RG 05. Administrative Divisions

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Records and materials of the Berea College Office of Admissions including policy memorandum, geographical reports, and publicity items

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Today, the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment provides data in support of the College’s planning processes, cultivates and supports assessment activities, and conducts original research aimed at improving students’ educational experiences.

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The records of the Office of Internships and Career Development

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Records of the Berea College Office of Special Programs including reports, administrative documents, event and programming materials, correspondence, and organizational materials.

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Records of the Berea College Office of the Vice President of Finance

Abstract The Berea College Printing Department (today known as Printing Services) started in the 1880s as a small shop with a Washington hand press in "The Castle" (a small two-story house iin the southwest corner of the campus).  With growing technologies and changes in locations (including at times the top floor of Lincoln Hall and in the William's Building) the department continued to grow and by 1905 had taken the shape of a job office that created publications not only for Berea College but the...

Abstract The Recreation Extension Service was formally established in 1937 under the direction of Frank H. Smith with the aim of increasing the appreciation of Appalachian cultural heritage through participation in recreational activities based on traditional folk material. Recreation Extension services included folk arts programming, the Christmas Country Dance School, the Mountain Folk Festival, the Country Dancers and other recreational campus groups, itineranct recreation services to schools and...

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The Office of the Registrar assists students, faculty and alumni with a variety of services including maintaining academic records on all students and overseeing registration. The Registrar also maintains access to the academic calendar, class schedule, and college catalog.

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Bound copies of correspondence (Letter Books) of the Secretary of the College and small amounts of unbound correspondence.  The subject of the correspondence varies and includes information to future and current students and their parents, scholarships, payment of fees, events on campus, information about the College and its affiliated schools, courses of study, donations to the college, fund raising and college business.

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Since 1883, Student Industries at Berea College provided necessary support to the early community that grew around the college and today's crafts program at Berea College were born of the early student industry model that included a brick-making facility, bakery, candy kitchen, needlecraft and handicrafts, laundry and College farms. While many of the industries have been closed, the Berea College Crafts program is a continuing tradition.