Office of Planning and Assessment records
Scope and Contents
Contains commencement records of Brigham Young University, particularly honorary degrees. Also included are reports, budget requests, and self-studies for academic departments. Materials date from between 1990 and 2003.
Dates
- Creation: 1990-2003
Creator
- Brigham Young University. Office of Planning and Assessment (creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted. Closed for 35 years from the date of creation of the records, and thereafter open to the public in accordance with the University Archives Policy.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Office of Planning and Assessment records must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Administrative History
The Office of Planning and Assessment (est. 1996) is an administrative unit at Brigham Young University.
Planning and Assessment was formed in 1996 as part of a merger of the offices of Institutional Research and Planning, and Institutional Studies. The unit is responsible for collecting and analyzing data used in assessment, conducting periodic reviews of academic units and educational support units, assisting in the resource planning process, and coordinating activities related to University accreditation. It also administers the office of Institutional Assessment and Analysis (previously the Office of Assessment). Directors have included Gerrit Gong (2001-2010) and James D. Gordon (2010- ).
Extent
9 cartons (9 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in two series: 1. Office of Planning and Assessment records on commencement, 1997-2003. 2. Office of Planning and Assessmen surveys and reports, 1990-2003. 3. Office of Planning and Assessment departmental self-studies, 1997-2001
Custodial History
Transferred from Records Management, May 2009 and December 2019.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; May 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred; Records Management; December 2019.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; Kayla Quinney; May 2009.
Processing Information
Processed; Ashley Chase; October 2020.
Subject
- Brigham Young University. Office of Planning and Assessment -- Archives (Organization)
- Brigham Young University (Organization)
- Title
- Register of Office of Planning and Assessment records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kayla Quinney
- Date
- 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2020 October: Integrated new accession (6 cartons) to collection, added series 3; Ashley Chase.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US