Bucknell University, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
Scope and Contents
The records of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs are arranged alphabetically by folder title and range from 1961 to 2007. The records include correspondence, reports, speeches, programming materials, committee records, academic calendars, strategic planning materials and policy documents. Correspondence includes information on events and programming, policies, department organization, faculty appointments, committees and Middle States accreditation. Present are also minutes and correspondence from the Committee on the Future of the Curriculum, program brochures and development grant applications.
Dates
- Creation: 1961-2007
Creator
Language
Materials are in English.
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research use.
Usage Restrictions
The materials in this collection may be protected under copyright law and may only be used for educational, teaching, and research purposes. If the intended use is beyond these purposes, it is the responsibility of the user to obtain the appropriate permissions by contacting Special Collections/University Archives at the Ellen Clarke Bertrand Library, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
Administrative History
The Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs was established at Bucknell University in 1962. The Vice President for Academic Affairs served as the chief academic officer and was responsible for all of the education policies of the University, provided leadership in setting academic priorities, including planning, budgeting and administering, and evaluated the academic affairs of the University.
The responsibilities of the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs were integrated into those of the newly created Provost position in 1967. The office was reestablished in 1982 under Frances D. Fergusson when the Provost position was divided into the Vice President of Academic Affairs and Vice President of Planning and Administration. The vice presidencies were again restructured into the Office of the Provost in 2005. The position of Assistant Vice President of Academic Affairs continued under the Office of the Provost until 2007.
Office Title Timeline
- 1962-1968 Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 1968-1982 Provost
- 1982-1986 Vice President for Academic Affairs and Vice President for Planning and Administration
- 1986-1989 Provost
- 1989-2001 Vice President of Academic Affairs
- 2001-2005 Vice President of Academic Affairs/Provost
- 2005-current Provost
Vice President for Academic Affairs/Provost/Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 1962-1968 Mark Ebersole, Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 1968-1969 Mark Ebersole, Provost
- 1969-1970 Lester Kieft, Acting Provost
- 1970-1982 Wendell Smith, Provost
- 1982-1986 Frances Fergusson, Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 1986-1989 Thomas Greaves, Provost
- 1989-1994 Larry Shinn, Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 1994-1996 Not filled
- 1996-2000 Daniel Little, Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 2000-2001 Eugenia Gerdes, Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 2001-2005 Stephen Bowen, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
- 2005-2008 Mary DeCredico, Provost
- 2008-2014 Mick Smyer, Provost
- 2014-2018 Barbara Altmann, Provost
- 2018-2019 Robert Midkiff, Interim Provost
- 2019-present Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak
Extent
2.09 Linear Feet ((5) 5 inch document boxes)
Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically by folder title and chronologically within the folders.
Separated Materials
Photographs may be housed with the Special Collections/University Archives Photograph Collection.
- Title
- Bucknell University, Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Crystal Matjasic
- Date
- 2015 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bucknell University Special Collections/University Archives Repository
028 Bertrand Library
Bucknell University
One Dent Drive
Lewisburg PA 17837 United States US
570-577-3101
570-577-3313 (Fax)
scua@bucknell.edu