The FOCUS Program is an interdisciplinary living/learning community for first and second year students to expand the boundaries of their knowledge and work closely with distinguished faculty. The collection contains material pertaining to the day to day operations of the FOCUS program, and is divided into eight series: brochures and flyers; budget; clippings; newsletter; student writing; surveys; yearly files; and oversize. The materials in the collection date from 1982-2004.

The collection contains material pertaining to the day to day operations of the FOCUS program, and is divided into nine series: brochures and flyers; budget; clippings; newsletter; student writing; surveys; yearly files; oversize; and visual materials. The yearly files contain general information regarding the operation of the program including participant lists, synopsis of the programs offered for that year, memoranda, some budget information, and details concerning faculty recruitment. The oversize series contains a photograph album of the 1997 FOCUS trip to St. Petersburg, Russia. The visual materials include photographs and negatives of FOCUS events. They are largely unidentified but are dated by year. The materials in the collection date from 1982-2004.