president Guide to the WCSU, Office of the President Records 1903-2002 (Bulk 1969-1991) RG 2 Processed by Mary Rieke

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Western Connecticut State University, Publisher Machine-readable finding aid derived from a MS Word dcoument, dated: 2002. Machine-readable finding aid created by Brian Stevens. Description is in English. Descriptive Summary WCSU, Office of the President Records1903-2002 , (Bulk 1969-1991) RG 2 The language of the materials is English 3 linear feet (3 boxes) Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University. Office of the President. Ruth A. Haas Library The collection contains records from the President's office primarily from the 1990s. In particular, it contains a number of materials which document the construction of the Westside campus. Provenance

Transferred to the WCSU Archives in 2001-2002.

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Open for research without restrictions.

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Historical/Biographical Note

The institution now known as Western Connecticut State University has had the following presidents: James W. Schmotter (2004-Present); James R. Roach (1992-2004); Stephen Feldman (1981-1992); Robert M. Bersi (1975-1981); Ruth A. Haas (1946-1975); Ralph C. Jenkins (1935-1946);Lothrop D. Higgins (1923-1935); John R. Perkins (1903-1923).

Offices which now report to the President include: Office of the Provost/Office of Academic Affairs, University Computing, V.P. for Finance and Administration, V.P. for Student Affairs, Office of Human Resource Management; the Office of Institutional Advancement (FKA Office of Institutional Planning); and the Office of Disability Services & Affirmative Action (FKA Office of Multicultural Affairs and Disability Services).

Scope and Content Note

The records of the Office of the President are divided into four series: (1) Office of the President; (2) Office of Human Resource Management; (3) Office of Institutional Planning; and (4) Office of Multicultural Affairs and Disability Services.

Series 1 contains reports, memos, policy statements, and inaugural invitations/programs for Ruth A. Haas, Ralph C. Jenkins, and Dr. James R. Roach (folders 10, 12 and 16). Forms dating back to the school's early history, when the school was known as Danbury Normal School, can be found in folder 9.

Correspondence originating from the president's office to the WCSU community contains miscellaneous information regarding budget cuts, administrative matters, and personnel policy, and is only representative of the information flowing from the Presidents office. Of particular interest is a letter sent to President Roach from Messrs Stan Smith and Alexander Williams regarding a report issued by the Danbury NAACP charging WCSU of racial discrimination, and the failure of the university to retain minority faculty and staff. Dr. Roach's response to this letter, and a memo to the University Senate from Vijay Nair, is also included in folder 16.

Series 2 contains employment surveys, studies, and population forecasts for the greater Danbury area.

Series 3 contains planning documents for a new campus in what is now known as the Westside Campus. This series contains proposals and correspondence from architect John Johansen regarding the organizational relationships of campus design and outlines of building elements and organizational ideas for the planned Academic Center.

This series also contains inter-department correspondence concerning campus planning and selection of Master Physical Planner, mission definitions by academic areas initiated by OIP and WCSC departments, and site justifications including space requirements and special architectural descriptions. During the planning process, students and faculty met to discuss the new campus. These meetings were called "Think Tanks" and their reports summarized the main topics discussed and posed questions such as "What is the educational mission of the college, and what are its implications for the new campus?" (box 1, folders 29-30)

Series 4 contains information regarding regulations for Affirmative Action including the required elements of an Affirmative Action plan, review and monitoring such a plan, and enforcement procedures that was prepared by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Series 5 Collection includes several viewbooks, histories, brochures and pamphlets concerning Western's offerings and expansion circa 1940's to the late 1970's. Several planning proposals for expansion and dedications of Western are also included in the series. Material regarding the inauguration of University President J.W. Schmotter is extensive.

Arrangement

Folders are generally arranged alphabetically.

The files are grouped into 4 series.

