Abstract The Institute for the Study of Children, Family and Communities was an entity housed adminitratively in the Office of Research Development (ORD) that worked on a variety of grant funded projects. These projects revolved around community development, improvement, and research through non-profit work in Ypsilanti and surrounding areas. ISCFC often collaborated with the School of Social Work giving University students the opportunity to participate in the creation and implementation of these...

Abstract John W. Porter was president of Eastern Michigan University from 1979 - 1989. The John W. Porter collection documents his tenure at EMU. The records in this collection are organized as they were given to University Archives and are loosely organized by topic, with fifteen identifiable series and one identifiable subseries. Identifiable series include Budget, Searches, Tuition, Colleges, Board of Regents, Exectuive Council, Recommendation Letters, Financials, and multiple Correspondence...

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...

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Ellene (Nina) Tatras Contis served as the Assistant Vice President for Administrative Services from 2002 - 2004 and the Associate Vice President for Undergraduate Studies and Curriculum (now known as Associate Provost) from 2004 -2006. The Ellene (Nina) Tatras Contis papers date from 1994 through 2006 and contains papers both inherited from previous VPs and created by Contis. The majority of the collection is arranged alphabetically.

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Carolyn Davis Spatta was the Vice President for Administration at Eastern Michigan University from 1980 through 1981. The Carolyn D. Spatta papers are arranged in alphabetical order by file title, with the files related to Human Resources at the end. The collection includes office files pertaining to human resources, budget information, university computing, affirmative action, student affairs, and divisional reports.

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The Vice-President for Administration records detail the academic and financial activities at Eastern Michigan University for the approximate period 1975 to 1980. The records include such materials as financial reports, correspondence, international relations, and university infrastructure.

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.