Seattle University Faculty Senate Records
Scope and Contents note
This collection documents the work of the Seattle University Faculty Senate from 1966 through 2002, and includes statutes and bylaws, membership rosters, minutes, agendas, correspondence, surveys and other related material. The records cease in 2002, approximately when a new Academic Assembly succeeded the Faculty Senate. The collection is not comprehensive.
Dates
- Creation: 1966-2002
Creator
- Seattle University. Faculty Senate (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access note
The collection is open for research.
Biographical/Historical note
The Faculty Senate was an advisory group to the Seattle University administration on faculty and academic matters. It was established by President John Fitterer, SJ in September 1966, with the approval of the Board of Trustees. This initiative was in response to national trends in higher education which advocated for a model of shared university governance. This collection documents the work of the Seattle University Faculty Senate from 1966 through 2002.
Extent
4 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Seattle University's Faculty Senate was established in 1966 as an advisory body to the university administration.
Subject
- Seattle University. Faculty Senate (Organization)
- Seattle University--Faculty (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Seattle University Faculty Senate Records
- Author
- Rick Block and Mary Linden Sepulveda
- Date
- 2011
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Funding for preparing the finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Repository Details
Part of the Seattle University, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons, Special Collections Repository