Finding aid for the Xavier University inactive committees records
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Title: |
Xavier University inactive committees records |
Repository: |
Xavier University Archives and Special Collections
Phone: 513-745-4821
https://libguides.xavier.edu/archives
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Creator: |
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
Dates: |
1937-2006 |
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1.25 linear feet (3 boxes) |
Abstract: |
This is a collection of committee records of various inactive Xavier University committees. Holdings for individual committees
may be fragmented.
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XUA-36 |
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Xavier University Archives, Cincinnati, Ohio |
Language: |
The records are in English |
History of Xavier University inactive committee records
This is a collection of records from various lesser known discontinued committees at Xavier University. Holdings for individual
committees may be limited and fragmented.
Scope and Content
This is a collection of inactive Xavier University committee records. The collection includes records for both ad hoc and
standing committees. A number of topics are represented in the assembled documents which are arranged alphabetically by committee
name.
Statement of Arrangement
Records are arranged alphabetically by committee name.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects:
African Americans--Education (Higher)--Ohio
Arts--Ohio
Campus planning-- Ohio
College students
Competency-based education--Ohio
Education--Aims and objectives--Ohio
Language and languages--Study and teaching
Military art and science-- Ohio
Multiculturalism-- Ohio
Research--Ohio
Schedules, School-- Ohio
Student publications--Ohio
Students--Civil rights--Ohio
Track system (Education)-- Ohio
United States--Army--Reserve Officers' Training Corps
Universities and colleges--Curricula--Catalogs
Universities and colleges--Honors courses--Ohio
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Administration
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Buildings
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Curricula
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Finance
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Planning
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)-- Public relations
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Employees
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Funds and scholarships
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Libraries
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Research grants
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Societies
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio)--Tuition
Xavier University (Cincinnati,Ohio)--Students
Organizations/Corporations:
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Academic Council. ROTC Subcommittee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Administrative Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Advanced Placement Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Alumni Council
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on Foreign Languages in the Xavier Core
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on Instructional Purposes
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on Research and Advanced Study
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on Tuition
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on University Purposes
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on the Statutes
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Committee on the Study of Academic and Social Life at Xavier
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Coordinating Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Council of the College of Arts and Sciences
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Diversity Advisory Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Edgecliff Campus Coordinating Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Facilities Planning Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Fine Arts Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Advisory Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Honors Programs Review Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Investment Counseling Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Joint Statement Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Library Planning Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Non-Faculty Salary Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Outcomes Assessment Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Planning Steering Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Public Relations Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Schedule Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Speakers and Programs Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). Student Publications Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). University Catalogue Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati, Ohio). University Planning Committee
Xavier University (Cincinnati,Ohio). Interim Executive Academic Committee
Preferred Citation
Identification of Item, Box number, Folder number, XUA-36, Xavier University inactive committees records, University Archives
and Special Collections, Xavier University Library, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Processing Information
This collection was reprocessed into its current arrangement and description as part of a major University Archives reprocessing
project that began in 2012-2013. This reprocessing project was largely an effort to disband a record group system, developed
in the late 1970s, used to arrange university records. The record group scheme had been established by the first University
Archivist, Lee Bennish, SJ, and chiefly organized materials by originating office and organizational structure. After Bennish’s
tenure, oversight of the archives changed several times and resulted in a lack of adherence to the record group scheme for
new acquisitions. The 2012-2013 processing project also sought to incorporate records for which little acquisition or contextual
information existed. The project staff primarily reorganized records into subject-based collections. Occasionally subjects
coincided with offices of origin (e.g. Subject, Presidents; Office, Office of the President; Collection, Xavier University
President’s Office). This subject-based arrangement makes it difficult to identify or describe the collections by office of
origin but administrative project records do indicate transfers and connections between original record groups and 2012-2013
collections. During the project, records were rehoused in archival folders and boxes, and new finding aids were created using
the OhioLINK Finding Aid Creation Tool.
As of 2017, University Archives no longer employs the 2012-2013 system of arranging collections by subject.
