Dean of the College, Department Files

Dean of the College, Department Files, 1956-2009 | Luther College Archives

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Collection Overview

Title: Dean of the College, Department Files, 1956-2009

ID: LCA/RG03/Series 9

Primary Creator: Luther College (Decorah, Iowa)

Extent: 7.2 Linear Feet. More info below.

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This collection consists of two sub-series of records relating to departments at Luther College. These two sub-series are: department heads and department reviews.

Biographical Note

Located in the small northeast Iowa town of Decorah, Luther College is an undergraduate liberal arts institution of about 2,500 students. The college is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Founded in 1861 by Norwegian immigrants, Luther offers more than 60 majors and preprofessional and certificate programs leading to the bachelor of arts degree. Its mission statement emphasizes faith, leadership, and community service. Luther College provides equal opportunity for all qualified persons in its educational programs and activities.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Sub-Series:

[Sub-Series 1: Department Heads],
[Sub-Series 2: Departmental Reviews],
[All]

Sub-Series 1: Department Heads

Box 1: Memoranda, 1967-1995

Folder 1: Assessment of Computing, 1991
Folder 2: Minutes, 1994-1995
Folder 3: Department Heads Committee, 1980-1982
Folder 4: Minutes, 1979-1981
Folder 5: Meetings and Memoranda, 1974-1979
Folder 6: Meetings and Memoranda, 1974-1979
Folder 7: Memoranda, 1972
Folder 8: Memoranda, 1971
Folder 9: Memoranda, 1970
Folder 10: Memoranda, 1969
Folder 11: Memoranda, 1967-1968

Box 2: Agendas, Memoranda, and Reviews, 1978-2009

Folder 1: Agendas and Memoranda, 1978-1989
Folder 2: Agendas and Memoranda, 1978-1989
Folder 4: Departmental Review, 1983-1989
Folder 5: Departmental Review, 1989-1990
Folder 6: Faculty Evaluations, 1995-1996
Folder 7: Agendas and Minutes, 2005-2006
Folder 8: Agendas and Minutes, 2008-2009

Sub-Series 2: Departmental Reviews

Appraisal Information: Alphabetically

Box 1: African Studies, 1970-2004

Folder 1: African and African American Studies, 1970-1973
Folder 2: African and African American Studies, 1973-1984
Folder 3: African and African American Studies, 1988
Folder 4: Africana Studies, 2003-2004

Box 2: Art - Black Studies, 1967-1996

Folder 1: Art, 1972-1983
Folder 2: Art, 1983-1986
Folder 3: Art, 1988
Folder 4: Art, 1990
Folder 5: Athletics, 1995-1996
Folder 6: Biology, 1967-1968
Folder 7: Biology, 1967-1982
Folder 8: Biology, 1984-1987
Folder 9: Biology, 1986
Folder 10: Black Studies, 1971-1972

Box 3: Business - Computer Science, 1966-1986

Folder 1: Business, 1970
Folder 2: Business Administration, 1966-1968
Folder 3: Business Administration, 1966-1968
Folder 4: Chemistry, 1969-1972
Folder 5: Chemistry, 1984-1985
Folder 6: Classics, 1984-1985
Folder 7: Classics, 1983-1984
Folder 8: Computer Science, 1986

Box 4: Economics, 1967-2003

Folder 1: Department History, 2002-2003
Folder 2: Department Review, 1971-1985
Folder 3: Department Review, 1982-1990
Folder 4: Department Review, 1985-1994
Folder 5: Course Description, 1967
Folder 6: Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 7: Course Description, 1968
Folder 8: Course Description, 1968
Folder 9: Course Description, 1968-1969
Folder 10: Course Description, undated
Folder 11: Course Description, undated

Box 5: Education - English, 1965-1988

Folder 1: Education Department Review, 1986
Folder 2: Education, 1969-1973
Folder 3: Education - Course Description, 1968-1973
Folder 4: Education - Course Description, 1968
Folder 5: Education - Course Description, 1969
Folder 6: Education - Course Description, undated
Folder 7: English - Course Description, 1969
Folder 8: English - Course Description, 1969
Folder 9: English - Course Description, 1965-1968
Folder 10: English - Course Description, 1965-1968
Folder 11: English - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 12: English - Course Description, 1967-1969
Folder 13: English - Course Description, 1968-1969
Folder 14: English - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 15: English - Course Description, 1968
Folder 16: English, 1988

Box 6: French - Greek, 1968-1973

Folder 1: French - Course Description, 1968-1970
Folder 2: French - Course Description, 1969
Folder 3: French - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 4: French - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 5: French - Course Description, 1970
Folder 6: French - Course Description, 1970
Folder 7: French - Course Description, 1970
Folder 8: French - Course Description, 1973
Folder 9: French - Course Description, 1968
Folder 10: German - Course Description, 1969
Folder 11: German - Course Description, 1968
Folder 12: German - Course Description, 1969
Folder 13: German - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 14: German - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 15: German - Course Description, 1970
Folder 16: Greek - Handouts, 1969

