Business College, 1951+ | Northern Illinois University

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Collection Overview

Title: Business College, 1951+

Predominant Dates:1960-1980

ID: RHC/UA/20/

Extent: 16.25 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1965

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The College of Business records date from 1951 to the present and are divided into two series: college level records and departmental records. The college level records contains self-study reports; AACSB visitation reports and correspondence; and the minutes, agendas, and supportive materials for the College Senate, College Curriculum, and the College Council Committees. The series also includes a complete run of annual reports from 1959 to 1982, programs, reports, and miscellaneous publications.

The departmental series consists of program reviews and miscellaneous syllabi. The remainder of the series is divided into the accountancy, business education, finance, management, and marketing departments and includes such records as meeting minutes, correspondence, departmental studies, reports, program, and curriculum information. Included in the business education department records are a substantial amount of records from Delta Pi Epsilon, a national honorary graduate fraternity devoted to the advancement and professionalization of business education.

Collection Historical Note

The College of Business at Northern had its origin in 1951 as the Department of Business Education under the direction of Francis R. Geigle. A major reorganization was made in 1959 when the Department of Business Administration was added to the Business Education Department. As a result of the rapid growth of the university enrollments in business classes, in 1961 the College of Business was established. At that time the College included four departments: Accountancy, Management and Finance, Business Education, and Marketing. Management and Finance became independent departments within the College in 1963. In 1962 the Ed.D. degree in Business Education was established as one of the first doctoral programs at Northern. By the mid-1990's the College of Business was ranked the 9th largest in the nation. The Departments of Accountancy, Finance, Management, Marketing, and Operations Management and Information Systems are included in the College.

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Acquisition Source: Business College

Acquisition Method: The University Archives acquired the records of the College of Business in several installments beginning in the mid-1960's. Literary rights are dedicated to the public. There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Box and Folder Listing

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Series I: College Records

Box 1

Folder 1: History and Information
Folder 2-11: Annual Reports, 1959-1967

Box 2

Folder 1-7: Annual Reports, 1968-1971

Box 3

Folder 1-7: Annual Reports, 1972-1975

Box 4

Folder 1-8: Annual Reports, 1975-1979

Box 5

Folder 1-3: Annual Reports, 1980-1982
Folder 4-6: Report of Baccalaureate Program (Application for Membership in The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business), 1968
Folder 7-9: Self-Study Reports, 1966-1967, 1973

Box 6

Folder 1-7: Self-Study Reports, 1973-1976

Box 7

Folder 1-12: Self-Study Reports, 1976, 1981, 1993

Box 8

Folder 1: Self-Study Report, no date
Folder 2-7: Curriculum Committee Minutes and Supportive Material, 1961-1977

Box 9

Folder 1-8: Curriculum Committee Minutes and Supportive Material, 1976-1983

Box 10

Folder 1-9: Curriculum Committee Minutes and Supportive Material, 1982-1988

Box 11

Folder 1-5: Curriculum Committee Minutes, 1989-1998
Folder 6-7: College Council Minutes, 1961-1974

Box 12

Folder 1-6: College Council Minutes, Agendas, and Supportive Material, 1974-1979

Box 13

Folder 1-9: College Council Minutes, Agendas and Supportive Material, 1980-1988

Box 14

Folder 1-4: College Council Minutes, Agendas and Supportive Material, 1987-2002
Folder 5-10: Business Senate Minutes, (1961-1963), 1975-1981

Box 15

Folder 1-13: Business Senate Minutes, 1982-2002

Box 16

Folder 1: Ad Hoc Library Committee Reports, 1968
Folder 2: Faculty Meeting Minutes, 1962-1973
Folder 3: Graduate Faculty Meetings, 1964-1967
Folder 4-9: Senate/Council Retreats, 1976-1981

Box 17

Folder 1-4: Senate/Council Retreats, 1982-1984, 1986
Folder 5-8: Dean's Council, 1982-1985

Box 18

Folder 1-2: Dean's Council, 1985-1987
Folder 3-4: Dean's Retreat, 1986-1987
Folder 5-6: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Accreditation Reference Book, 1981-1982
Folder 7: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Correspondence, 1964-1968
Folder 8: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Resurvey, 1970-1971
Folder 9: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Statistical Service Salary Survey, 1968-1971

Box 19

Folder 1: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Statistical Service Salary Survey, 1972-1974
Folder 2: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Past Faculty Information, 1977-1981
Folder 3: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Pre-Visit Correspondence, 1980-1981
Folder 4: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Visitation, December 1-4, 1981
Folder 5: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Visit-Follow-up and Supporting Materials, 1981-1982
Folder 6: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Accounting Accreditation Meeting, March 25-26, 1982
Folder 7-9: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Reports, Fall 1983-Spring 1985

Box 20

Folder 1-2: The American Association of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB): Reports, Fall 1986-Spring 1988
Folder 3: Academic Planning Committee, 1985-1986
Folder 4: Academic Planning Hearing, 1971-1973
Folder 5: Five Year Academic Plan, 1976-1977
Folder 6: Business Correspondence, 1961-1980
Folder 7: Proposal for the Doctorate Degree, 1965
Folder 8: Ph.D. in Business Committee Meetings, 1965
Folder 9: Ph.D. in Business, 1965-1968
Folder 10: Doctorate of Business Administration, 1970-1973
Folder 11: Northern's College of Business, Brochures, 1988-1990

Box 21

Folder 1: Executive M.B.A. Program, 1985
Folder 2: Partners in Achieving Excellence-Board of Executive Advisors, 1991
Folder 3a-b: Business Network, (Fall 1985-Spring 1999), Spring 2006
Folder 4: Presidents Forums, 1969-1971
Folder 5: Conference on Business and Society, 1969
Folder 6: Seminar - "Changing Land Use and Value in Northern Illinois", 1970
Folder 7: Executives Seminars, 1961-1973
Folder 8: DeKalb AgResearch Business Lecture, 1970
Folder 9: Annual Awards Programs, 1963-1975
Folder 10-11: NIU Business Report, 1965-1971
Folder 12: Classroom - Computer Augmented Instruction, 1971-1974
Folder 13: Horizons Newsletter, 1973-1974
Folder 14: Northern Illinois Business Review, 1968-1972
Folder 15: A Business and Economic Guide to Northern Illinois, 1967

Box 22

Folder 1: A Business and Economic Guide to Northern Illinois, 1968
Folder 2: Zip Research Applied to Marketing Decision Making, 1967
Folder 3: The Size and Composition of Current Defense Markets, 1968
Folder 4: Transportation in 1980, 1968
Folder 5: The DeKalb Area Economy: Present and Future, by Tseng and Wilbur, 1972
Folder 6: International Business: A Report (Canada), 1967

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