technograph (later The Technograph) (1942); the activities of the Committee on Acceleration of Regular Engineering Programs of the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Education (1941); approval to offer such courses as the History of Engineering (1939); proposals for new graduate and undergraduate degree programs and courses; reports on course revisions; changes to the College by-laws; the reports of subcommittees; reevaluations of undergraduate core courses; policies of the tenure review committee; the development and success of the Department of Physics' polymer group (1991); course data and outlines; and the creation of criteria for evaluating proposals and curriculum revisions (1994).

Detailed List of Contents id148082 Executive Committee Minutes 1933-1999 id148085 1 1 September-December 1933 id148086 1 2 January-December 1934 id148087 1 3 January-December 1935 id148088 1 4 January-December 1936 id148089 1 5 January-November 1937 id148090 1 6 February 1938-November 1939 id148091 1 7 January-December 1940 id148092 1 8 February-December 1941 id148093 1 9 February-December 1942 id148094 1 10 January-September 1943 id148095 1 11 February-May 1944 id148096 1 12 February-December 1945 id148097 1 13 March-December 1946 id148098 1 14 January-December 1947 id148099 1 15 January-December 1948 id148100 1 16 January-December 1949 id148101 1 17 February-December 1950 id148102 1 18 January-December 1951 id148103 1 19 January-November 1952 id148104 1 20 January-November 1953 id148105 1 21 March 1954-December 1955 id148106 1 22 March 1956-September 1957 id148107 1 23 October 1958-September 1961 id148108 1 24 May-December 1962 id148109 1 25 May-December 1963 id148110 1 26 January-September 1964 id148111 1 27 September 1965-September 1968 id148112 1 28 December 1968-March 1969 id148113 1 29 April-September 1969 id148114 1 30 October-December 1969 id148115 1 31 January-April 1970 id148116 1 32 May-November 1970 id148117 1 33 January-February 1971 id148118 1 34 April-July 1971 id148119 1 35 August-September 1971 id148120 1 36 October-December 1971 id148121 1 37 January-March 1972 id148122 1 38 August-December 1972 id148123 1 39 January-April 1973 id148124 1 40 May-September 1973 id148125 1 41 December 1973-January 1974 id148126 1 42 February-May 1974 id148127 1 43 August-October 1974 id148128 1 44 December 1974-January 1975 id148129 1 45 August-October 1975 id148130 1 46 November 1975-January 1976 id148131 1 47 February-March 1976 id148132 1 48 April-September 1976 id148133 1 49 October-December 1976 id148134 1 50 January-March 1977 id148135 1 51 April-June 1977 id148136 1 52 August-December 1977 id148138 2 53 January-April 1978 id148139 2 54 May-September 1978 id148140 2 55 October-December 1978 id148141 2 56 January-February 1979 id148142 2 57 March-May 1979 id148143 2 58 September 1-15, 1987 id148144 2 59 September 22-29, 1987 id148145 2 60 October 6-13, 1987 id148146 2 61 October 20-27, 1987 id148147 2 62 November 3-10, 1987 id148148 2 63 November 24-27, 1987 id148149 2 64 December 1-8, 1987 id148150 2 65 January 1, 1988 id148151 2 66 January 26, 1988 id148152 2 67 March-May 1988 id148153 2 68 August 1988 id148154 2 69 September 6-13, 1988 id148155 2 70 September 20-27, 1988 id148156 2 71 October 1988 id148157 2 72 November 1-15, 1988 id148158 2 73 November 22-29, 1988 id148159 2 74 December 1988 id148160 2 75 January 1989 id148161 2 76 April-May 1989 id148162 2 77 September 4, 1990 id148163 2 78 September 11, 1990 id148164 2 79 September 18-25, 1990 id148165 2 80 October 9-16, 1990 id148166 2 81 October 23-30, 1990 id148167 2 82 November 13, 1990 id148168 2 83 November 27-December 4, 1990 id148170 3 84 January 15, 1991 id148171 3 85 January 22-February 5, 1991 id148172 3 86 February 