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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:

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

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains department records including Department of Mathematics, International, Resource planning strategy and the Department of Communications strategic plan records. Materials in these subseries range from reviews and budgeting for BYU's math department, records relating to BYU's dealings with international programs through collaborations with various universities outside of the US and international outreach through their entertainment programs, copies of the Strategy and Planning Progress...
Dates: 1968-2004

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

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 7
Scope and Contents

This series includes budgetary plans outlining BYU's retirement policy (including medical care after retirement), case studies, budgets for programs alongside BYU faculty and staff, charges for mail/copy services, requisition forms, receipts for items purchased including computer supplies/software and general office supplies, phone bills, and travel documentation for Academic Vice Presidents who were sent abroad. Materials dated 1968-2004.

Dates: 1968-2004

Brigham Young University vice-presidential general files, 1973-1989

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 679 Series 3 Sub-Series 6
Scope and Contents Contains general correspondence, records on the Technology Transfer Office, Graduate School evaluations, a proposal for BYU to host the executive headquarters of the international studies association, financial records, statistical data on academic departments, records from various associations and committees, records on the CAM Center and other centers and special projects, awards, development records, notes on religious education, scholarly publications, and records on safety,...
Dates: 1973-1989

Brigham Young University vice-presidential historical data records, 1975-1993

 Series — Carton 184: Series 2; Series 10 [Barcode: 31197233637039], Folder: 13-19
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 10
Scope and Contents

Contains records of historical data relating to the Academic Vice President, covering topics including adjunct facutly, calendaring, coursework, enrollment, facutly, graduate programs, scholarships, and budgets, 1975-1993.

Dates: 1975-1993

Brigham Young University vice-presidential meeting minutes, 1980-2005

 Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 2
Scope and Contents Contains indices, and meeting minutes for the Deans' Council (1989-2001), the University Administrative Council (1992-1999), the Faculty Advisory Council (1989-2001), Academic Vice President (1980-2005), and Stan L. Albrecht (1989-1990). Topics enclosed in these boxes include spreadsheets on various BYU statistics including how many women enrolled in classes per year, forum speaker proposals, resumes and documentation of future faculty members as well as future deans, blueprints on the...
Dates: 1980-2005

Brigham Young University vice-presidential meeting minutes, 1980-2005

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 2 Sub-Series 5
Scope and Contents

Collection of Academic Vice President meeting minutes. These include agendas and action lists for each meeting, spreadsheets concerning enrollment statistics (including how many women enrolled at BYU for each year), nominees for forum speakers for each year, resumes for future faculty members, documentation on BYU's preparation for the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and reports for various educational departments on campus. Dated 1980 to 2005.

Dates: 1980-2005

Brigham Young University vice-presidential meeting minutes indices, 1980-1989

 Sub-Series — Box 151: Series 2 [Barcode: 31197230214154]
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 2 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents

Collection of indices for Academic Vice President meeting minutes. Topics included in these indecies include Forum address speakers, Private Air Travel details, Rhodes Scholarships, a list of vacated faculty positions, and the Honor Code. Dated 1980 to 1989.

Dates: 1980-1989

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1233
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes, budget records, and other materials related to the Academic Vice President about academic programs, faculty hiring and review, research, and strategic planning and administration of academic resources. The majority of the materials document the activities of the academic units of Brigham Young University. Dates range from 1953 to 2007.

Dates: 1953-2007

Brigham Young University vice-presidential records on academic resource planning, 2002-2007

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 9
Scope and Contents

Contains the resource request documents submitted by the academic units to the administration. Includes floppy disks with spreadsheets and other documentation, strategy and planning progress reports, expenditure sheets, reallocation/resource request forms, Information Technology request worksheets, internal correspondence between Academic Vice President Alan L. Wilkins with other faculty members. Materials dated between 2002 to 2007.

Dates: 2002-2007

Brigham Young University vice-presidential reports and studies, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series — Carton 186: Series 3 [Barcode: 31197232587292]
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 3 Sub-Series 3
Scope and Contents

Collection of reports and studies from the Academic Vice President's Office. Includes reports of productivity from various departments on campus including the College of Biology and Agronomy and the College of Humanities, studies on scholarships given to international students, and documentation pertaining to the creation of BYU's Distance Learning program and Independent Study program. Dated 1968 to 2004.

Dates: 1968-2004