Brigham Young University. Student Life
Dates
- Existence: 1972-
Biography
Student Life (established 1972) administers programs related to student activities, student counseling, and student instruction outside of the colleges and departments of instruction.] Student Life was established in 1972, replacing the earlier Student Personnel Services division. The unit was given responsibility for coordinating and overseeing aspects of student life that are outside the range of the colleges and departments of instruction, including student activities, counseling, student health, and student living conditions. It has been administered by Dean of Student Life, and since 1996 it has been administered by the Vice President of Student Life. Administrators have included J. Elliot Cameron (1972-1979), David M. Sorenson (1979-1986), Maren Mouritsen (1986-1996), Alton L. Wade (1996-2001), and Janet S. Scharman (2001-).
Citation:
Student Life records, 1979-1985, 1990-1991Brigham Young University, L. Tom Perry Special Collections worksheet, Apr. 15, 2009 (Student Life; administrative unit at Brigham Young University responsible for counseling, health center, police services, on-campus housing, and other services)
Brigham Young University, 1975: v. 3, p. 218 (Student Life established in 1972)
Deseret News, Dec. 26, 1993 (College of Student Life)
BYU organizational history project, May 11, 2012: Student Life page (Student Life; replaced the Student Personnel Services division in 1972; administrative unit that coordinates and oversees aspects of student life that are outside the range of the colleges and departments of instruction; oversees student activities, student counseling, student instruction that isn't directly related to a particular college or department, student health, and student living conditions; administered by Dean of Student Life and since 1996 it has been administered by the Vice President of Student Life; administrators have included J. Elliot Cameron (1972-1979), David M. Sorenson (1979-1986), Maren Mouritsen (1986-1996), Alton L. Wade (1996-2001), and Janet S. Scharman (2001-))
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center programs director records, 1904-1972
Contains administrative files created by programs director F. Curtis Wynder, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center student advisors records, 1938-1974
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
Executive Council records, 1875-1973
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, news clippings, policies and procedures, directories, and officer lists.
Finance Office records, 1965-1971
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
Organizations Office records, 1950-1971
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
President's Office records, 1949-1971
Contains administrative files, including correspondence and memos, meeting minutes, reports, financial information, and news clippings.
President's Office records, 1954-1972
Contains administrative files, including newsletters, clippings, memos, policies and procedures, minutes, correspondence, charts, and articles. Materials primarily focus on student elections and Student Communmity Services.
President's Office records, 1971-1974
Contains administrative files, including committee and council minutes, memos, policies, staff lists, reports, budgets and requests, correspondence, dress standards, publicity, programs, applications, and election materials.
Social Office records, 1963-1970
Contains administrative files, including correspondence, agendas and memos, meeting minutes, reports and evaluations, policies and procedures, news clippings, schedules, publicity, and event rules.
Student Life records
Contains information about the addition to the Wilkinson Student Center, Homecoming events, and the BYU Film Society.