12-26, 1991 id148173 3 87 March 12, 1991 id148174 3 88 March 19-April 2, 1991 id148175 3 89 April 9-16, 1991 id148176 3 90 April 23-30, 1991 id148177 3 91 September 3, 1991 id148178 3 92 September 10-17, 1991 id148179 3 93 September 24-October 8, 1991 id148180 3 94 October 15, 1991 id148181 3 95 October 22-November 26, 1991 id148182 3 96 December 3-10, 1991 id148183 3 97 January 21-28, 1992 id148184 3 98 February 4-11, 1992 id148185 3 99 February 25-March 3, 1992 id148186 3 100 March 17-24, 1992 id148187 3 101 April 2-June 2, 1992 id148188 3 102 September 1-15, 1992 id148189 3 103 September 29-October 6, 1992 id148190 3 104 October 13-20, 1992 id148191 3 105 November 10-17, 1992 id148192 3 106 December 1-8, 1992 id148194 3 107 January 19-26, 1993 id148195 3 108 February 2-9, 1993 id148196 3 109 February 16-March 2, 1993 id148197 3 110 March 23-April 6, 1993 id148199 3 111 April 13-20, 1993 id148200 3 112 April 27-May 4, 1993 id148201 3 113 September 7-14, 1993 id148202 3 114 September 21-28, 1993 id148203 3 115 October 5-12, 1993 id148204 3 116 October 26-November 2, 1993 id148205 3 117 December 7-21, 1993 id148206 3 118 January 18-25, 1994 id148208 3 119 February 8, 1994 id148209 3 120 March 22, 1994 id148211 4 121 March 29-April 5, 1994 id148212 4 122 April 12-19, 1994 id148213 4 123 April 26-May 3, 1994 id148215 4 124 September 6, 1994 id148216 4 125 September 13-20, 1994 id148217 4 126 September 27-October 4, 1994 id148218 4 127 October 11-18, 1994 id148220 4 128 November 1-8, 1994 id148221 4 129 November 15-22, 1994 id148222 4 130 November 29-December 2, 1994 id148224 4 131 August 29, 1994 id148226 4 132 September 5-12, 1994 id148227 4 133 September 19-26, 1994 id148229 4 134 October 3-10, 1994 id148230 4 135 October 17-31, 1994 id148232 4 136 November 14-21, 1994 id148233 4 137 November 28-December 12, 1994 id148234 4 138 January 17, 1995 id148236 4 139 January 24-31, 1995 id148238 4 140 February 7-14, 1995 id148239 4 141 February 21-28, 1995 id148240 4 142 March 7-21, 1995 id148241 4 143 March 28-April 4, 1995 id148243 4 144 April 18-25, 1995 id148244 4 145 May 2, 1995 id148245 4 146 August 29-December 12, 1995 id148246 4 147 January 16-23, 1996 id148248 4 148 January 30, 1996 id148249 4 149 February 6-13, 1996 id148250 4 150 February 20-27, 1996 id148253 4 151 March 5-19, 1996 id148254 4 152 March 26-April 2, 1996 id148255 4 153 April 9-16, 1996 id148260 4 154 April 23-30, 1996 id148262 4 155 May 7, 1996 id148264 4 156 September 10-17, 1996 id148265 4 157 September 24-October 1, 1996 id148266 4 158 October 8-15, 1996 id148267 4 159 October 22-29, 1996 id148269 4 160 November 5-12, 1996 id148270 4 161 January 28, 1997 id148272 4 162 February 4, 1997 id148273 4 163 February 11, 1997 id148275 4 164 February 18-25, 1997 id148278 4 165 March 4-11, 1997 id148279 4 166 March 18-April 1, 1997 id148283 5 167 April 8-17, 1997 id148284 5 168 April 22-29, 1997 id148285 5 169 May 6, 1997 id148286 5 170 September 9-16, 1997 id148287 5 171 September 23-30, 1997 id148288 5 172 October 7-21, 1997 id148289 5 173 November 4-11, 1997 id148290 5 174 November 18-December 2, 1997 id148291 5 175 January 27-February 3, 1998 id148292 5 176 February 10-24, 1998 id148293 5 177 March 3-10, 1998 id148294 5 178 March 17-April 14, 1998 id148295 5 179 May 5, 1998 id148296 5 180 September 1, 1998 id148297 5 181 September 8-29, 1998 id148298 5 182 October 6-13, 1998 id148299 5 183 October 20-November 3, 1998 id148300 5 184 November 10-24, 1998 id148301 5 185 December 1, 1998 id148302 5 186 January 26-February 2, 1999 id148303 5 187 February 9-23, 1999 id148304 5 188 March 2-9, 1999 id148305 5 189 March 23-30, 1999 id148306 5 190 April 6-20, 1999 id148307 5 191 April 27, 1999 id148308 5 192 May 4-July 8, 1999