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Brigham Young University. Student Academic and Advisement Services

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2001-

Administrative History

Student Academic and Advisement Services (2001-) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University responsible for enrollment services.

Student Academic and Advisement Services was created in 2001 from what was before called the Admissions and Records division. Leaders over the organization have included Dean Ford Stevenson (2001-2007) and executive director Norman Finlinson (2007- ). The organization provides assistance to students in areas of financial aid, housing, locker rentals, meal plans, parking, bus passes, health plans, scholarships, registration, employment, deferment, personal records, and the BYU signature card.

Citation:
Student Academic and Advisement Services advisement records, 1965-2005

Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Mar. 27, 2009 (Student Academic and Advisement Services; est. ca. 2002; previously known as Admissions and Records Office)

Brigham Young University catalog, 2007: p. 421 (Student Academic and Advisement Services)

Brigham Young University Web site, Mar. 27, 2009 (Student Academic & Advisement Services; SAAS)

BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Sept. 17, 2012 (Student Academic and Advisement Services; est. 2001; responsible for enrollment services; previously known as Admissions and Records Office; deans/directors include Ford Stevenson (2001-2007) and Norman Finlinson (2007- ))

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

Admissions and Records Office statistics, 1967-1990

 Series — Carton 3: Series 6; Series 7; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233622783], Folder: 2-7
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 6
Scope and Contents note

Includes statistics regarding admissions, registration, school relations, and scholarships, 1967-1990.

Dates: 1967-1990

Office of the President correspondence and files, 1993-1995

 Series — Box 88: Series 3; Series 4 [Barcode: 31197230202456]
Identifier: UA 925 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, notes related to administrative functions, and funeral items from Lee's funeral.

Dates: 1993-1995

Student Academic and Advisement Services administration records, 1978-2003

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 10
Scope and Contents note

Includes administration records including meeting minutes, personnel files, leadership retreat records, as well as policies and strategies, 1978-2003.

Dates: 1978-2003

Student Academic and Advisement Services administrative records, 1983-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5479 Series 2
Scope and Contents note

Contains materials pertaining to the activities of the department of Student Academic and Advisement Services dated 1983 to 2002. The materials include reports, correspondence, minutes, and surveys. The materials pertain to policies and procedures of the department.

Dates: Other: 1983-2002

Student Academic and Advisement Services admission reports, 1959-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 5
Scope and Contents note

Contains admission reports for various semesters at the university. Also includes materials on the visiting student program, freshman statistics, transfer policies, scholarship program information, and records regarding high school preparation and AP credit, 1959-2007.

Dates: 1959-2007

Student Academic and Advisement Services budget records, 1996-2001

 Series — Carton 5: Series 3; Series 4; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233622809], Folder: 1-5
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 3
Scope and Contents note

Contains budget records dating from 1996 to 2001 for subsets of the division, including scholarship, advisement, records, registration, and for various employees. Materials include related correspondence, financial summaries, and fiscal year requests and reports.

Dates: 1996-2001

Student Academic and Advisement Services certificates, videocassettes, and other material, 1988-2005

 Series — Box 17: Series 8 [Barcode: 31197231190544]
Identifier: UA 980 Series 8
Scope and Contents

Contains posters of MyMAP and student planning system, two awards for the New Student publications produced, a polo shirt from AIM deployment, and three videocassettes of BYU recruitment, "Planning For Student Services," "Practices for the 21st Century," and "Handling Student Educational Records" instructional tapes.

Dates: 1988-2005

Student Academic and Advisement Services financial aid records, 1995-2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 11
Scope and Contents

Contains student financial aid records relating to the Student Academic and Advisement Services, including financial statistics, correspondence, policy histories, and project guidelines and records. Records contain subjects including Pell Grants, the Satisfactory Academic Progress program, SMART grants, and records relating to various processing systems, 1995-2009.

Dates: 1995-2009

Student Academic and Advisement Services historical records, 1996-2002

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 7
Scope and Contents note

Contains historical records including committee reports, project proposals, funding goals, and various publications regarding undergraduate education, 1996-2002.

Dates: 1996-2002

Student Academic and Advisement Services new student orientation records, 1994-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5516 Series 9
Scope and Contents note

Contains records regarding New Student Orientation inculding executive committee documents, advisement meeting records and handbooks, and publications about NSO for students, 1994-2007.

Dates: 1994-2007