College Park Senate records
Abstract
The College Park Senate was the successor to the College Park Campus Senate. Similar in function to its predecessor, the College Park Senate was comprised of representatives of administration, faculty, staff, and students. This governing body served to address the needs of the University of Maryland, College Park, campus community. The records of the Senate contain minutes of meetings; by-laws; the mission statement; plans of organization; correspondence; programs, curricula and course proposals; committee files; and membership rosters. This body was officially renamed the University Senate on March 6, 2000.
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Historical Note
The legislative powers of the College Park campus system are vested in the College Park Senate. This body is an integral part of the system of governance on the College Park campus, which is composed of the Senate, the Board of Regents, the President, and the Chancellor. Senate membership is composed of elected representatives from all four segments of the campus community: administration, faculty, staff, and students.
The role of the Senate is to consider any matter of concern to the campus, including education, budget, personnel, campus-community relations, long-range plans, facilities, and faculty, staff, and student affairs. The Senate then advises the other three governing bodies as necessary.
The primary forerunner of the College Park Senate was the College Park Campus Senate, which operated from September 31, 1971 until September 1993. The College Park Campus Senate replaced the original University Senate, which began meeting as early as 1919 but was not officially recognized until 1955. The University Senate worked in conjunction with various administrative bodies, such as the General Administrative Board, the University Council, the General Council, and the Council of Administration.
In the fall of 1970, efforts were made to improve the system of campus government, resulting in the reorganization of every campus of the University System of Maryland. On October 29, 1970, the University Senate passed an amendment to the existing Plan of Organization which established an Interim Senate to function until a permanent governing body was created. The Interim Senate functioned from November 19, 1970 throughout the summer of 1971 when the revised Plan of Organization mandated the creation of the College Park Campus Senate. The College Park Senate is a continuation of the College Park Campus Senate. The name change was the result of a campus-wide vote by faculty, staff, and students in the spring of 1993 and had little effect on the organization and role of the body itself. On March 6, 2000, the College Park Senate again changed its name, this time to the University Senate. The name change did not significantly alter the organization or responsibilities of the governing body.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The records of the College Park Senate consist of material generated by the Senate in performing its duties. The records include agendas, minutes, correspondence, reports, bylaws, and newspaper clippings.
Custodial History and Acquisition Information
The University of Maryland Libraries received regular transfers of files from the College Park Senate during its active years.
Processing Information
Processed by: Jennie Anne Levine, July 1994. Addenda incorporated and guide revised by: Margaret Alessi, January and August 1996 and December 1997; Adina Wachman, July 1999; Max Grivno, June 2001.
The records of the College Park Senate have been divided into six series and arranged based upon the original order in which they were received. Efforts were made to keep the bulk of the material in the minutes of meetings. Paper clips were replaced with plastic clips, and rubber bands were removed. All materials were refoldered into acid-free folders and boxed into acid-free containers. Information on course proposals, significant policy changes, committee reports and other topics from Senate minutes, Executive Committee minutes, and the Committees series was added to the index covering the workings of the University, Interim, College Park Campus, and College Park senates.
EAD markup created using EAD databse in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Dan Schwartz, April 2006. Edited by Malissa Ruffner, January 22, 2009.
Arrangement of Collection
The collection consits of six series:
Detailed Description of the Collection
Series 1: Minutes, 1993-2000 (2 linear feet)
Series I contains the minutes of the College Park Senate. Also included are agendas and accompanying material discussed during the meetings, such as committee reports, proposals and bylaw changes.
Arrangement is chronological by meeting.| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minutes, September 13, 1993 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, October 14, 1993 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, November 11, 1993 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, December 6, 1993 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, February 2, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, March 31, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, April 18, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, May 5, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, May 9, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, September 12, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, October 13, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, November 10, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, December 12, 1994 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, February 6, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, March 9, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, April 6, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, May 4, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, May 8, 1995 | series 1 | box 1 | folder 18 | |
| Minutes, September 14, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, October 16, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, November 9, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, December 11, 1995 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, February 5, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, March 7, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, April 8, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, May 9, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, May 13, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, September 16, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, October 17, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, November 11, 1996 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, February 3, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, March 6, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, May 1, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, May 6, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, May 12, 1997 | series 1 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, September 15, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, October 9, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, November 10, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, December 11, 1997 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, February 5, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, March 5, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, April 2, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, April 27, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, May 11, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, September 17, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, October 15, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, November 16, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, December 10, 1998 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, February 8, 1999 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, March 11, 1999 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, April 22, 1999 | series 1 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, May 13, 1999 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, September 30, 1999 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, November 18, 1999 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, December 6, 1999 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, February 3, 2000 | series 1 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
Series 2: Bylaws/Organization/Mission Statements, 1993-1998 (0.25 linear feet)
Series II contains the bylaws under which the College Park Senate operated. Revisions to the bylaws are regularly discussed in Senate and Executive Committee meetings; records of these discussions may be found in the Senate minutes in Series I and Executive Committee minutes in Series III. Also included in this series are organizational charts of the College Park Senate and the Mission Statement for several campuses in the University of System, including College Park.
Arrangement is alphabetical by document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bylaws, 1994 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Mission Statement, 1993 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Plans of Organization, 1998-2000 | series 2 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
Series 3: Executive Committee, 1993-2000 (4.5 linear feet)
Correspondence and minutes of the Executive Committee comprise Series III. Minutes include agendas and accompanying material discussed during the meetings, such as committee reports, proposals and bylaw changes.
