Abstract The Susan Martin collection includes a small sample of materials produced by the Office of the President during Martin's tenure as President of Eastern Michigan University, beginning in 2008 and ending with her retirement in 2015. Materials include clippings, correspondence and e-mail, photographs, inauguration materials, gifts to the President to celebrate her inaguration, reports to the Board of Regents, and materials related to events on campus in which...

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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.

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The Vice-President for Budget & Finance records detail the financial activities and budgetary decision at Eastern Michigan University for the approximate period 1959 to 1990. The records include such materials as audit and finance reports, Board of Regents recommendations on financial matters, clippings, news releases, and office administration records.

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The Divisions of Communications collection contains materials related to the marketing and promotion of Eastern Michigan University. This includes athletics, academics, university programming, and government relations. The majority of the collection is audio/visual materials pertianing to athletics, programming, and other campus events.

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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.

Abstract William E. Shelton was president of Eastern Michigan University from 1989 - 2000, when he left for East Carolina University and the Ironwood Consulting Group. The William E. Shelton 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 nineteen identifiable series and eleven identifiable sub-series. Identifiable series include National Education Commission on Time and...

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.