Box 7: Health - Mathematics, 1968-1985

Folder 1: Health and Physical Education Review, 1985
Folder 2: Health and Physical Education Review, 1985
Folder 3: History, 1968-1973
Folder 4: History - Course Description, 1971-1972
Folder 5: History - Course Description, 1971-1972
Folder 6: History, 1985
Folder 7: Honors, 1968
Folder 8: Humanities, undated
Folder 9: Latin - Course Description, 1969
Folder 10: Mathematics - Course Description, 1968-1969

Box 8: Mathematics - Music Education, 1963-1988

Folder 1: Mathematics - Course Description, 1969-1972
Folder 2: Mathematics, 1969-1972
Folder 3: Mathematics, 1986-1987
Folder 4: Modern Languages, 1983-1984
Folder 5: Music Department Review, 1987-1988
Folder 6: Music Education - Course Description, 1963-1972
Folder 7: Music Department Review, 1987
Folder 8: Music Department Review, 1987

Box 9: Nursing - Physical Education, 1966-1994

Folder 1: Nursing, 1987
Folder 2: Nursing Department Review, 1990-1994
Folder 3: Nursing Department Review, 1990-1994
Folder 4: Philosophy - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 5: Philosophy, undated
Folder 6: Physical Education - Course Description, 1966-1968
Folder 7: Physical Education - Course Description, 1966-1968
Folder 8: Physical Education - Course Description, 1967
Folder 9: Physical Education - Course Description, 1967
Folder 10: Physical Education - Course Description, 1967-1968

Box 10: Physical Education, 1966-1968

Folder 1: Basketball Outlook and Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 2: Basketball Outlook, 1967-1968
Folder 3: Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 4: Course Description, 1968
Folder 5: Course Description, 1966-1967
Folder 6: Course Description, 1966-1968
Folder 7: Course Description, 1968
Folder 8: Course Description, 1966
Folder 9: Course Description, 1968
Folder 10: Course Description, 1968

Box 11: Physical Education - Political Science, 1967-1984

Folder 1: Physical Education - Course Description, 1968
Folder 2: Physical Education - Course Description, undated
Folder 3: Physical Education - Course Description, undated
Folder 4: Physics - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 5: Physics - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 6: Physics - Course Description, 1968
Folder 7: Physics Department Review, 1983-1984
Folder 8: Political Science - Course Description, 1972-1973

Box 12: Political Science - Psychology, 1967-1988

Folder 1: Political Science - Course Description, 1972-1973
Folder 2: Political Science - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 3: Political Science Department Review, 1984
Folder 4: Psychology - Course Description, 1970-1971
Folder 5: Psychology - Course Description, 1971
Folder 6: Psychology - Course Description, 1971-1973
Folder 7: Psychology, undated
Folder 8: Psychology - Review, 1988

Box 13: Religion - Science, 1967-1985

Folder 1: Religion - Lecture, 1967
Folder 2: Religion - Course Description, 1968-1972
Folder 3: Religion - Course Description, 1968
Folder 4: Religion - Course Description, 1968
Folder 5: Religion - Course Description, 1968-1969
Folder 6: Religion - Course Description, 1968-1969
Folder 7: Religion - Course Description, 1969
Folder 8: Religion - Course Description, 1971
Folder 9: Religion and Philosophy Department Review, 1984-1985
Folder 10: Russian - Course Description, 1969-1970
Folder 11: Russian - Course Description, 1970
Folder 12: Scandinavian Studies - Course Description, 1968
Folder 13: Science - Course Description, 1969-1971
Folder 14: Science - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 15: Science - Course Description, 1967-1968

Box 14: Social Work - Spanish, 1967-1988

Folder 1: Social Work Self Study, 1977
Folder 2: Sociology - Course Description, 1972-1973
Folder 3: Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Department Review, 1988
Folder 4: Spanish - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 5: Spanish - Course Description, 1967-1968
Folder 6: Spanish - Course Description, 1967-1970

Box 15: Speech, 1956-1989

Folder 1: Faculty, 1986-1989
Folder 2: Faculty, 1986-1987
Folder 3: Speech, Theatre, and Linguistics Review, 1985-1986
Folder 4: Course Description, 1968-1970

Box 16: Departmental Assessment Reports, 1993-1997, undated

Acquisition Information: Material comes from Accession 2022-007.

Folder 1: Africana Studies, 1993-1997
Folder 2: Art, 1994-1997
Folder 3: Biology, 1995-1997, undated
Folder 4: Chemistry, 1994-1996, undated
Folder 5: Classics, 1995-1997
Folder 6: Communications/Linguistics, 1993-1997, undated
Folder 7: Computer Science, 1996-1997
Folder 8: Economics/Business, 1993-1997
Folder 9: Education, 1993-1997
Folder 10: English, 1993-1997
Folder 11: Health/Physical Education, 1997
Folder 12: History, 1993-1997
Folder 13: Math, 1993-1995, undated
Folder 14: Modern Languages, 1996-1997
Folder 15: Music, 1993-1997
Folder 16: Nursing, 1994-1997
Folder 17: Physics, 1993-1997
Folder 18: Political Science, 1993-1997
Folder 19: Psychology, 1993-1997, undated
Folder 20: Religion/Philosophy, 1994-1997
Folder 21: Sociology/Anthropology/Social Work, 1994, undated
Folder 22: Theatre, 1993-1997

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