Records of the American University in Cairo Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research and Testing, 1979-2007: A Preliminary Inventory of the Collection

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Descriptive Summary
Organization of the Collection
Restrictions
Subject Headings
Administrative Information
Preliminary File List
Descriptive Summary
Repository: University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, American University in Cairo, Phone: 2797-5060
Creator: American University in Cairo. Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research, and Testing.
Title: Records of the American University in Cairo Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research, and Testing
Dates: 1979-2007
Quantity: 22 linear feet (22 records cartons)
Biographical/Historical Abstract: "The Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research and Testing (IPART) partners with university officials to support effective decision making that advances AUC's Mission. IPART provides timely, accurate and relevant information and analysis to external and internal constituencies." (source: AUC Website "IPART" http://www.aucegypt.edu/ResearchatAUC/IPART/Pages/default.aspx, 28 August 2008.)
Scope and Content Abstract: Materials may include correspondence, reports, memoranda, and/or other forms of documentation pertaining to department operations and governance, course or instruction materials, personnel records, and correspondence with other AUC departments or offices.
Call Number: **See Archives Staff**
Language: Collection materials are in English .

Organization of the Collection

The collection is composed of 2 accessions:
Accession 1. October 2007
Accession 2. July 2008

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Restrictions

Access and Restrictions

Unprocessed collections are subject to review by University Archives staff before access is granted to identify restricted material.

Use of Materials

Items in the collection do not circulate and may be used only within the Rare Books Library. Users must comply with the Rare Books Library's rules on handling and care of materials.

Permission to publish or reproduce collection materials must be received from the University Archivist. Items may be subject to copyright. The user must also secure permission to publish from the copyright owner.

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Subject Headings

American University in Cairo. Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research, and Testing.
American University in Cairo--History.
Universities and Colleges--Egypt--Cairo.

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Administrative Information

Citation

The preferred citation for quoting material from this collection is: Records of the American University in Cairo Office of Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research, and Testing, 1979-2007, [Box/Folder #], [Folder Title], University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo.

Acquisition Information

The records were transferred to the University Archives by the Institutional Planning, Assessment, Research, and Testing in October 2007 and July 2008.

Processing Information

The collection is not processed.