Series 1: Office of the President Series 2: Office of Human Resource Management Series 3: Office of Institutional Planning Series 4: Office of Multicultural Affairs and Disability Services Series 5: Events and Publications Access Points Subject Names: Roach, James R. Haas, Ruth A. Jenkins, Ralph. Subject Organizations: Western Connecticut State College. Connecticut Public Works Department. Western Connecticut State College. Office of the President. Subject Topics: State universities and colleges -- Connecticut. College facilities -- Connecticut -- Planning. Campus Planning -- Connecticut. Universities and colleges -- Administration. Affirmative Action Programs. Subject Places: Danbury (Conn.) Document Types: Annual reports. Correspondence. Plans (reports). Fliers. Forms. Container List

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

Series 1. Office of the President 1 1 Annual Reports 1989-1990 1 1a Annual Reports(c.2) 1989-1990 1 2 Annual Reports 1990-1991 1 2a Annual Reports(c.2) 1990-1991 1 2b Annual Reports 1991-1992 1 2c Annual Reports 1992-1993 1 3 Annual Reports 1993-1994 1 4 Annual Reports 1994-1995 1 5 Annual Reports 1995-1996 1 6 Annual Reports 1996-1997 1 7 Annual Reports 1997-1998 1 7a Annual Reports 1998-1999 1 8 Feldman, Stephen 1988-1991 1 9 Forms, Danbury Normal School(1903-1936) undated 1 10 Haas, Ruth A. 1947-1971 1 11 Invitations 1993-2004 1 12 Jenkins, Ralph C. 1937 1 13 NIORPS, Marketing Audit Report 1999 1 14 Policy Statements 1980-2000 1 15 Policies and Programs Manual 1998 1 15a President's Lecture Series 2000-2002 1 16 Roach, James R. 1992-1996 Series 2. Office of Human Resources Management 1 17 A Retrospective Report of Personnel Practices and Fringe Benefits Provided by Danbury Regional Employers 1967-1977 1978 1 18 Correspondence 1991-1994 1 19 Employment Agency Survey of Work Force Needs and Manpower Supply Within The Greater Danbury Region 1978 1 20 Greater Danbury Region Town Resource Surveys 1977-1978 1978 1 21 Longitudinal Wage Survey for Selected Manufacturing and Office Positions in the Greater, Connecticut Region 1961-1977 1978 1 22 Pamphlets 1979 1 23 Perspectives on The Quality of Life' in the Danbury Area: A Preliminary Study 1979 1 24 Population Forecast to the Year 2000 for Six Counties Contiguous to the Danbury Area 1978 1 25 Survey of Position Vacancies in the Greater Danbury Area 1978 1 26-27 Survey of Post-Secondary Education Resources For Western Connecticut 1978 Series 3. Office of Institutional Planning 2 1 Westside Campus, Expansion Proposal for WCSC, 1969-1975 1968 2 2-3 Westside Campus, Basic Planning Information 1968-1970 2 4-6 Westside Campus, Charts and Mission Definitions 1970-1971 2 7-9 Westside Campus, Comprehensive Master Plan: WCSC, v.1 1970 2 10-12 Westside Campus, Comprehensive Master Plan: WCSC, v.1, 1970 (c.2) 1970 2 13-17 Westside Campus, Comprehensive Master Plan: WCSC, v.2 1970 OS 1 Westside Campus, Comprehensive Master Plan: WCSC, v.3 1970 OS 1 Westside Campus, Comprehensive Master Plan for the New Campus of Western Connecticut State College, Dec. 1970 1970 2 18 Westside Campus, Department Representatives 1970-1974 2 19-24 Westside Campus, Environmental Assessment, Revised Working Copy, Nov 1992. 1992 2 25 Westside Campus, Health & Physical Education/Site Justification #34 1969-1971 2 26 Westside Campus, Humanities: English, Project 35 PL 1971 2 27 Westside Campus, Inter-Department Mail (Dept. Reps.) 1970-1974 2 28 Westside Campus, Library/Projected Space Allocations 1969-1970 2 29 Westside Campus, Management (Project) Network #1 and #4 1968-1969 2 30 Mission Statements (Departmental): Administration 1969-1970 2 31 Mission Statements (Departmental): A 1969-1970 2 32 Mission Statements (Departmental): B-D 1969-1970 2 33 Mission Statements (Departmental): E-I 1969-1970 2 34 Mission Statements (Departmental): L-M 1969-1970 2 35 Mission Statements (Departmental): N 1969-1970 2 36 Mission Statements (Departmental): P-R 1969-1970 2 37 Mission Statements (Departmental): S 1969-1970 2 38-39 Organizational Relationships of Campus Structures 1968-1972 2 40 PERT (Program Evaluation & Review Techniques) Basic Events 1968 2 41 Planning Proposal and Suggestions 1968-1970 2 42 Project Descriptions & Sketches undated 2 43-44 Science Facilities 1969-1970 2 45 Staff Ideas/Planning 1968-1970 2 46 Work Package 2-3, 3-7, 7-12, (1968-1974) undated Series 4. Office of Multicultural Affairs and Disability Services 3 1 ADA Self-Evaluation/Audit 1993 3 2 ADA Self-Evaluation/Audit (c.2) 1993 3 3 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee 1994 3 4 Affirmative Action Advisory Committee (c.2) 1994 3 5-9 Affirmative Action Plan 1986 3 10-13 Affirmative Action Plan 1988 3 14-17 Affirmative Action Plan 1989 3 18-21 Affirmative Action Plan 1991 3 22-25 Affirmative Action Plan 1992 3 26-30 Affirmative Action Plan 1993 3 31-36 Affirmative Action Plan, Original Version 1994 3 37-40 Affirmative Action Plan, Corrected Version 1994 4 1-4 Affirmative Action Plan, Corrected Version (C. 2) 1994 4 5-10 Affirmative Action Plan (2 copies) 1995 4 11 Affirmative Action Plan 1997 4 12 Affirmative Action Plan (c.2) 1997 4 13, 14 Affirmative Action Plan (2 copies) 1998 4 15-17 Affirmative Action Plan 2000 4 18-21 Affirmative Action Plan 2001 4 22-25 Affirmative Action Plan 2002 4a 1 Affirmative Action Plan (dup) 2000 4a 2 Affirmative Action Plan (dup) 2001 4a 3 Affirmative Action Plan (dup) 2001 4a 4 Affirmative Action Plan (dup) 2002 4a 5 Affirmative Action Plan (dup) 2002 4a 6 Affirmative Action Plan 2003 4a 7 Affirmative Action Plan 2003 4a 8 Affirmative Action Plan 2004 4a 9 Affirmative Action Plan 2004 4a 10 Affirmative Action Plan 2005 4a 11 Affirmative Action Plan 2005 4 26 Analysis of the Survey of WCSU Campus Environment for Diversity Report 1993 4 27 Connecticut Commission on Human Rights 1969-1970 4 28 Faculty & Staff: Guide for Students with Disabilities (1982-1993) undated 4 29 Minority Staff Directory 1989 4 30-32 MWDD, Minority & Women Doctoral Directory, Volume I: Agricultural Economics-Engineering 1993-1994 4 33-35 MWDD, Minority & Women Doctoral Directory, Volume II: English- Urban Studies/Planning 1993-1994 4 36 Pamphlets (1990s) undated 4 37 Regulations for Affirmative Action by State Government, Rev. to March 19, 1991 1991 4 38 WCSU Diversity Study 1993 34 39, 40 WCSU, Strategic Plan for Persons with Disabilities In Connecticut Higher Education, February 1992 (2 copies) 1992 Series 5: Publications and Events BoxFolder 5 1 DTC Viewbook ca.1950 5 2 DSC Viewbook 1964 5 3 WCSC Jobs and Cash Flow Pamphlet 1977-1978 5 4 DSC Viewbook ca.1940

