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David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies

 Organization

Administrative History

The David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies (1982- ) provides international study and service opportunities for students at Brigham Young University.

The center offers six interdisciplinary studies programs: Ancient Near East Studies, Asian Studies, European Studies, International Relations, Latin American Studies, and Middle Eastern Studies/Arabic. The center also holds conferences, seminars, and weekly forums on international issues designed to prepare students for international careers.

Citation:
Wikipedia, website viewed May 22, 2014: David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies (international study and service opportunities, interdisciplinary studies).

Found in 88 Collections and/or Records:

Alan L. Wilkins correspondence, 1991-2004

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence created by Wilkins as Academic Vice President. The correspondence is with campus entities and colleagues. Dates range from 1991 to 2004.

Dates: 1991-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence

Brigham Young University accreditation records, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 3 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Collection of Northwest Association reports, correspondence and other materials. Includes documentation pertaining to BYU's accreditation by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, correspondence between organizations like the US Department of Education and colleges like Gonzaga University, and feedback pertaining to BYU's accreditation. Dated 1968 to 2004.

Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential reports and studies

Brigham Young University and the People's Republic of China : the first five years

 Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233275061]
Identifier: UA SC 45
Scope and Contents

Relates the initial educational and cultural exchanges between Brigham Young University and China.

Dates: Publication: 1984
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives

Brigham Young University general correspondence, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1 Sub-Series 8
Scope and Contents

Collection of general correspondence relating to the Academic Vice President. Dates range from 1968 to 2004.

Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence

Brigham Young University international records, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Collection of summaries, committee, activity, and International Outreach records. Includes a list of BYU alumni and faculty stationed in other nations including China and Russia, a roster for BYU's Latin America Internships Committee, a list of BYU's international programs, a collection of correspondence between BYU and international universities BYU has cooperated with in nations including China and Brazil, a list of BYU's International Student programs including those offered by the BYU...
Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential department records

Brigham Young University resource planning records, 2003

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 6 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Collection of resource planning documents. Included information in these documents are tables detailing the budgets for various departments on BYU campus, copies of BYU's Strategy and Planning Progress report for the years 2002-2006, and PowerPoint presentations for BYU's Marriot School of Management and Nursing program. Dated July to August 2003.

Dates: 2003
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential department records

Brigham Young University self-study records, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 3 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents Collection of self-study records including program evaluation criteria, financial analyses, surveys, productivity reports, and other materials. It also includes self-study data from other universities including Ohio State and Weber State University, advisement on programs that needed to be added/deleted/changed, articles on improving the University experience, and budget documentation which denotes money transferred from the Self-Study Department to other departments at BYU. Dated 1968 to...
Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records / Brigham Young University vice-presidential reports and studies

Brigham Young University vice-presidential articles, speech resources, and personal files, 1953-2000

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 8
Scope and Contents Contains Academic Vice President articles, speech resources, and personal files. Includes minutes/agendas for Academic Vice Presidential meetings; a collection of articles about BYU in such publications like "Time," "The Christian Science Monitor," and "America's 100 Best Colleges;" copies of speeches from leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and BYU faculty; and documentation for both Alan Wilkins's and L. Robert Webb's Religion 121 Course. Materials dated ...
Dates: 1953-2000
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

Brigham Young University vice-presidential committee records, 1968-2004

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 5
Scope and Contents

Contains statements, minutes, and other materials concerning various university committees including the Freshman Bulletin Committee, Faculty Committee on Continuing Education, Fine Arts & Communications Dean's Search Committee (1993), Faculty Committee on Distance Learning, International Affairs Committee, Kennedy Center Review Committee, and Commencement Awards Committee, 1968-2004.

Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

Brigham Young University vice-presidential correspondence, 1968-2004

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 1
Scope and Contents Contains correspondence documenting the activities of Brigham Young University's Academic Vice Presidents. Topics included in this series are indices of the correspondence recorded by Stan Albrecht, William Evenson, J.R. Kerl, L. Robert Webb, and Todd Britsch; correspondence concerning BYU's educational departments; correspondence on University events including University Forums, Education Week, and visits from foreign ambassadors; and correspondence on other BYU Educational programs...
Dates: 1968-2004
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives / Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

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