Faculty Assembly, 1962-2012 | Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

By Elizabeth B. Scott

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Collection Overview

Title: Faculty Assembly, 1962-2012

ID: SMC 3/SMC 3

Extent: 1.5 Cubic Feet

Arrangement: Chronological

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The record group consists primarily of minutes from the meetings of the Faculty Assembly. The minutes sometimes includes other material, such as documents or reports from committees or others. Committee reports in particular, are often found in the minutes, but not always. They are also found with the records for the committees. Agendas are usually interfiled with the minutes, but sometimes are in their own folder. Faculty regulations and other documents related to faculty regulation are also included in the series.

Collection Historical Note

The Faculty Assembly is the deliberative body of the Faculty of Saint Michael’s College. The faculty of the college governs its own affairs and takes responsibility for the college’s curriculum, methods of instruction, research, faculty status and all aspects of academic life at the college. The faculty also works alongside the trustees and the college’s administration to shape all aspects of life at the college. The faculty regulations, which are written by the faculty and approved by the Board of Trustees, provide the structure by which the Faculty governs. Prior to 1952, the faculty of the college taught classes and served at the pleasure of the college’s administration. The Society of Saint Edmund, which made up the administration of the college and held the majority on the Board of Trustees up until that point, was the ultimate arbiter in all governance and the academic, social, and spiritual life of the college. In the 1950’s, the faculty began to hold regular meetings to discuss and make advisory decisions about affairs such as curriculum and instructional issues. Between 1952 and 1969, the faculty did not govern its own affairs. Faculty committees had a role in governance, although the college’s administration retained the ultimate power. Beginning in 1968, under the direction of President Gerald Dupont, the faculty began drafting regulations to provide some form of government for themselves. The trustees adopted the regulations in late 1968, adding a few revisions in 1969. By 1978, when the faculty next revised them, the role of the faculty in campus governance was clear. The full time faculty and instructional staff of the college make up the Faculty Assembly. Full time members of the faculty have a vote in the Assembly, and are eligible to serve as faculty moderator and on statutory committees. An executive committee, made up of the moderator and chairpersons of the statutory committees along with the faculty representatives to the Board of Trustees, oversees the assembly. The executive committee oversees the agenda and represents the faculty when necessary. The statutory committees of the assembly are the Faculty Council, the Faculty Welfare Committee, the Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee, the Academic Review Board, and the Dispute Resolution Panel.

Administrative Information

Repository: Saint Michael's College Archives & Special Collections

Access Restrictions: None

Box and Folder Listing

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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: 1952-1969 Curriculum
Folder 2: 1952-1969 Faculty Regulations and Amendments
Folder 3: 1952-1969 Minutes
Folder 4: 1952-1993 Checklist
Folder 5: 1970-1979 Faculty Regulations and Amendments
Folder 6: 1970-1979 Minutes
Folder 7: 1979-1980 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 8: 1980-1981 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 9: 1981-1982 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 10: 1982-1983 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 11: 1983-1984 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 12: 1984-1985 Agendas
Folder 13: 1984-1985 Minutes
Folder 14: 1985-1986 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 15: 1986-1987 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 16: 1987-1988 Minutes and Agendas

Box 2

Folder 1: 1988-1989 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 2: 1989-1990 Agendas
Folder 3: 1989-1990 Minutes
Folder 4: 199? Faculty Regulations
Folder 5: 1990-1991 Agendas
Folder 6: 1990-1991 Minutes
Folder 7: 1991-1992 Agendas
Folder 8: 1991-1992 Minutes
Folder 9: 1992-1993 Agendas
Folder 10: 1992-1993 Faculty Council
Folder 11: 1992-1993 Faculty Regulations and Amendments
Folder 12: 1992-1993 Minutes
Folder 13: 1993-1994 Agendas
Folder 14: 1993-1994 Faculty Regulations and Amendments
Folder 15: 1993-1994 Minutes
Folder 16: 1994-1995 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 17: 1996-1997 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 18: 1997-1998 Minutes and Agendas

Box 3

Folder 1: 1998-1999 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 2: 1999-2000 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 3: 2000-2001 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 4: 2001-2002 Minutes and Agendas
Folder 5: 2002-2003 Mintues and Agendas
Folder 6: 2003-2004 Mintues and Agendas
Folder 7: 2005-2006 Agendas and Correspondence
Folder 8: 2005-2006 Motions 1997-2005
Folder 9: 2005-2006 Minutes
Folder 10: 2006-2007 Minutes
Folder 11: 2007-2008
Folder 12: 2008-2009
Folder 13: 2008 Bylaws
Folder 14: 2008 October Faculty Regulations
Folder 15: 2009-2010
Folder 16: 2009-2010 Faculty Council
Folder 17: 2010-2011
Folder 18: 2011-2012
Folder 19: 2012-2013

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