4 copies

 5 5 DSC War Recruitment Brochure undated 5 6 DSC Faculty Greeting Card undated 5 7 WCSC Construction Proposal Brochure 1968

2 copies

 5 8 WCSC History and Overview 1974

2 copies

 5 9 WCSU History 1978-1993

2 copies

 5 10 WCSC History 1903-1978

2 copies

 5 11 Dept of Edu Memo Re: Prof. Deaths 1946 5 12 WCSC History Research Materials 1977 5 13 DTC Brief History By M Greene 1950 5 14 Memos Re: Campus Building Names and Architects 1996-2000 5 15 Danbury News-Times Clippings ca.1960s-1983 5 16 Truman Warner Dedication 2000 5 17 El Gross Library Pamphlet undated 6 1 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration CD 2005

2 copies

 6 2 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration DVD 2005 6 3 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Invitations 2005 6 4 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Danbury News-Times Clippings 2005 6 5 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Planning Committee Papers 2005 6 6 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Save the Date Cards 2005 6 7 President's Gala Invitation and Save the Date Cards 2005 6 8 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Parking Pass 2005 6 9 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Programs 2005

3 copies

 6 10 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Programs 2005

2 copies

 6 11 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Book 2005 6 12 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Book 2005

Duplicate

 6 13 President J.W. Schmotter Inauguration Publicity 2005 6 14 President J. W. Schmotter Inauguration Platform Party Guide 2005 6 15 Memo from Office of President J.W. Schmotter 2006 6 16 WCSU Authors' Bibliography 2005