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KSU Faculty Senate records

Special Collections and Archives

KSU Faculty Senate records

Special Collections and Archives

KSU Faculty Senate records

Kent State University Faculty Senate records

Finding Aid

Prepared by Barbara Bass, November 2005; Updated January 2018

Inclusive Dates: 1962-2002
Extent: 7 cubic feet (7 record storage boxes)
Physical Location: 11th floor


Historical Note: The Faculty Senate began as University Council in 1962 and also used the name University Faculty Council until it was changed to Faculty Senate in 1966. The body's University Committee later became the Excutive Committee of the Faculty Senate, in 1969.

Scope and Content: This collection includes meeting records (agendas, minutes, correspondence) and other selected records of the Kent State University Faculty Senate. Special Collections and Archives holds additional records of this body, which have to date not been cataloged. Please contact the department with specific research needs related to Faculty Senate records.


Related Materials: There are some additional files related to Faculty Senate that are part of the University vertical file collection. Special Collections & Archives staff should consult the Location Guide database for details on holdings.


Arrangement: The collection is organized into two series.

  • Series 1: Charters, By-laws
  • Series 2: Meeting records

Series 1: Charters, By-laws

Box 1
Folder -- Contents

  1. University Council: charter: 1962
  2. University Council: reports: Dec. 1965
  3. University Council: minutes: 1962/63
  4. University Council: minutes: 1963/64
  5. University Council: minutes: 1964/65
  6. Faculty Senate: Charters: May 1965-Feb. 1967; Feb. 1969
  7. Faculty Senate: Charters: Apr.-July, 1969
  8. Faculty Senate: Charters: July-Sept., 1969
  9. Faculty Senate: Charters and Bylaws: Oct. 11, Oct. 23, 1969
  10. Faculty Senate: Charters: June 10, 1971
  11. Faculty Senate: Charter amendments: Jan.; Nov., 1973; Oct., 1974; Mar., Apr., 1975; Feb., 1976; May, 1977; Jan., Mar., 1978
  12. Faculty Senate: Charter amendments: March, Dec., 1978; Feb., Apr., 1979
  13. Faculty Senate: Charter amendments: Apr. 1979; Feb., Apr., 1980; Nov., Dec., 1981; Jan., Apr., 1982
  14. Faculty Senate: Charters and Bylaws: Aug., 1987; Nov., 1989
  15. Faculty Senate: Charters and Bylaws: June 1999

Series 2: Meeting records

Meeting records: 1962/63-1971

Box 2
Folder -- Contents

  1. University Council: minutes: 1962/63
  2. University Council: minutes: 1963
  3. University Faculty Council: minutes: 1963
  4. University Council: agendas: 1964
  5. University Council: minutes: 1964
  6. University Council: correspndence: 1965
  7. University Council: minutes: 1965
  8. University Committee: correspondence: 1966
  9. University Committee: minutes: 1966
  10. University Faculty Senate: minutes: 1966
  11. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-May, 1967
  12. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec. 1967
  13. University Committee: minutes: 1967
  14. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1968
  15. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-May, 1968
  16. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec., 1968
  17. University Committee: correspondence: 1968
  18. University Committee: minutes: 1968
  19. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1969
  20. Executive Committee: minutes: 1969
  21. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1969
  22. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-June, 1969
  23. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec., 1969
  24. Executive Committee: minutes: 1970
  25. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1970
  26. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1970
  27. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-Apr., 1970
  28. Faculty Senate: minutes: May-June, 1970
  29. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec., 1970
  30. Executive Committee: minutes: 1971
  31. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1971
  32. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1971
  33. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1971

Meeting records: 1972-1973

Box 3
Folder -- Contents

  1. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1972
  2. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Jan.-June, 1972
  3. Facutly Senate: correspondence: July-Dec., 1972
  4. Executive Committee: minutes: 1972
  5. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-June, 1972
  6. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec., 1972
  7. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1973
  8. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Jan.-Mar., 1973
  9. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Apr., 1973
  10. Faculty Senate: correspondence: May-July, 1973
  11. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Aug.-Sept., 1973
  12. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Oct.-Dec., 1973
  13. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1973
  14. Executive Committee: minutes: 1973
  15. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-Apr., 1973
  16. Faculty Senate: minutes: May-June, 1973
  17. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Oct., 1973
  18. Faculty Senate: minutes: Nov.-Dec., 1973