Detailed Description of The Collection
Box 1 / Folder 1
Administrative Committee, 1967-1986
It is not clear when this committee was created, but it existed during the 1961-62 Academic Year.Normally it met every Monday morning during the school year and was sometimes referred to as the Monday Morning Administrators'
Meeting. Its name was changed several times over the years and it was discontinued after the meeting of September 25, 1986.
Prior to 1975 it was called the Administrative Problems Committee. From 1975 to 1977, it was known as the Administrative Communication
Committee. From 1977 to 1986, it In 1971-72 the committee was described as follows: "The Administrative Problems Committee,
appointed and chaired by the president, meets weekly during the school year. Its purpose is to facilitate communication between
the various administrative offices of the University. Its membership includes the principal University administrators and
a representative of the Faculty Committee." In 1977-78 it was described as follows: "The Administrative Committee is chaired
by the president. Consisting of major administrators, a representative of the Faculty Committee and the president of the Student
Government, the committee facilitates general communication between the various offices and divisions of the University."
Box 1 / Folder 2
Advanced Placement Committee, 1968-1974
In 1961 Xavier had an Advanced Placement Committee. It is not known how long the Committee had existed before that. The Committee
continued in existence until the end of the 1974-75 Academic Year, when it was apparently discontinued. After that year it
no longer appears on the list of the University's standing committees.The charge of the committee was as follows: "The Advanced Placement Committee makes recommendations to the Academic Vice President
on policies and programs involving the advanced ranking of students wishing to enter the University. Its members include representatives
of the academic department which sponsor advanced programs." (See "Descriptions of the XU Committees, 1974-75").
Box 1 / Folder 3
Alumni Council, 1974-1984
The history of this council is obscure. There is no mention of it in any of the annual lists of the University's Standing
Committees available in the archives.The first memo in this collection, written by James W. Sassen and dated September 5, 1975, indicates that the Council was
created in the fall of 1975. It is not clear when it went out of existence. The charge of the Council is not clear. In president
Charles Currie's memo to the members of the Alumni Council dated March 29, 1984, he says that the purpose of each of the Council's
subcommittees is "to review what is happening in a particular area (of the University) and to offer advice, criticism and
suggestions."
Box 1 / Folder 4
Catalogue Committee, 1966
It is not certain when this committee was first created or when it went out of existence. It seems never to have appeared
on the annual list of the university's standing committees.It met several times in 1966-67 and the minutes of two of those meetings are the only record we have of its existence. The
committees' purpose was to revise, correct and update the University course catalogue from year to year.
Box 1 / Folder 5
Coordinating Committee, 1937-1942
In a letter he wrote on June 5, 1937, Edward VonderHaar, Xavier's Director of Publicity, speaks of the Coordinating Committee
as having just been created. It seems to have been discontinued during the Second World War and was not revived afterwards.It was made up of representatives of the organizations affiliated with Xavier University and St. Xavier High School. At one
point, it was suggested that the Jesuit Retreat League be asked to join. This does not seem to have happened. According
to its constitution the object of the committee "shall be to bring together the various associations affiliated with Xavier
University and St. Xavier High School for mutual cooperation and the more effective furthering of activities inaugurated by
one or more of the several associations the better to promote Jesuit education." In particular, the committee was to prevent
conflicts in the scheduling of activities and events. Its members were drawn from friends, alums and administrators of both
institutions.
Box 1 / Folder 6
Council of the College of Arts and Sciences, 1973-1975
The Council of the College of Arts and Sciences was created at the beginning of the 1972-73 academic year and was discontinued
at the end of the 1980-81 academic year.Its official name was the Council of the College of Arts and Sciences, but was occasionally referred as the Arts and Sciences
Council - Planning Board. The committee's charge in 1973-74 was: "...The purpose of the Council is to study new courses
and programs proposed by various departments, to encourage inter-departmental cooperation, and to initiate changes in curriculum."
In 1980-81, the charge read: "Included in its responsibilities are the study of new programs and the development of new curricula.
The chair of the Council is the Dean."
