UA. Colorado State University Archives

Abstract Colorado State University's Lory Student Center (LSC) is home to student organization offices, event facilities, a bookstore, computer store, food court, and other student amenities. The LSC opened in 1962, and a renovation was completed in 2014. The fiftieth anniversary of the student center was observed with celebratory events in 2012. The collection contains a scrapbook commemorating the anniversary. It also contains rebranding records for the renovated center as well as an architectural...

Abstract Formed in the summer of 1923, the Men's Science Club dedicated itself to a climate conducive to scientific thought. The club was organized as a science club for male faculty with a selective membership and was initially known as the Aristotle Club. The organization adopted its current name in 1926. Membership was first limited to twenty members but was later expanded to thirty in 1960. This collection contains ledgers of minutes and financial records, correspondence, and other pertinent...

Abstract The Records of the Mujeres de Accion/Women in Action Oral History Project documents research undertaken for a Masters in Social Work by graduate students Holly Ford and Kelly Haughey. Chicana/Latino/Hispanic female community advocates from Northern Colorado and the Front Range of Colorado were interviewed regarding their work in human services in their communities. Later, authors Maria Melendez and Mary Ellison sought to expand on their work and wrote an manuscript that remains unpublished....

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The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is a membership organization, consisting of colleges, universities, and schools in 19 U.S. states, that is engaged in educational accreditation. The collection consists of reports, letters, memos, and publications that were assembled for the 1974 NCA accreditation visit to Colorado State University.

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The Records of the Office of Academic Advising documents procedures and policies on how faculty were instructed to assist and advise students throughout their academic career. Materials include memos, handbooks, and related publications.

Abstract The mission of the Office of Budgets is to provide research and analysis on internal and external affairs in support of executive decision-making, with regard to factors affecting university planning and reporting and to formulate policy and provide analysis on university budgetary issues. The budgetary function exists to prepare, monitor and distribute university budgets from legislative requests to the final operating budget of the University in support of the University’s mission of...

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The Office of Conference Services (now Conference and Event Services) at Colorado State University provides coordination and registration services for meetings and events both on- and off-campus. The collection contains newspaper clippings and a scrapbook.

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The Records of the Office of Equal Opportunity documents the efforts of Colorado State University to plan and establish policies and procedures regarding affirmative action, student and staff diversity, and equal employment practices. Materials include meeting minutes, reports, surveys, planning documents, and publications.

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The Office of Information and Public Services was responsible for communicating news and information to the students, staff, and general public about Colorado State University. The collection consists primarily of collegiate and departmental histories created by or for the Office of Information and Public Services during the university's centennial in 1970.

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The Records of the Office of Institutional Research consists of salary studies, student credit studies, and instructor course analyses. Materials date from circa 1960 to 1986. Due to the presence of confidential information, the collection is restricted to internal CSU use only.

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The Records of the Office of International Programs was established to administer and oversee projects of an international nature. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, conference proceedings, and office records related to meetings, finance, individual profiles, international travel, foreign countries and projects. Material types include manuscripts, articles, reports, brochures, journals, maps, newspaper clippings, a scrapbook, and photographs.

Abstract The Records of the Office of Research consists of the official files of the Office of the Vice President for Research for the Superconducting Supercollider (SSC) proposal activity, including the full proposal of the State of Colorado. The proposal was an attempt to garner a contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to bring the SSC and related facilities to a site near Fort Morgan, Colorado. Academic institutions throughout Colorado, including Colorado State University, the...

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The Office of the Vice President for Administrative Services (now the Office of the Vice President for Operations) and its earlier iterations oversaw administrative units at Colorado State University until 2010. The collection includes budgets, committee materials, meeting minutes, correspondence, administrative calendars, artifacts, films, publications, and reports related to planning and daily operations at the university.

Abstract The President's Executive Council was in existence by January 1979 and comprised of 26 members to include the University President, vice presidents, deans, and directors from Colorado State University (CSU). The council met to discuss and make decisions related to lead CSU topics, assigned issues from the State Board of Agriculture, and shared issues with the city of Fort Collins to include capital improvements, sales tax, programs, and relations. The frequency of meetings for the...

Abstract The Pride Resource Center at Colorado State University was established to support and affirm the diverse identities and lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, Two-Spirit, and same gender loving people as individuals and as groups, especially as students, staff, and faculty of CSU and their families, friends, and allies. The collection contains scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, posters, and photographs documenting the activities of the Pride Resource Center, as well...

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The Public Relations Department communicates news and information about Colorado State University (CSU) to students, staff, and the general public. The collection contains press releases issued from January 2, 1992 through December 29, 1993. Also included are submissions to the CSU event calendar newsletter at the time, Happenings, by CSU departments and community members.

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The Ram Flying Club at Colorado State University offered flying instruction and flight time to its members. The collection contains membership applications and rosters, financial documents, photographs, and correspondence.

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The Registrar's Office at Colorado State University is responsible for maintaining students records, transcripts, and grade reports. The collection contains procedures and policies of the Registrar's Office, and meeting notes and minutes for the Graduate Council, Executive Committee, and Committee on Advanced Degrees.

Abstract The Research Integrity & Compliance Review Office (RICRO) at Colorado State University provides assistance to researchers, staff, and the faculty oversight committees in maintaining an ethical environment for research and teaching. Materials in the collection are primarily meeting minutes generated between 1970 and 2001 by three committees overseen by RICRO at Colorado State University: the Human Research Committee (now the Istitutional Review Board), the Animal Care and Use Committee,...

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The Records of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) at Colorado State University consists of scrapbooks and ephemera relating primarily to the Poudre Musket Company, a drill team and tactical warfare unit.