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Preliminary File List

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Accession 1: October 2007, 1982-2007 13 Linear Feet (13 records cartons)
Box 1
AID/ASHA data and proposals, 1992-1994
AID/ASHA data and proposals, 1994-1996
Association of African Universities-grant proposal, 1994
Egyptian Government applications, 1993-1994
Egyptian Government, 1994-1995
Egyptian Government, 1995-1996
Egyptian Government statistics for high education, 1995-1996 (2 folders)
Task Force on Academic Excellence Final Report, 1993
Tuitions and Financial Aid, 1992
Enrollment Reports-Admissions/Registration, 1983-1988
Enrollment Reports-Admissions/Registration, 1988-1993
Enrollment Reports-Admissions/Registration, 1993-1996
Enrollments/Board of Trustees, 1992-1996
End of Semester-Spring 1996, 1997
End of Semester-Fall 1996, 1996-1997
End of Semester, Spring, 1997
Apply/Admit/Enroll Report-Fall, 1994
Box 2
Auditor's Reports-AUC FYs, 1998-1990
Auditor's Reports-AUC FYs, 1991-1996
CAPMAS Reports, 1994
Government Survey, 1990-1991
Government Survey, 1991-1992
Government Survey, 1992-1993
Government Survey, 1995-1996
Government Survey, 1996 (2 folders)
Government Survey, 1996-1997
Government Survey (statistics), 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Government Survey, 1997
Surveys, 1996
Surveys, 1997
CEO Survey-AUC Graduates Study-Summer, 1996
Tabulation of Major Employers of AUC Graduates Survey, 1996
Report Survey of Employer in Egypt and Gulf Region, 1997
Box 3
OP Survey Sp97-Reports 1-8, 1997
OP Survey Sp97-Reports 9-16, 1997
OP Survey Sp 97-Question submitted, 1997
Summary Report-Key findings, focus group discussions among Amer World Research, 2000
Self Study Group G-Resource Development & Management, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Self Study Group C-Student Affairs, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Self Study-General Information, 1996-1997 (2 folders)
Self Study Group D-Faculty Affairs, 1996-1997
Box 4
Self Study-Chemistry, 1996
Self Study Group B-Integrity, 1996-1997
Self Study Group A-Teaching & Learning, 1996-1997
Self Study Group E-Non Credit Education/Community Service, 1996-1997
Self Study-Lab Survey, 1996-1997
Self Study Group H-Libraries & Learning Resources, 1996-1997
Self Study Group E-Organization, Administration, and Governance, 1996-1997
Self Study-Student Affairs, 1996-1997
Self Study-Physics, 1996
Self Study-Engineering, 1996 (2 folders)
Self Study-Mathematics, 1996
Self Study-Teaching & Learning, 1996 (2 folders)
Self Study-Computer Science Spring 1996
Self Study Group I-Physical Resources & Support Services, 1996-1997
Self Study Group J-Assessment of Outcomes, 1996-1997
Box 5
TIAA/CREF-Plan003 FY01, 2000-2001 (2 folders)
TIAA/CREF-Plan001 A and B, 2000-2002 (2 folders)
TIAA/CREF-Plan003 FY02, 2001-2002 (2 folders)
TIAA/CREF-Plan001 A and B FY03, 2002-2003
TIAA/CREF-Plan003 FY03, 2002-2003 (2 folders)
TIAA/CREF-September-February FY04, 2003-2004 (2 folders)
TIAA/CREF-March-August-FY2004, 2004 (2 folders)
Box 6
Middle States Association Team Report-AUC Response-Commission Action-Institutional Statement-Commission Decision, 1982
Middle States Team Report-AUC Response-Commission Decision-Follow up Report, 1987
AUC Periodic Review-Middle States Association Analysis-Special MSA Team Visit Report-Institutional Response to the Special Team Report, 1993-1994
Middle States, 1993
Core Curriculum Review, 1995
Core Curriculum Review Committee, 1994-1995 (2 folders)
Century Committee, 1996
Annual Institutional Profile, 1996-1997
Annual Institutional Profile, 1992-1993
HR data, 1996 (2 folders)
Part time faculty in all departments-Teaching loads, 1997
Part time/Full time-Fall, 1993
Personnel-AUC, 1992-1996
Personnel-OPIR, 1992-1994
Part time/Full time, 1993-1996
Employment Patterns Study, 1994
Box 7
Census data-New students-Against admission, 1997
Census data-Request from open semesters or from department, 1997
Census Day-Management, 1992-1997
Information Requests, 1996
Request selection (English), 1996
Admission information, 1993-1994
Arabic Language BA, 1996
Association of African Universities, 1991-1992
AUC History-Supplement, 1987-1994
Beginning of semester information (English), 1994-1995
CACE and different departments (library, sports), 1996
English miscellaneous, 1997
Egypt Today article, 1995
