RG 10. Committees, Projects, and Reports

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The Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, working with the Berea College Chapter of the American Association of University Professors, first formulated a statement on academic freedom and tenure for the College in 1965.  In April 1968, the Recommended Statement on Academic Freedom was approved by the College Faculty and adopted by the Board of Trustees. The committee continued to make recommendations on overall policy to be referred to the College Faculty for action.

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The Committee on Professional Growth was charged with supporting the professional growth of Berea College faculty through funding scholarship and research of individual faculty members and providing professional development opportunities to individuals and the faculty as a whole.

Abstract In April 1968, President Willis D. Weatherford appointed an ad-hoc committee with the charge of studying various aspects of student life at Berea and recommending to the Cabinet and Faculty modifications and improvements in current policies and practices (including judicial procedures). The Committee on Student Life included student members and served under the chairmanship of Martha Pride. Committee work resulted in a final report containing recommendations for a revised system of rules and...

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Appointed in November 1989, the Committee on the Freshman Year was tasked with reviewing Berea's current student orientation programming and the planning of an improved orientation experience that would extend throughout the freshman year. The original committee was chaired by Gail Wolford. Members included John Bolin, Connie Woods, Ron Shaheed, Katrina Shaner, and Barbara Wade.

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Records of Berea College committees (often ad hoc or short term) that may not be directly or solely sponsored by a division of the college on a continuing basis.

Abstract Under President John Stephenson, Berea College undertook the first systematic review of the Great Commitments of Berea College in the 1992-1993 academic year.  The Committee to Review the Commitments (CRC) took an in-depth review of the Commitments resulting in a report containing a recommended restatement of the commitments (or mission statement). The Berea Board of Trustees adopted the recommended restatement of the Great Commitments on April 24, 1993. The motivation for the review of the...

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The Committee to Study Future Service Functions of Berea College was created to conduct a study on the College's future development at the request of the Board of Trustees. The study was designed to help develop an adequate body of information and valid assumptions about the College, the region, and other areas to guide the college toward the future. The final reports shared the common title: "Alternatives in the Future of Berea College."

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Records and materials of committees on academic instructional computing.

Scope and Contents This collections contain records of Berea College's work in developing and providing community development programs for two groups: (1) the Foreign Service Institute of the Department of State as part of a larger specialized, interagency long-term training program, the "Viet-Nam Training Center," established to prepare civilian personnel for their work in rural areas of Viet-nam, and (2) Tibetan students through the Community Development Counseling Group. Training programs included...

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Promoted by the Berea College Extenstion Department, the County Achievement Contest for Eastern Kentucky was a county-wide contest with the aim of organizing and coordinating the work of counties for greater progress and effieciency. The contest ran from August 1, 1922 through December of 1923 and was developed and organized by Marshall E. Vaughn, Superintendent of Extension at Berea College. Counties participating in the contest include: Breathitt, Owsley, Rockcastle and Jackson.