Meeting records: 1974-1976

Box 4
Folder -- Contents

  1. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1974
  2. Faculty Senate: correspondence: Jan.-Apr., 1974
  3. Faculty Senate: correspondence: May-Dec., 1974
  4. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1974
  5. Executive Committee: minutes: Jan.-June, 1974
  6. Executive Committee: minutes: July-Dec., 1974
  7. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-June, 1974
  8. Faculty Senate: minutes: July-Dec., 1974
  9. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1975
  10. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1975
  11. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1975
  12. Executive Committee: minutes: Jan.-June, 1975
  13. Executive Committee: minutes: July-Dec., 1975
  14. Faculty Senate: minutes: Jan.-May, 1975
  15. Faculty Senate: minutes: June-Dec., 1975
  16. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1976
  17. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1976
  18. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1976
  19. Executive Committee: minutes: 1976
  20. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1976

Meeting records: 1977-1985

Box 5
Folder -- Contents

  1. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1977
  2. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1977
  3. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1977
  4. Executive Committee: minutes: 1977
  5. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1977
  6. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1978
  7. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1978
  8. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1978
  9. Executive Committee: minutes: 1978
  10. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1978
  11. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1979
  12. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1979
  13. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1979
  14. Executive Committee: minutes: 1979
  15. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1979
  16. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1980
  17. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1980
  18. Executive Committee: minutes: 1980
  19. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1980
  20. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1981
  21. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1981
  22. Executive Committee: minutes: 1981
  23. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1981
  24. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1982
  25. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1982
  26. Executive Committee: minutes: 1982
  27. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1982
  28. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1983
  29. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1983
  30. Executive Committee: minutes: 1983
  31. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1983
  32. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1984
  33. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1984
  34. Executive Committee: minutes: 1984
  35. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1984
  36. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1985
  37. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1985
  38. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1985
  39. Executive Committee: minutes: 1985
  40. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1985

Meeting records: 1986-1994

Box 6
Folder -- Contents

  1. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1986
  2. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1986
  3. Executive Committee: minutes: 1986
  4. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1986
  5. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1987
  6. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1987
  7. Executive Committee: minutes: 1987
  8. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1987
  9. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1988
  10. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1988
  11. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1988
  12. Executive Committee: minutes: 1988
  13. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1988
  14. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1989
  15. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1989
  16. Executive Committee: correspondence: 1989
  17. Executive Committee: minutes: 1989
  18. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1989
  19. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1990 (incomplete)
  20. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1990
  21. Executive Committee: minutes: 1990 (incomplete)
  22. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1990 (incomplete)
  23. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1991 (incomplete)
  24. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1991
  25. Executive Committee: minutes: 1991 (incomplete)
  26. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1991 (incomplete)
  27. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1992 (incomplete)
  28. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1992
  29. Executive Committee: minutes: 1992(incomplete)
  30. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1992 (incomplete)
  31. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1993 (incomplete)
  32. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1993
  33. Executive Committee: minutes: 1993(incomplete)
  34. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1993(incomplete)
  35. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1994 (incomplete)
  36. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1994
  37. Executive Committee: minutes: 1994(incomplete)
  38. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1994(incomplete)

Meeting records: 1995-2002

Box 7
Folder -- Contents

  1. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1995 (incomplete)
  2. Executive Committee: minutes: 1995 (incomplete)
  3. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1995 (incomplete)
  4. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1996 (incomplete)
  5. Executive Committee: minutes: 1996 (incomplete)
  6. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1996 (incomplete)
  7. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1997 (incomplete)
  8. Executive Committee: minutes: 1997 (incomplete)
  9. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1997 (incomplete)
  10. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1998 (incomplete)
  11. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1998 (incomplete)
  12. Executive Committee: minutes: 1998 (incomplete)
  13. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1998 (incomplete)
  14. Faculty Senate: agendas: 1999 (incomplete)
  15. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 1999 (incomplete)
  16. Executive Committee: minutes: 1999(incomplete)
  17. Faculty Senate: minutes: 1999 (incomplete)
  18. Faculty Senate: agendas: 2000 (incomplete)
  19. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 2000 (incomplete)
  20. Executive Committee: minutes: 2000(incomplete)
  21. Faculty Senate: minutes: 2000 (incomplete)
  22. Faculty Senate: agendas: 2001 (incomplete)
  23. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 2001 (incomplete)
  24. Executive Committee: minutes: 2001(incomplete)
  25. Faculty Senate: minutes: 2001 (incomplete)
  26. Faculty Senate: agendas: 2002 (incomplete)
  27. Faculty Senate: correspondence: 2002 (incomplete)
  28. Executive Committee: minutes: 2002 (incomplete)
  29. Faculty Senate: minutes: 2002 (incomplete)