Box 1 / Folder 7
Diversity Advisory Committee, 2003 July 31
The Diversity Advisory Committee was created by President Michael J. Graham, S.J. probably sometime in 2002. It submitted
is final report on July 31, 2003.Dr. Kenneth B. Durgans and Dr. Janice Walker served as co-chairs. The committee was created to "develop a comprehensive plan
for Xavier University which will establish promoting diversity as a core value of the institution....recommend implementation
of strategies created by the Diversity Advisory Committee....focus immediate efforts on issues pertaining to the number and
participation of African Americans and African Diaspora in the Xavier University community which includes all internal and
external constituents....routinely evaluate components of the plan and related strategies based upon that evaluation and then
revise the plan and strategies accordingly." (Committee's Final Report)
Box 1 / Folder 8
Edgecliff Campus Coordinating Committee, 1984-1986
Originally known as the Edgecliff Committee, this committee was created in July, 1984. It ceased to exist sometime after
February, 1986, when Xavier sold the Edgecliff property.It had several different names in the course of its history, but the Edgecliff Campus Coordinating Committee was the most
common. In 1985-86, the annual list of committees described the charge of the committee as follows: "The purpose of this
committee is to insure that articulation and communication between the Edgecliff and Avondale campuses remains effective and
that the specific needs of the Edgecliff Campus are responded to." The committee was divided into two parts, the Operations
subcommittee and the Policy subcommittee.
Box 1 / Folder 9
Facilities Planning Committee, 1986-1988
At a meeting which it held on November 26, 1986, the Executive Committee decided that the responsibilities of the Rainbo Task
Force should be broadened and that the committee should be renamed the Facilities Planning Committee.Dr. Richard Hirte', the Vice President of Financial Administration, was appointed first chair. The committee was discontinued
sometime around 2005. According to a memo from President Albert DiUlio, S.J., to Dr. Robert Murray, dated December 2, 1986,
"The first charge of the Facilities Planning Committee is twofold: 1. To assess the existing time and space resources
on the Xavier campus (excluding the Rainbo property). 2. To develop a short-term contingency plan to fully utilize existing
resources to accommodate a move of all course offerings and personnel from the Edgecliff campus to the Xavier campus by summer,
1987. As of 2001-02, the committee's charge was as follows: "The Facilities Planning Committee assists the President with
major University facility planning by identifying space and facility needs, locating resources, and recommending alternative
solutions."
Box 1 / Folder 10
Fine Arts Committee, 1950-1959
Location: The contents of this folder have been transferred to XUA-51, Xavier University Fine Arts Committee records
According to the annual University Lists of Standing Committees, the Fine Arts Committee was created sometime prior to 1961
and was discontinued at the end of the 1968-69 academic year. It was reinstated at the beginning of the 1972-73 school
year and was permanently dropped after the 1983-84 year. In 1973-74 the charge read as follows: "Appointed annually by the
President and electing its own chairman, the Fine Arts Committee makes recommendations to the Vice President for Student Development
on fine arts programs and exhibitions." In 1980-81 the charge read as follows: "This committee has as its purpose to develop
interest in the fine arts in the community and to draw up recommendations regarding fine arts, the Carriage House Gallery,
art exhibits, the care, storing and sale of paintings and other artistic objects belonging to the University." (Annual Lists
of University Standing Committees)
Box 1 / Folder 11
Foreign Languages in the Xavier Core Ad Hoc Committee, 1979 February-June
In early 1979, the Board of Undergraduate Studies instructed the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Joseph T. Angilella,
S.J., to form an ad hoc committee to study the role of foreign languages in the core curriculum at Xavier.The committee, chaired by Dr. Karl Wentersdorf, professor of English, consisted of four faculty members and one student. It
began its deliberations in February, 1979, and submitted its final report in June of that same year. The report was then delivered
to the Board of Undergraduate Studies for its review on August 13, 1979. The charge of the committee was "to study the role
of foreign languages in the core curriculum at Xavier." (See the 8/13/1979 memo of committee members to the academic administrators.)
