Health and Human Sciences College

Collection

Identifier: RHC-UA-26-##qy1

Scope and Contents

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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.

Dates

created: 1914+
Other: Majority of material found in 1961-1997
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1965

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Conditions Governing Use

Literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Biographical or Historical Information

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On December 4, 1973 the Illinois Board of Higher Education approved the organization of the College of Professional Studies at NIU. The university proposed the organization to more adequately house existing departments and contribute to the future program development of the departments involved. The proposed college included the schools of Allied Health and Nursing, and the departments of Home Economics, Industry and Technology, Library Science, and Communicative Disorders. The individual departments formed at varying times throughout the university's history. On July 1, 1995 the College of Professional Studies changed its name to the Health and Human Sciences College. The School of Allied Health Professions organized in 1973 to combine the Community Mental Health Program from the Educational Administration and Services Department, the Medical Technology Program from the Department of Biological Sciences, and the Physical Therapy Program from the Department of Women's Physical Education. As early as 1937, the English Department offered courses in communication disorders. In 1971 a Division of Speech Pathology and Audiology formed and this was reorganized in 1974 into the Department of Communicative Disorders. The oldest departments in the College of Professional Studies, Home Economics and Industry and Technology, offered courses as early as 1904-1905. Foods and sewing were first offered as Domestic Science in 1905 and became Household Science from 1915 to 1921. The term Home Economics came into use in 1920 and the department was established under that name in 1921. The department changed names in 1985 to become the Department of Human and Family Resources, and in June 1996 this became the School of Family, Consumer, and Nutritional Sciences. Industry and Technology, called Manual Arts from 1910-1917 and Industrial Arts until 1963, formally became a department in 1921. In 1986 the department became part of the newly established College of Engineering. The Library Science program was established in 1952 under the University Library and became an independent department in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1959. It was reassigned to the newly established College of Professional Studies in 1974. In March of 1992 the Library and Information Studies Program (formerly Library Science) began a two-year phase-out due to lack of funds to maintain ALA accreditation. During 1959 a nursing program began and the Department of Nursing Education was formed in the College of Education. The Department of Nursing changed its status to become the School of Nursing in 1965. In 1974 the School of Nursing was transferred to the College of Professional Studies. The Gerontology Program was established in 1986 as a Special Program. It became affiliated with the College of Professional Studies in 1993. Gerontology is an interdisciplinary program that fosters educational, research, and service activities pertinent to ageing.

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Full Extent

33.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement Note

There are three series in the Health and Human Sciences College record group: college records, departmental records, and programs. The departmental records are alphabetically arranged.