Enrollment projections, 1997
Guidance Information System, 1993-1994
Institute for American Universities, 1993-1994
Invoices/bills, 1993
Long Range Strategic Planning, 1992-1994
Memos-miscellaneous, 1993, 1998
Orchard House, 1992-1994
Policy Manual Project, 1992-1995
Profile of Achievement 1997-1994, 1993
Ratio data-AUC/National Mentor, 1991-1993
Statistics, 1991
Thanawiya Amma distributions, 1991-1997
Tuition Achievement Scholarship, 1996
Box 8
Freshman Year Committee, 1995-1997
Faculty Data, 1995-1996 (2 folders)
Faculty Data-Fall 1994, 1994-1995
Retirement Benefits Committee, 1993-1996
Library Ratios-study, 1994
Long Range Plan, 1994-1995
Unprocessed material
Box 9
Unprocessed material
Box 10
International Student Exit Survey-Fall, 2004 (2 folders)
International Student Exit Survey-Spring, 2005 (2 folders)
First Year Experience Survey Special-Spring, 2007 (2 folders)
Auditors' Reports, 1998-2002
Auditors' Reports, 2003-2006
Faculty data, 1998-1999
Completion Rate for all Surveys of USA, 1998
Documents approved by OPIR from admission & registration, 1999-2000
Alumni opinion, 1999-2002
Tuition/Financial Aid-AUC Pamphlets, 2003-2006
"AUC Grading Patterns to Fall 2003," 2004
Senior administrators, full time faculty, and administrators of the academic area, 2003
Periodic Review Report-AUC Chief Executive Office, 2003
Census Day-Management, 1998-1999
Box 11
Survey Comments and Suggestions, 2004
Egyptian Government SPA's of Graduates, 1998
Requests from J. Glynn-Attrition, retention, billing, courses, 1999 (2 folders)
HR-Faculty, administrators, managers, professionals, and staff, 1997-1998
Paperwork in HR-Salaries & Personnel, Number of Personnel,
Government Survey, 1997-1998
Surveys, 1998 (2 folders)
Surveys, 1997-1998
End of Semester Reports for the Academic Year, 1997-1998
Board of Trustee's Reports, 1997-1998
Report & Active Data-English, 1997-1998
Egyptian Government-Coaching System of Students-Arabic, 1998
Projects for committees for accreditation-requests-English, 1998
UNESCO, 1999
Box 12
ACS 2000-2001
Affirmative Action, 1995-1999
Affirmative Action, 1998
Assessment Council, 2004
Assessment Steering Committee, 2004-2005
AUC History supplement, 1994
Board of Trustees Membership, 1992-1996
Board of Trustees, 1993-1999
Building and Grounds, 1992-1998
CACE, 1995-1997
CAPS, 1996-1999
Caravan, 1997
Controller, 1992-2000
DC Policies 1993-1998
Development Committee-Audit of AUC Departmental Activities and
Recommendations, 1993
Enrollment Analysis Student Profile, 1991-1998
Executive Committee, 2005
Executive Committee, 2006
Executive Committee, 2007
Facilities Planning, 1993
Food Services Survey
Hospitality Policies, 1991-1995
Human Resources, 1991-1997
Human Resources-policy manual, 1992-1996
Information Requests-Advising, 1998-1999
Information Requests-AUC Catalog, 1993-1997
Information Requests-Budget Office, 1997-1998
Information Requests-Development Office, 1997-1998
Information Requests-Faculty, 1996
Information Requests-Science and Engineering, 1997
Institutional Self Study 1996-1998-Final Report, 1998
Institutional Self Study 1996-1998-volume III, 1998
Box 13
Institutional Self Study-Report from Group A-Academic Programs, 1997
IPART Personnel, 1991-1993
Library Study, 1993-1997
Long Range Plan-Self Study, 1992
Long Range Plan-Computing, 1992-1993
Long Range Plan-Decision Packet, 1993-1997
Long Range Planning Committee, 2000
Long Range Planning Committee, 2002
Long Range Planning Committee, 2003
Long Range Planning Committee, 2004
Long Range Planning Committee, 2005
Long Range Planning Committee, 2006
Michael Russell project, 1992-1993
New Campus, 1998
OPIR space, 1991-1994
Performance Appraisal-James Glynn, 2000-2001
President, 1992-1999
Public Relation, 1993-1997
Purchasing, 1990-1999
Report Activities, 1992-1996
Research Projects, 1995-1998
Sasakawa Report, 1996-2000
Security Policy, 1992-1998
Self Study-Audio Visual Center, 1992
Self Study-Center for Adult and Continuing Education, 1992
Self Study-Chief Engineers Office, 1992
Self Study-Computing, 1993
Self Study-Controller, 1992
Self Study-Engineering, 1992
Self Study-Facilities Planning, 1992-1993
Self Study-Food Services, 1993
Self Study-Projects and Grants Development Office, 1992
Self Study-Purchasing and Support Services and Travel Office, 1992
Self Study-Science Department, 1992
Self Study-Social Research Center, 1992