Box 1 / Folder 12
Graduate Scholarship and Fellowship Advisory Committee, 1956-1973
This committee was in existence in 1963 under the title of the Graduate Scholarship Advisory Committee. However, it first
appeared on the annual list of the University standing committees in 1966-67 under the name of the Graduate Scholarship and
Fellowship Advisory Committee.The committee was discontinued at the end of the 1975-76 academic year. According to the annual list of standing committees
for 1971-72, the charge of this committee was as follows: "The Committee on Graduate Scholarships and Fellowships, appointed
annually by the Provost, Robert Mulligan, S.J., makes recommendations to the undergraduate deans and to the Academic Vice
President as to the manner in which Xavier undergraduates may be best assisted in obtaining scholarships and fellowships for
graduate work."
Box 1 / Folder 13
Honors Program Review Committee, 1991-1992
This ad hoc committee was created by the Academic Vice President, Dr. Joan Connell, in March, 1991.For a list of the persons who served on it, see page 1 of the final report. The committee met for the last time on May 7,
1992, when it unanimously approved its final report. The final report was then published on May 19, 1992. The committee
was charged with the task of reviewing the Honors Programs at Xavier University and make recommendations concerning them.
At the time, there were two Honors Programs, the Honors Bachelor of Arts Program and the University Scholars' Program. For
further information concerning the committee's charge, see page 2 of the Final Report.
Box 1 / Folder 14
Committee on Instructional Purposes, 1955-1959
In early March, 1957, President Paul L. O'Connor, S.J., acting on the suggestion of the Academic Council, appointed a committee
"to recommend how we can best study the purposes of our instructional program. Eventually we want a full statement of our
objectives that will serve to guide curricular decisions and stimulate improvement of instruction." (Memo by Rev. Henry Wirtenberger,
S.J., dated March 8, 1957)The work of this committee began in March 1957 and ended in March 1959. While this committee functioned independently of
Xavier's preparations for the 1958 visitation by the North Central Association, it clearly played a role in Xavier's self-study
prior to the visit. The committee is sometimes referred to as Instructional Purposes Committee and sometimes The Evaluation
Committee.
Box 2 / Folder 15
Interim Executive Academic Committee, 1985
In early August, 1985, Dr. John Minahan resigned from the position of Academic Vice President. To fill this office President
Charles Currie, S. J., established the Interim Executive Academic Committee (IEAC) composed of Charles Cusick the Dean of
the College of Arts and Sciences, Roger Fortin, Associate Vice President for academic affairs, and Francis Mastrianna, Dean
of the College of Business Administration. The triumvirate, or troika, as the IEAC was called, assumed the responsibilities
assigned to the office of the Academic Vice President as specified in the XU Faculty Handbook. The Interim Executive Academic
Committee was discontinued in the summer of 1986 when Dr. Robert Murray, professor of Classics, was appointed acting Academic
Vice President for one year. In June 1987, Dr. Joan Connell became Academic Vice President. (Fortin's history of Xavier,
pages 312 to 317) The committee assumed "the responsibilities assigned to the Office of the Academic Vice President in the
Faculty Handbook, page 4". (Memo to Faculty and Administration from Charles L. Currie, S. J. dated August 29, 1985.)
Box 2 / Folder 16
Investment Counseling Committee, 1971 September 15
This committee seems to have been created in September, 1971, at the suggestion of Mr. Bert Reynold. It consisted of 8 persons
including the president and the financial vice president of the University. It is not known when the committee was discontinued.
The following information on the charge of the committee is taken from the minutes of the committee's meeting on September
15, 1971: "For a number of years, Mr. Bert Reynold has on a voluntary basis been acting as an investment counsel to the University.
On several occasions he has suggested an advisory committee that would serve as a broader base for policy decisions. The
present committee will meet this need. Meeting regularly, it will advise on general policy and, from time to time, individual
members would be called upon for advice on particular action".
