Westminster University Finding Aids (EAD)

Guide to the Westminster College Vice-President of Academic Affairs Non-traditional Students Task Force records

Table of Contents

Collection Overview

Collection Inventory+/-

Biographical Note/Historical Note

Content Description

Collection Use

Administrative Information

Subjects

Collection Overview +/-

Title: Westminster College Vice-President of Academic Affairs Non-traditional Students Task Force records
Dates: 1985 (inclusive)
Collection Number: ACC-156
Summary: This collection consists of the 1985 records of the Task Force on Non-traditional Student, chaired by the Academic Vice-President of Westminster College of Salt Lake City. The materials include final reports, memoranda, notes, minutes, preliminary reports and studies, and subcommittee minutes.
Repository: Westminster College, Giovale Library
Address:
1840 South 1300 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84105
Phone: (801) 832-2250

Collection Inventory +/-

box 1, folder 1: 1985 August-September
box 1, folder 2: 1985 October
box 1, folder 3: 1985 November
box 1, folder 4: 1985 December

Biographical Note/Historical Note +/-

Westminster College chief academic officers: Over the years, the title of the chief academic officer of Westminster College has changed. From 1901-1976, 16 men served as the Dean (of the College) charged with overseeing faculty affairs as part of their duties. Beginning in 1981, the title changed to "Academic Vice-President and Dean of the Faculty", and in 2003 to "Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs".

Sheldon Jackson College (Salt Lake City, Utah) was in existence from 1895-1901. Robert Gibson McNiece was the Dean from 1897 through the 1901 transition to Westminster College, thus serving as the first dean of Westminster College from 1901-1913. Below is a partial list of the various men who have served as the chief academic officer:

Dean of the College

  • 1897-1913 McNiece, Robert G. (1st Dean)
  • 1914-1917 Sweazey, George B. (2nd Dean)
  • 1917-1926 McKirahan, Walter Wilbert (3rd Dean)
  • 1926-1933 Stevenson, Perry L. (4th Dean)
  • 1931-1932 Brainard, Paul Porter (5th Dean)
  • 1934-1941 Barker, Lincoln (6th Dean)
  • 1941-1942 Fisher, J. Elliott (7th Dean)
  • 1942-1944 Myers, Walter F., Jr. (8th Dean)
  • 1945-1953 Boughton, Jesse Scott (9th Dean)
  • 1953-1956 Watkins, Warren O. (10th Dean)
  • 1956-1957 Uemura, Joseph Norio (11th Dean)
  • 1957-1961 Ballenger, Milton C. (12th Dean)
  • 1961-1965 Bosch, Allen M. (13th Dean)
  • 1965-1968 McDonald, Curtis C. (14th Dean)
  • 1968-1973 Boyack, James D. (15th Dean)
  • 1973-1976 Hofmann, Helmut P. (16th Dean)
  • 1976-1977 Yoder, Jon (17th Dean)
  • 1977-1980 Johnston, Dale A. (18th Dean)

Academic Vice-President and Dean of Faculty

  • 1980-1983 Steeples, Douglas W.
  • 1983-1987 Kuusisto, Allan
  • 1987-1990 Gershowitz, Michael
  • 1988-2003 Baar, Steve

Provost and Vice-President for Academic Affairs

  • 2003-2005 Seidelman, James "Cid" (Interim Provost)
  • 2005-2012 Seidelman, James "Cid"
  • 2013-2015 Sansing, Lucille H. (Interim Provost)
  • 2015- Gentile, Lisa N.

Content Description +/-

This collection consists of the 1985 records of the Task Force on Non-traditional Student, chaired by the Academic Vice-President of Westminster College of Salt Lake City. The materials include final reports, memoranda, notes, minutes, preliminary reports and studies, and subcommittee minutes.

The committee was created by President Charles Dick in August 1985 and headed by Academic Vice-President Allan A. Kuusisto, charged to survey the status of Westminster College's "approach to non-traditional students and to make recommendation for improvement and expansion" of the college's current efforts. Non-traditional students were defined as "students beyond the usual college-going age of 18-22." The final report was issued in December 1985.

Collection Use +/-

Restrictions on Access:

Open to public research.

Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Twenty-four hours advance notice is encouraged.

Restrictions on Use:

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances.

Permission to publish material must be obtained from the director of the Giovale Library.

Preferred Citation:

Westminster College Vice-President of Academic Affairs Non-traditional Students Task Force records, 1985, ACC-156, Giovale Library Archives, Westminster College, Salt Lake City, Utah.

Administrative Information +/-

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Processing Note:

Processed May 2006 by Patricia Lyn Scott.

Creator:

Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Academic Vice-President's Office

Language:

Collection materials are in English.

Quantity:

0.2 linear feet

Language of the Finding Aid:

English.

Author of the Finding Aid:

Finding aid written May 2006 by Patricia Lyn Scott.

EAD Creation Date:

2013 December 12 by Sarah Shaw

Standard:

Describing Archives : A Content Standard (DACS)

Subarea:

Archives

Related Material:

Related collections in Giovale Library Archives:

Subjects +/-

Corporate Names:

Westminster College of Salt Lake City--Students
Westminster College of Salt Lake City--History--Sources
Westminster College of Salt Lake City. Academic Vice-President's Office--Archives

Subject Terms:

Adult college students--Utah--Salt Lake City
Nontraditional college students--Utah--Salt Lake City

Form or Genre Terms:

Administrative records
Feasability studies
Memorandums
Minutes
Reports

Personal Names:

Dick, Charles H. (Charles Howard)
Kuusisto, Allan K.

Geographical Names:

Salt Lake City (Utah)--History--Sources