Brigham Young University. Department of Government
Dates
- Existence: 1979 - 1982
Administrative History
The Department of Government (1979-1982) was an instructional unit at Brigham Young University.
The Department of Government was formed in 1979 in a reorganization of the earlier Department of Political Science. The unit was responsible for student instruction in the areas of political science, public policy, and justice administration. In 1981 the department was moved from the College of Social Sciences to the newly formed College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. Then, in 1982 the department was again reorganized as the Department of Political Science.
The department chair was F. LaMond Tullis (1981-1982).
Citation:
Conference papers (Brigham Young University. Dept. of Government). Midgley, Louis C. A critique of Mormon historians, 1981?: cover p. 1 (Brigham Young University. Department of Government)BYU Organizational History Project website, via WWW, Oct. 30, 2014 (Department of Government; est. 1979 in reorganization of Department of Political Science; initially part of College of Social Sciences, moved to College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences in 1981; reorganized as Department of Political Science, 1982; provided instruction in political science, public policy, and justice administration; chair, F. LaMond Tullis (1981-1982))
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Department of Government records
Contains faculty documents, an audit, and a faculty activity report.
Department of Political Science correspondence and meeting minutes, 1969-2007
Materials document that administrative activities of the Department of Political Science. They include correspondences, memos, and faculty meeting minutes about classes, faculty, and department expenses. Dates range from 1969 to 2007.
Department of Political Science records
Consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, student papers, student files, syllabi, self-studies, and reports of the Department of Political Science about political science classes ans research, and administartive activities with the Department of Political Science from 1969 to 2007.