American Library Association (ALA) Committee on Accreditation Report, 1965

The first series, college records, begins with the formation of the College of Professional Studies. Included here are minutes and correspondence for the College Council, College Senate, College Curriculum Committee, as well as program reviews. Also found here are several committee files from Dean Sullivan’s tenure. The departmental records, in series two, are quite extensive. The Allied Health Professions records contain long range planning reports, mission and scope statements, and space need correspondence. Also included are proposals for accreditations and/or program reviews for Community Mental Health, Medical Technology, and Physical Therapy. The Communication Disorders Programs consists of proposals for accreditation and re-accreditation, correspondence, meeting minutes, and yearbooks for the Program for the Hearing Impaired. Meeting minutes and supportive material for several committees, correspondence, faculty memos, and course syllabi, exams and evaluations document the Department of Home Economics. The Industry and Technology Department records consist of departmental evaluations, status and staffing reports, correspondence, and articles on the proposed Engineering College. Also included are course materials from 1924-1925 and department publications dating 1914-1931. The Library Science Department records include materials on a School Library Institute conducted in 1965, self-study and ALA accreditation reports, correspondence, course reports from the late 1970's, the Library Science Association, and documents relating to the closing of the Library and Information Studies Department in 1992. Finally, the School of Nursing records include several self-study reports, correspondence, a program proposal, and documents relating to Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. At this time, the only material represented in series three relates to the Gerontology Program. Additional information on the history of the Health and Human Sciences College and it's departments may be found in other University Archives record groups.