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SFHL/SCA/adm. Administration

 Record Group Term
Identifier: SFHL/SCA/adm

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Swarthmore College Admissions and Financial Aid records

 Collection — Othertype RG6-N
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-N
Overview

In the early years of Swarthmore College, applicants applied directly to the College President and the cost of attendance was $350 per year. In the 21st century, a separately staffed Admissions Office and an Office of Financial Aid exist to support these functions. This small collection, dating from 1869 to 2003, includes admissions blanks, lists of applicants, reports, and other materials that document Swarthmore's admissions and financial aid policies and procedures.

Dates: 1869 - 2006

Swarthmore College Alumni Records and Surveys

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-R6
Overview This series contains Alumni Records Office procedures documents as well as alumni surveys conducted by the College and various committees. Arthur Beardsley’s 1894 survey of alumni was used as the basis for The Alumni Historical Catalogue, 1873-1892. A survey conducted by an alumni group, The Garnet Band, was used gain support for the resumption of Swarthmore-Haverford football and the weekly publication of the Phoenix. After...
Dates: 1894-1980

Swarthmore College Dean's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-M004
Overview The Dean of Students oversees vital aspects of student life, including pre-major academic advising, career services, health and psychological services, residential life, multicultural initiatives, and social and extracurricular activities. The Swarthmore College Dean's Office records, circa 1871-2005, include correspondence files, meeting minutes, reports, clippings from the student newspaper ("The Phoenix") and other publications, and other documents pertaining to student life on campus and...
Dates: 1871 - 2015

Swarthmore College faculty and staff committees records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L3
Overview

From an initial set of four standing committees of the faculty in 1881, the set of standing and ad-hoc committees of the faculty and staff at Swarthmore College has grown to include dozens of committees. The Swarthmore College faculty and staff committees records, circa 1900-2015, include committee meeting minutes, reports, correspondence, and related documents, arranged alphabetically by committee name.

Dates: circa 1900-2015

Swarthmore College Faculty Handbooks

 Collection — Othertype RG6-L1
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L1
Overview

This series contains various editions of the Swarthmore College Faculty Handbook and its predecessor publication, Faculty Regulations, as well as handbooks for Instructional Staff, Chairs, and Departmental Administrative Assistants.

Dates: 1947 - 2008

Swarthmore College Meetings of the Faculty Records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L2
Overview

This series includes the minutes and miscellaneous records of the Faculty, in both original paper format and microfilm. The minutes for the first meeting covered in Vol. 1, for 3rd mo. 5, 1877, start with approval of the minutes of the previous meeting, indicating that there is probably a missing volume.

Dates: 1877-2001

Memorandums to Swarthmore College faculty and staff

 Collection — Othertype RG6-L5
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L5
Overview

This collection consists of memorandums distributed to the Swarthmore College faculty and staff, primarily from the college president and members of senior administration.

Dates: 1928-2000

Swarthmore College. Men's Judiciary Committee

 Collection — Othertype RG6-M001
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-M001
Overview

The Men's Judiciary Committee was established at Swarthmore College during the 1951-1952 academic year as a committee selected by the Men's Executive Committee to have jurisdiction over cases in which male undergraduates violated college rules in the dormitories or campus, with the exception of in the fraternity lodges. This collection contains the files of the Committee for the years 1952-1963.

Dates: 1952-1963

Swarthmore College Faculty Committee on the Pre-Medical Program records

 Collection — Othertype RG6-I002-B
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-I002-B
Overview Swarthmore College has never offered a formal “premed” major for students planning to pursue graduate degrees in medicine, but the college does provide other forms of guidance and support. A Pre-medical Advisory Committee was formed in 1945, replaced in the 1949/1950 school year by the Faculty Committee on the Pre-Medical Program. As of 2015, the Health Sciences Advisory Committee is composed of faculty members, deans, and the Health Sciences Advisor (a staff position in the Health Sciences...
Dates: 1945 - 1967

Swarthmore College Provost's Office records

 Collection
Identifier: SFHL-RG6-L6
Overview

The Provost is the chief academic officer of the college and is responsible for the faculty and the curriculum. Professor Charles A. Gilbert was appointed the first Provost of Swarthmore College in 1969. The Swarthmore College Provost's Office records, 1969-2002, include correspondence within and beyond Swarthmore College, committee meeting minutes, reports, and other documents.

Dates: 1969-2002