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The Barriers to Learning Advisory Committee records include materials from the Barriers to Learning Initiative (BTL), an initative to improve university functions, from 1997-2000. The collection contains reports, agendas, initiatives, and other materials pertaining to the operation of BTL. This collection is valuable to the study of advisory committees and program initiatives in higher education.

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The Business Wives records include newsletters, membership lists, and event plans of the group from 1971-1979. The Business Wives were a society of women bonded by marriage to Eastern Michigan University's College of Business faculty. This record is valuable to the study of women's social groups in the 1970s.

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The Chemistry Department records include documents pertaining to the teaching of chemistry at Michigan State Normal College from 1900 to departmental details at Eastern Michigan Univeristy until 2014. The collection includes marketing tools, curriculum details, and other materials relevant to the study of chemistry. This is valuable to the study of program evolution in chemistry at EMU.

Abstract A department within the College of Business, the Department of Accounting and Finance records covers a large period, from 1966 to 2008 and includes brochures, communications, event flyers, memos, manuals, newspaper clippings, policies, publications, reports and university press releases. The records also document several changes within the department itself. The Department of Accounting and Finance it split in two in 1989: the Department of...

Abstract Natural science courses were offered at Michigan State Normal College from its inception, but it did not become its own department until 1883. Eventually the name was changed to Department of Biology. The collection includes department curriculum, publications, newsletters, brochures, information on various field locations, as well as newspaper clippings and press releases. The material in the collection covers the span of the department from 1894 to the...

Abstract The Department of Home Economics was initially founded as the Manual Training program at the Michigan State Normal College in 1903 and taught classes in cooking, sewing, millinery, sanitation, and decoration. In 1919, the name of the department changed to Home Economics and in cooperation with the Fine Arts Department provided courses in Home Economic Design, Costume Design, and Home Decoration. The collection includes a history of department compiled for the 75th anniversary, clippings and...

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The Faculty Course Evaluations collection contains the student evaluations of faculty at Eastern Michigan University from 1971-2006, with the exception of 1978 and 1981 which are missing from the record. Materials are arranged chronologically. There is one General Materials file that includes newspaper clippings and office correspondence pertaining to Faculty Course Evaluations at Eastern Michigan University.

Abstract The North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) is an independent organization whose goal it is to set a standard for educational institutions to follow for accreditation. This standard is met and maintained by an institution of higher learning in order to receive and hold accreditation. The Self Study Reports are created by the educational institutions to self evaluate and hold themselves accountable for their curriculum and the administration of...

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"The [Bruce K. Nelson] Faculty Development Center promotes excellence in teaching, learning, and scholarly activities. The Center grounds itself in awareness and support for cultural diversity and community-building." -- https://www.emich.edu/facdev/about/index.php