Box 2 / Folder 17
Joint Statement Committee (Rights and Freedoms of Students), 1969-1971
In 1967 this committee was created to produce a university statement on the rights and freedoms of students at Xavier University.
In late July, 1970, the committee submitted a proposed text to President Paul L. O'Connor, S.J., entitled "Joint Statement
of Rights and Freedoms of Students for Xavier University". The document was eventually approved by the Board of Trustees.
Subsequently, the Joint Statement Committee became a standing committee of the university. The original Joint Statement
Committee was charged with the task of writing the Joint Statement of Student Rights and Freedoms. After that, the standing
Joint Statement Committee had the "responsibility of regularly reviewing the officially approved University statement on student
rights and for proposing additions or emendations to the statement. Its chairman is appointed by the Provost". (Descriptions
of Committees, 1971-72). The committee seems to have been discontinued at the end of 1974-75 academic year.
Box 2 / Folder 18
Library Planning Committee, 2002-2003
This committee was created in late 2002 and continued its work until sometime in the middle of 2003 when it apparently went
out of existence. It seems to have been an ad hoc committee. In a document dated January 9, 2003 and titled "Library Planning
Committee: Project Charter", the committee's goal was "to explain the Library Vision Statement in operational terms". The
committee was to "articulate the design and service expectations for Xavier University's library." The ultimate goal was
to identify the service and space needs "of a new facility" which will then be interpreted by an architectural design consultant
Box 2 / Folder 19
Non-Faculty Salary Committee, 1971
It is not clear when this committee was created or when it was discontinued. It is mentioned in the annual list of the University
standing committees for the years 1961-62 and 1964-65, but for no other years. The course catalogues do not mention it at
all. The few documents in this collection are dated 1971. There seems to be no other information available about its meetings
or business. According to the memo written by Thomas W. Gehner dated April 2, 1971, this committee had the responsibility
of reviewing the current salary ranges for all staff employees, and made recommendations to the Board of Trustees concerning
the salary ranges for the following year.
Box 2 / Folder 20
Outcomes Assessment Committee, 1993 June
The Outcomes Assessment Committee was formed in November, 1991, and met almost weekly during the 1992-93 academic year to
develop a plan for assessing student academic achievement at Xavier University. The committee submitted its final report
in June, 1993, and went out of existence. For more information on how this committee's recommendations were implemented,
consult the archives boxes labeled PLANS FOR ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 1993-2007 FOR THE HIGHER LEARNING
COMMISSION OF THE NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION. (3 boxes) Sometime in the late 2000s a new committee named the Academic Assessment
and Planning Committee was created and was still listed as a standing committee during the 2013-14 academic year. "The North
Central Association's requirement for documentation of student academic achievement reflects a national initiative as public
official demand greater accountability from colleges and universities. The Outcomes Assessment Committee, in November, 1991,
initiated as eighteen month process of developing a model for assessment of student achievement and quality improvement within
the Division of Academic Affairs at Xavier University." (Committee's Final Report, page ii)
Box 2 / Folder 21
University Planning Committee, 1985 May 1
"Building on President Charles Currie's initial planning efforts, in the fall of 1984 the university established a University
Planning Committee. Co-chaired by Frank Hoenemeyer of the Board of Trustees and Dr. John Minahan, the Academic Vice President,
the committee consisted of administrators, faculty, students, alumni, and friends of the university." The committee completed
its work in December, 1984, and submitted its final report sometime in 1985. The committee was "charged to review the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) of each university department." (Fortin's history, page 301)
Box 2 / Folder 22
Planning Steering Committee All Committee Reports: Integration of the Strategic Plan (Draft), 2003 June
Scope and Content: This folder contains the document "All Committee Reports" of June, 2003. These are the reports of the ten task forces or groups
created by the Planning Steering Committee. The document includes the introductory chapter "Integration of the Strategic Plan,
June, 2003 (Draft)."
