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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 34 Collections and/or Records:

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 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

R. Lanier Britsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 959
Scope and Contents

Includes resumes, letters of recommendation, and correspondence while at the university as well as grades, old class rolls, reading lists, and other class material. Education Week and Kennedy Center records are included. Also includes Britsch's dissertation, drafts of other writings, and faculty addresses.

Dates: 1957-2002

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies minutes and correspondence, 1974-1988

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1290 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains minutes and correspondence from the Kennedy Center. The correspondences are off campus and on campus correspondences, correspondences to faculty staff and university information systems, and other commitees a part of the university. The minutes are from committees and councils associated with the center such as the Universities International Affairs Committee and the Dean's Council. Dated from 1974 to 1988.

Dates: 1974-1988

David M. Kennedy Center for International Studies records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 1290
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, meeting minutes, annual reports, newsletters, programs, and agendas. These materials pertain to research, activities of the center, and history of the center. Dated from 1965 to 2007.

Dates: 1965-2007

Deans' Council meeting minutes, 1989-2001

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

Collection of Deans' Council meeting minutes. Topics included in these minutes are suggested topics for future Council meetings, BYU's Conflict of Interest/Time Committment policy, BYU's Intellectual Property policy, list of members of the President's Council, and a list of Deans/Directors of BYU. Dated 1989 to 2001.

Dates: 1989-2001

Department of Communications strategic plan records, 1992

 Sub-Series — Box 174: Series 2; Series 6 [Barcode: 31197230214360]
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 6 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Collection of plans, presentations and programs relating to the Department of Communications strategic plan. Includes minutes for BYU's Assistant Vice President's meeting and a copy of BYU's strategic plan for the Department of Communications - including proposals for their Media Ethics Studies program, BYU's Communication Research center, a plan on the recruitment and equal treatment of women and minority faculty/students, etc. Dated February 1992.

Dates: 1992

Department of Mathematics review records, 1968-2004

 Sub-Series
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 6 Sub-Series 1
Scope and Contents Collection of review records from organizations including BYU's self-study program and the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, budgeting records for programs including BYU's math lab and audits for Math 98/99, records of the Undergraduate Mathematical program at BYU, hiring strategy records including a list of potential new hires for the program, correspondence between outside organizations including the University of Cambridge, a collection of curriculum vitae for various members...
Dates: 1968-2004

Faculty Advisory Council meeting minutes and other records, 1989-2001

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 1233 Series 2 Sub-Series 4
Scope and Contents

Collection of Faculty Advisory Council meeting minutes and other records. Topics included in these minutes are parking policies, a typed "Organization and Procedures of the BYU Faculty Advisory Council," directories of Council members with photographs of each member, and an agenda for the FAC Executive Commmittee. Dated 1989 to 2001.

Dates: 1989-2001