Abstract

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 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 Health Services records contain documents pertaining to health care programs and services at Eastern Michigan University from 1941 until 2015. The collection includes press materials, curriculum details, business plans, counseling tools, and other materials. This is valuable to the study of student health resources, health programs, mental health services, and Eastern Michigan University's relationship to the Department of Defense during World War II.

Abstract The School of Social Work records document the social work program at Eastern Michigan University. The School of Social Work prepares graduates for rewarding careers that strengthen people and communities and advance the social work field. The undergraduate program prepares students for graduate school or generalist practice in agency settings. The graduate program was accredited in 1992 and focuses on advanced practice serving one of three groups: children and families, people with...