Undergraduate Faculty Council records, 1952 - 1972

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Undergraduate Faculty Council
Abstract:
Formed in 1952, the Undergraduate Faculty Council (UFC) was responsible for the governance of undergraduate education at Duke University. The Undergraduate Faculty Council of Arts and Sciences succeeded the UFC in October 1971, when undergraduate education in engineering and nursing formed separate governing bodies. Collection includes minutes, memoranda, correspondence, questionnaires, reports of standing and ad hoc committees, and other papers pertaining to faculty oversight of undergraduate education. The bulk of the material consists of the records of the Subcommittee on Curriculum, a part of the Committee on Undergraduate Instruction. Other committees include Honors, Program II, the Faculty Advisory System, Residential Life, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Admissions, Financial Aid, and Academic Standards. One of the major accomplishments of the UFC was a report called "Varieties of Learning Experience," or the Krueger Report (1968), which led to major changes in the undergraduate course of study known as the "new curriculum." English.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet
4200 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.28.01.0003
University Archives Record Group:
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations
28 -- Faculty and Staff Organizations > 01 -- General Organizations

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes minutes, memoranda, correspondence, and questionnaires, reports of standing and ad hoc committees, and other papers pertaining to faculty oversight of undergraduate education. The bulk of the material consists of the records of the Subcommittee on Curriculum, a part of the Committee on Undergraduate Instruction. The Subcommittee's records feature the Krueger report, "Varieties of Learning Experience (1968), which led to the substantial changes in the undergraduate courses of study known as the "new curriculum." These files include results of a survey of faculty members and freshmen participating in small group learning experiences. The other major curriculum study is the Parker report (1960).

The Program II files contain material from the period after 1971, when the Undergraduate Faculty Council of Arts and Sciences was formed. Records of the Supervisory Committee for the Faculty Advisory System include scattered minutes of the committee, memoranda, correspondence, and reports, as well as handbooks for faculty advisers from 1952 to 1964. A number of ad hoc and superseded committees' files are also in the collection.

Biographical / historical:

Undergraduate Faculty Council began in 1952, as a result of a re-organization of the Duke University Faculty. The Undergraduate Faculty Council (UFC) was responsible for the governance of undergraduate education, a task that the Faculty Council previously had undertaken. The UFC included representatives from the Engineering and Nursing schools. The Dean of Trinity College served as chair. The UFC first met on November 13, 1952. The Undergraduate Faculty Council of Arts and Sciences succeeded the UFC in October 1971, when undergraduate education in engineering and nursing formed separate governing bodies.

Standing Committees of the Undergraduate Faculty Council included Undergraduate Instruction (which absorbed the Curriculum Committee and the Committee on Courses of Instruction between 1964-1965), Honors, Program II, the Faculty Advisory System, Residential Life, Study Abroad, Undergraduate Admissions, and Financial Aid. Ad hoc committees included Academic Standards, Committee on Committees, and the Committee on the Organization and Functions of the UFC. The creation of a report called "Varieties of Learning Experience," or the Krueger Report (1968), represents one of the major accomplishments of the Undergraduate Faculty Council. The Krueger Report led to major changes in the undergraduate course of study known as the "new curriculum."

Acquisition information:
The Undergraduate Faculty Council Records was received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1964-1992.
Processing information:

Processed by Jane Veronica Charles

Completed July 2000

Encoded by Jill Katte, May 2005

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[Identification of item], Undergraduate Faculty Council Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.