Abstract The Office of Public Information News Releases is arranged chronologically by decade and contain news releases and newspaper clippings generated by the Office of Public Information, beginning in 1959 when the office was established and end in 2009 when all releases were distributed electronically. This office is currently known as the University Communications Department and all releases published since 2009 are available through the website...

Abstract The Office of the President Annual Reports detail the activities of the Eastern Michigan University President. The Office of the President Annual Reports have been arranged chronologically from 1963 through 1987. In some instances, the reports were produced for an academic year, while in other instances they were produced for a calendar year. 1965 and 1973 through 1977 are not included in this collection. The Office of the President no longer produces an...

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The Office of the President correspondence records are composed of correspondence and related materials from the Michigan State Normal College/Eastern Michigan University Office of the President. In particular, the records include the correspondence of presidents Charles McKenny, John Munson, James Brickley, and John Porter, from approximately 1912 through 1988.

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The Office of the Provost records contains agendas, minutes, award overviews, sabbatical reports, award letters, approved and denied research funding letters, correspondence, and ratings and rankings from 1980-2015. Materials not included in this collection are the administrative files of individual Provosts, e.g. correspondence, schedules, initiatives, etc.

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The Presidential Commission on the Future of Eastern Michigan University reports consist primarily of task force reports on varying topics regarding facets of the University's administration. The Commission was created in 1975, with final reports published in 1976.

Abstract In 1990, Eastern Michigan University president William E. Shelton initiated a campus wide strategic initiative to build a "Learning University." The President's Commission on the Learning University records documents this undertaking which was also known as the President's Commission on Blueprint 150. The commission was created to lead the initiative and oversee the work of several campus task forces exloring every aspect of EMU life and its effect on...

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The materials in the President's Executive Board records, 1913-1985, are arranged chronologically and are titled with the name used during the time period. A mix of correspondence and meeting minutes, the bulk of the collection are the approved minutes of meetings held with the University President and his advisors: Vice President for Instruction, Vice President for Student Affairs, etc.

Abstract The Principal and Presidential portrait and photograph collection contains the drawings and photographic portraits and other photographs of the administrators of the Michigan State Normal School (when they were known as Principals), Michigan State Normal College, Eastern Michigan College and Eastern Michigan University. The inclusive dates listed next to the administrators names are the dates of their tenure in office. The photographs of Charles McKenney have...

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The Richard Gause Boone papers document the ninth president of the Michigan State Normal College, who served from 1893 to 1899. His papers include such materials as publications, MSNC curriculum and policies, clippings, correspondence, and scholar biographies.

Abstract Dr. Ronald W. Collins was Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Eastern Michigan University, as well as a professor of chemistry with a specialty in inorganic chemistry. In 1967 Dr. Collins became a professor at EMU, was appointed head of the Chemistry Department in 1977, and was promoted to Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs in 1980. In 1983 he was named Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. Dr. Collins planned to retire in...