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Accession 2: July 2008, 1979-2007 9 Linear Feet (9 records cartons)
Box 14
Various Projects, 2001-2005
AUC Research-Spring, 2001
US News Surveys
AUC Projected Facilities (New Campus) 2000
Barron's Survey, 2005
Box 15
Report and Research Materials, 1997-2005
College Board Survey, 2005
AUC Catalogue Update, 1997-2005
Box 16
Research Materials, 2001-2005
Tuition Comparisons, 2002-2003
Dashboard Indicators, 2001-2005
MSCHE/Planning documents, 1987-1997
"Visitation Team Schedule," 1994
Long-Range Plan, 1994
Long-Range Plan, 1993-1997
Educational Agenda, 1990s
Summary Academic Plan, 1992
"Trends: 1987 vs 1992," OPIR Internal Document, 2003
OPIR Mission/Appraisal, 2003
Box 17
Research Materials, 1993-1999
Faculty Loads Fall, 1993/1994
Faculty Loads Fall, 1996
Faculty Loads Fall/Spring/Summer, 1997
Faculty Loads Fall, 1998
Faculty Loads Fall, 1999
Box 18
Published Documents, 2004-2008
A City for Learning, 2004
Faculty Handbook
President's Report, 2006-2007
Policies & Procedures
Manual for Supporting Staff, Sept 2007
Senate Handbook, 2007-2008
Core Curriculum, 2007-2008 (5 copies)
International Student Handbook, 2007-2008 (2 copies)
AUC Press Newsletter, Feb 2008
Box 19
Documents relating to the Self-Study, 1998-2008
"The Self Study Report" prepared for MSCHE, Jan 2008 (15 copies)
Supporting Documents referenced in the Self-Study Report
Appendices I-XII, Jan 2008 (18 copies)
"Building on Strong Foundations," > (3 copies)
Board of Trustees LRP, Oct 2007-2012
Board of Trustees "The State of the Faculty," May 2007
Board of Trustees "Enrollment Patterns and Trends," Oct 2007
Board of Trustees "New Campus Cost-to-Completion Estimates," February 2008
Final Report of the Century Committee
Middle States' Response to AUC Accreditation Visit, 1998
Periodic Review Report, June 2003
The Executive Summary of the Periodic Review Report, June 2003 (2 copies)
Assessment Coordinating Council Minutes, 26 May 2003
"Higher Education in Egypt," January 2003
Packet of Documents sent to the MSCHE Visiting Team, January 2008
Box 20
Memos/Reports, 1997-2003
Planning & Research Binder, 2003
Testing Unit Binder, 1994-1995
Testing Unit Binder, 1999-2003
Box 21
Final Reports from IPART administered surveys, 2006-2008
International Student Exit Survey Results, 2005-2006, 2006-2007
Student Satisfaction Survey Results
First Year Experience Program, 2007
Student Opinion Survey Results, 2006-2007
Box 22
Self-Study Documents from AUC Departments, 1979-2003
Self-Study documents from the following departments: AUC Clinic, 1992
Desert Development Center, 1979-89
Computer Science and Engineering, 1995-96
Economics and Political Science, 1993
Journalism & Mass Communications, 1992
Main Library, 1992
Management Center Long-Range Plan, 1992-97
Political Science Department PhD Proposal, 1991
Personnel Office, 1992
Teaching English as A Foreign Language, 1992
Theater, Music, Art & Film, 1992
AUC End of the Semester Report, 1994-96
Accreditation Correspondence, 1994
Long Range Plan, 1998-2003
AUC Mission Statement, 1992
AUC Internal Memorandums, 1993-2003
Statistics requested for Self Study Report, 1997

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