Arrangement is alphabetical by document type.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence, 1993-1994 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, 1996 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, 1998-1999 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, September 24, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, September 29, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, October 6, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, October 22, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, October 29, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, November 2, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, November 5, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, November 17, 1993 and November 19, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, December 3, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, December 10, 1993 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, January 14, 1994 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, January 28, 1994 | series 3 | box 1 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, February 1, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, February 4, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, February 11, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, February 18, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, February 25, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, March 4, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, March 11, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, April 1, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, April 8, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, April 15, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, April 22, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, April 26, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, April 29, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, May 23, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, May 25, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, July 1, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, July 20, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, September 9, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 18 | |
| Minutes, September 26, 1994 | series 3 | box 2 | folder 19 | |
| Minutes, October 3, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, October 10, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, October 24, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, November 7, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, November 21, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, November 29, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, December 12, 1994 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, January 23, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, January 30, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, February 17, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, February 24, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, March 6, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, March 13, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, April 10, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, April 17, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, April 24, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, May 24, 1995 | series 3 | box 3 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, August 10, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, September 11, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, September 25, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, October 9, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, October 23, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, November 13, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, November 27, 1995 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, January 24, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, February 16, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, February 23, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, March 8, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, March 25, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, April 5, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, April 19, 1996 | series 3 | box 4 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, April 25, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, May 10, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, June 10, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, August 26, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, September 26, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, October 10, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, October 24, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, November 21, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, December 5, 1996 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, January 13, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, January 28, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, February 25, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, April 15, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, April 29, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, May 20, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, June 19, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, July 29, 1997 | series 3 | box 5 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, August 20, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, September 4, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, September 18, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, October 16, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, October 30, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, December 4, 1997 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, January 13, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, January 26, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, February 23, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, March 16, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, March 30, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, April 13, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, May 4, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, May 18, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, July 6, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 15 | |
| Minutes, August 18, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 16 | |
| Minutes, September 3, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 17 | |
| Minutes, September 24, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 18 | |
| Minutes, October 8, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 19 | |
| Minutes, October 22, 1998 | series 3 | box 6 | folder 20 | |
| Minutes, November 5, 1998 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, November 19, 1998 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, December 3, 1998 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, December 17, 1998 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, January 25, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, February 15, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, March 1, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, March 15, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, March 29, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, April 12, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, April 26, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, May 10, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 12 | |
| Minutes, July 23, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 13 | |
| Minutes, August 31, 1999 | series 3 | box 7 | folder 14 | |
| Minutes, September 8, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, September 15, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, September 29, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 3 | |
| Minutes, October 13, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 4 | |
| Minutes, October 25, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 5 | |
| Minutes, October 27, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 6 | |
| Minutes, November 3, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 7 | |
| Minutes, November 17, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 8 | |
| Minutes, December 1, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 9 | |
| Minutes, December 15, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 10 | |
| Minutes, January 18, 1999 | series 3 | box 8 | folder 11 | |
| Minutes, February 15, 2000 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 1 | |
| Minutes, February 29, 2000 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 2 | |
| Minutes, March 6, 2000 | series 3 | box 9 | folder 3 | |
Series 4: Committees, 1993-1999 (1.5 linear feet)
Since the bulk of committee information is discussed and processed at Senate and Executive Committee meetings, the records in Series IV currently consist primarily of proposals from the Programs, Curricula and Courses committee. This series also contains one file from the Human Relations Committee.
Arrangement is alphabetical by committee name, then chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Relations Committee, 1996-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, 1993-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, 1993-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, 1993-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 4 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, 1993-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 5 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, 1993-1997 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 6 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, December 1997-May 1998 | series 4 | box 1 | folder 7 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, November 1998-March 1999 | series 4 | box 2 | folder 1 | |
| Programs, Curricula and Courses -- Proposals, May 1999-December 1999 | series 4 | box 3 | folder 1 | |
Series 5: Membership Rosters, 1993-1997 (0.25 linear feet)
Series V contains membership rosters and committee lists of the College Park Senate.
Arrangement is chronological.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committees, 1993-1994 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Membership Rosters, 1993-1997 | series 5 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
Series 6: Senate Correspondence, 1997-1999 (0.25 linear feet)
Series VI contains correspondence addressed to the entire Senate membership. Topics covered include graduate program review and solicitations for membership.
Arrangement is chronologic.
| Description | Series | Box / Reel | Folder / Frame | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence, 1997-1999 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 1 | |
| Correspondence, 1997-1999 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 2 | |
| Correspondence, 1997-1999 | series 6 | box 1 | folder 3 | |
Related Material
In addition to the Records of the College Park Senate, the following Senate materials may be found in the Archives and Manuscripts Department holdings: the Records of the University Senate, covering the period from 1919 to 1970; the Records of the Interim College Park Senate, covering the period from 1970 to 1971; the Records of the College Park Campus Senate, dating from 1972 to 1993; and the Records of the University Senate, beginning on March 6, 2000, and extending through the present.
For other related archival and manuscript collections, please see the following subject guides.
Selected Search Terms
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the University of Maryland Libraries' Catalog. Researchers desiring related materials about these topics, names, or places may search the Catalog using these headings.
Subjects
- University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). -- College Park Senate -- Archives
- University of Maryland (College Park, Md.) -- Administration -- History -- Sources
- University of Maryland at College Park. -- Senate -- Archives
- University of Maryland at College Park -- Administration -- History -- Sources