"In March, 2002, President Graham established the Planning Steering Committee, chaired by Dr. Ronald Slepitza... The committee
involved 23 members of the faculty, administration, staff and student body.... Under Slepitza's direction, a whole set of
task forces...launched out in several directions... The groups included the Library Planning Committee, Teaching, Learning
and Technology Committee, Career Development and Lifelong Learning Committee and 7 others. Over time a smaller work group
weaved together the various individual reports into a more coherent whole." (Fortin's history of Xavier, pages 380-381)
The committee was charged with "the responsibility of overseeing the university's multiple activities... with respect to planning".
(Fortin, page 380) Each of the committee's task forces had its own specific charge which can be found in the final report
of each task force.
Box 2 / Folder 23
Planning Steering Committee All Committee Reports, 2003
Scope and Content: This folder contains the document "All Committee Reports" dated June, 2003.
"In March, 2002, President Graham established the Planning Steering Committee, chaired by Dr. Ronald Slepitza... The committee
involved 23 members of the faculty, administration, staff and student body.... Under Slepitza's direction, a whole set of
task forces...launched out in several directions... The groups included the Library Planning Committee, Teaching, Learning
and Technology Committee, Career Development and Lifelong Learning Committee and 7 others. Over time a smaller work group
weaved together the various individual reports into a more coherent whole." (Fortin's history of Xavier, pages 380-381)
The committee was charged with "the responsibility of overseeing the university's multiple activities... with respect to
planning". (Fortin, page 380) Each of the committee's task forces had its own specific charge which can be found in the
final report of each task force.
Box 2 / Folder 24
Public Relations Committee, 1940-1948
It is unclear when this committee was created and when it was discontinued. It was in existence during the 1940s, though it
may not have met during the years of the Second World War. It is sometimes referred to as the "Committee on Public Relations",
other times as the "Public Relations Council", and more often as "The Public Relations Committee". The purpose of the committee
is not altogether clear from its minutes. The catalogues of the period do not explain its charge. In a general way, it tried
to promote the university by advertising it, working to increase its enrollment and raise money among other things.
Box 2 / Folder 25
Publications Committee, 1970
According to the annual lists of standing committees, the Publications Committee was created at the beginning of the 1968-69
academic year and continued to exist until approximately 1998, although its name and mandate changed several times. In 1972-73,
it became the Programs and Publications Committee. In 1982-83 the name was changed to the Student Programs and Publications
Committee. In 1985-86 the name became the Student Publications Committee. It disappeared from the list of committees around
1998.
CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE:
In 1972 its charge was as follows. "The committee regularly reviews University publications and makes recommendation regarding
general policy as well as evaluations of particular issues. Its student members are nominated by the Student Senate." (Taken
from the annual list of standing committees, 1972-73)
In 1973 its charge was: "The duties of the committee include the review and interpretation of University policy in reference
to student publications and programs, and the review of applications for editors-in-chief of all student publications." (From
the annual list of standing committees, 1973-74)
In 1992 its charge was: "The Committee works with the editors of the Xavier Newswire and Musketeer Annual to develop editorial
policy, to provide regular feedback on content of publications and to select the editor-in-chief of each publication." (From
the annual committee list, 1992-93."
Box 3 / Folder 26
Committee on Research and Advanced Study, 1952-1964
It is not known when this committee was created. It was in existence in 1958 with Dr. Harvey A. Dube as its chair. The last
memo pertaining to its business is dated 1964. It seems to have been discontinued sometime shortly thereafter. The following
is taken from a statement dated January, 1960, entitled RESEARCH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. "The Committee on Research and
Advanced Study (CRAS) of Xavier University is commissioned to develop the basic items of a program for research and advanced
study. These items include:
1. Provision for in-service research.
2. Provision for leave of absence to engage in research and advanced study.
3. Inquiry into and adoption of various measures to encourage faculty members to engage in research and advanced study.
4. Provision for University use of this research and advanced study for the purpose of stimulating further scholarly
activity."
