Bowling Green State University, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs records
Collection Overview
Abstract
The records of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs document the functions, policies, procedures, decisions, operations and other activities of that office.
Dates
- Creation: 1947-2018
Extent
57.42 Cubic Feet (112 legal archive boxes, 16 letter archive boxes)
Creator
- Bowling Green State University. Provost's Office and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Organization)
Scope and Contents
The collection consists mostly of subject files on various topics, including the working relationship between the Provost and the University’s colleges, departments, offices, programs, etc. There is also correspondence between the Provost and various presidents, deans, department heads, governing body chairs, etc; memoranda; proposals and official reports from the Provost and other offices; budget planning documents; salary information; meeting minutes; other assorted materials. Most records deal with financial and budgetary concerns, limitations, challenges, and allocations.
There are several boxes with documentation for the J. Preston Levis Regional Computer Center (JPLRCC) from the early 1970s. Materials related to the Ohio Board of Regents (OBOR) also show up frequently.
Biographical / Historical
The office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs is charged with ensuring the quality of the University’s academic programs and aligning the University’s resources with its academic mission. The office focuses on enhancing the student body’s educational experience and supporting the faculty in their teaching and research. These records are a source of information about the budgeting and fund allocation process as well as the distribution of funds and space.
Conditions Governing Access
No known access restrictions
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers using this collection assume full responsibility for conforming to the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright, and are responsible for securing permissions necessary for publication or reproduction.
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Materials were received in numerous additions and are arranged in the order received. There are several alphabetical runs that may indicate which materials were received together.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The records in this collection have been obtained from regular transfers of records from the Office of the Provost.
Subject
- Title
- Guide to the Bowling Green State University, Office of the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs records
- Author
- Cindy Radford
- Date
- February 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin