Abstract The Office of Financial Aid records date from 1969 - 2010 with the bulk of materials dating from the mid-1960s through the early 1990s. Included in the collection are a number of publications created by the office and distributed to incoming and current students. Many of the promotional materials and correspondence was directed to school principals and guidance counselors. President John Porter presented to a Congressional Sub-Committee on higher education about the decrease in federal...

Abstract Lewis Profit came to Michigan State Normal College from Central Michigan College in 1954. His first position was as the director of McKenny Hall. In 1956, Profit was given the position of Director of Self-Liquidating Projects at the college, which put the men's and women's residence halls, as well as the union, under Profit's direction. Profit became Controller in 1959, and then Vice-President of Business and Finance, a position he held until his resignation in 1974. Profit went on to...

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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

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The IRIM records detail the student, enrollment, graduation, retention, and employment data of Eastern Michigan University from 1849 through 2015, with the majority of materials being from 1967 through 2015.

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The Office of Human Resources supports the university community in hiring needs, benefit implentation, compensation, labor relations, diversity and affirmative action, and training and development. The largest function of this office is supporting non-instructional staff, including bargained-for and non-bargained for employees. Materials in this collection reflect a small portion of the large scope of HR functions.

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The Student Aid records contain information regarding the first scholarship and loan program developed for students of the Normal College. From 1904 through the late 1960s, the Student Aid Corporation utilized donations and investing to provide students with scholarships and loans.

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The James M. Smith papers include inauguration materials. Other materials will be added to this collection upon Smith's retirement from EMU in 2026.

Abstract Thomas A. Fleming held the position of Special Assistant to the Provost at Eastern Michigan University from 1993 until he retired from EMU in 2003. The Thomas A. Fleming papers represent his work as an administrator at EMU, an educator at both the WJ Maxey Boys Training School and the Washtenaw County Juvenile Dentention Center, as well as his research interests in Black American social issues and matters of education. Fleming was a collector of local Black...

Abstract Bruce K. Nelson, was the longest serving administrator at Eastern Michigan University when he retired from his role of Vice President for Instruction in 1974. The Bruce K. Nelson papers documents his tenure in this position and does not include records from his time as administrator of the Lincoln Consolidated Schools from 1954-56, or as a member of the teaching faculty (1954-56 and 1975-1981). The records in the collection are organized into eight record...

Abstract The Eugene B. Elliott papers, 1941-1975 documents the professional career of Eugene B. Elliott who served as the State Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Michigan and then as President of the Michigan State Normal College, Eastern Michigan College and Eastern Michigan University. While the collection documents Elliott's professional work prior to his inaguration as the President of the Michigan State Normal College in 1948 the bulk of the...