Box 3 / Folder 27
Schedule Committee, 1964-1966
The Schedule Committee was an ad hoc committee created in the spring of 1964 by the Academic Council. It met for the first
time on June 29, 1964. Russell J. Walker served as chair. The last papers pertaining to the committee are dated 1966. The
Academic Council probably discontinued it shortly thereafter. The committee's mandate was to devise a new system for the scheduling
of undergraduate classes. Such questions as the times and days of classes and the number of classes that would be needed were
discussed. The committee also raised a number of questions about the University's academic calendar.
Box 3 / Folder 28
Speakers and Programs Committee, 1961
According to the annual lists of university committees the Speakers and Programs Committee came into existence at the beginning
of the 1968-69 Academic Year. It disappeared from the annual lists at the end of the 1971-72 year. There was a Programs and
Publications Committee from 1972 to 1998, but whether this committee replaced or assumed the responsibilities of the Speakers
and Programs Committee is not clear. The charge of the committee as of 1971-72 was the following: "Reporting to the Vice President
for Student Affairs, the Speakers Program Committee develops general policy recommendations concerning speakers on campus
and, upon request from the Vice President, makes recommendations concerning individual speakers and particular programs being
considered to appear on campus." (See XU Committee Descriptions, 1971-72)
Box 3 / Folder 29
ROTC Subcommittee of the Academic Council, 1968-1970
The Academic Council, which became the Board of Undergraduate Studies in the fall of 1972, created an ad hoc subcommittee
in 1968 to review and make recommendations concerning the future of the university's ROTC program. The committee submitted
its final report to the Council on February 7, 1969 and, then, went out of existence. "This subcommittee was established
by the Academic Council for the purpose of assembling relevant data for use in the formulation of decisions affecting the
future status of the ROTC program at Xavier University.... The fundamental alternatives to consider are whether to drop the
ROTC program from the curriculum or to retain a ROTC program in some form on the XU campus." (Final report of the subcommittee,
page 1)
Box 3 / Folder 30
Committee on the Statutes (of the University), 1954-1955
The president of Xavier, James F. Maguire, S.J., announced the creation of this committee in a memo to Paul L. O'Connor, S.
J., the chair of the committee. The memo was dated August 19, 1954. The committee met through much of the 1954-55 academic
year. Its final report, a revised version of the University's statutes, was published on June 1, 1955. The committee was
created to revise the Xavier University statutes "as quickly as possible".
Box 3 / Folder 31
Committee for the Study of Academic and Social Life at Xavier, 1971
Sometime in 1970 this committee, made up of 5 members of the faculty in the department of psychology and chaired by Vytautas
J. Bieliauskas, was created to study the academic and social life on the Xavier campus. It is not clear who established the
committee or to whom the final report was submitted. All aspects of campus life from academic standards, faculty and library
to student government and intervisitation were examined. The principal instrument employed by the committee was a questionnaire
that was developed, distributed and analyzed by the committee. The committee was asked to investigate all aspects of student
life on the XU campus and to access the students' attitudes toward campus life. It was also asked to make recommendations
for the future.
Box 3 / Folder 32
Committee on Tuition, 1968-1969
This committee was created by President Paul O'Connor, S. J., in November, 1968. It was apparently an ad hoc committee which
was never listed among the standing committees of the University and which seems to have gone out of existence at the end
of the 1968-69 academic year. Its chair was Victor B. Nieporte, S. J. Fr. O'Connor spelled out the charge of this committee
in the following way: "I would like the above named to form a committee to study the question of a possible tuition increase
for September, 1969.... The study is to be made as part of our Long Range Plan Study which is now underway. Consequently,
your study might also include recommendations for tuition increases during the next five years." (Memo of President O'Connor
dated November 15, 1968)
Box 3 / Folder 33
Committee on University Institutional Purposes, 1945-1946
This committee was apparently established by the Academic Council in 1945. It is not known when it ceased to function. The
committee submitted a report to the Academic Council dated December 13, 1946. Whether this was its final report is not clear.
This committee was apparently set up ty the Academic Council to investigate whether the "curricular departments' were functioning
according to the provisions of the University statutes and, if not, what changes should be made.