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The Department Chairmen Committee, composed of the Dean of Faculties/Provost, the Vice Dean/Vice Provost, chairmen of the academic departments, and the Library Director, dealt with academic, faculty, and student affairs at AUC. Among the academic issues handled by the committee were proposed courses and degree programs, new initiatives (like lecture series and the Freshman Writing Clinic), degree requirements, class schedules and sizes, registration procedures, grading standards, and policies on matters like academic dishonesty. It addressed faculty issues such as recruiting, salaries, grants, promotion and tenure criteria, and the Distinguished Visiting Professor Program. The committee was also responsible for administrative matters ranging from promotional efforts to managing staff. The committee was discontinued when the university was reorganized into three schools (Humanities and Social Sciences, Sciences and Engineering, and Business, Economics, and Mass Communication) in 1993. Most of its functions were replaced by the Provost's Council and school committees.
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This collection contains meeting minutes (draft and final), agendas, memoranda, reports, proposals, and other documentation produced and received by the Department Chairmen Committee between 1965 and 1993. Most of the material relates to the development of the university's curriculum, including forms and memoranda proposing new courses and degree programs or suggesting catalog revisions. Much of the documentation about these matters was received from the Undergraduate Committee, Graduate Committee, or individual departments. The collection also contains draft and approved versions of policy statements on issues like admissions, registration, class attendance, and grading. Reports from university units like the Office of Registration and Admissions are also included.
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The collection is open to researchers and contains no restricted material.
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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The records of the Undergraduate Committee and the Graduate Committee, which reported to the Academic Board, contain related material. Records of AUC Deans of Faculties/Provosts, school Deans, and Presidents also contain documents related to the activities of the board.
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The preferred citation for quoting material from this collection is: Records of the American University in Cairo Department Chairmen Committee, 1965-1993, [Box/Folder #], [Folder Title], University Archives, Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo.
The records were transferred to the University Archives in the 1990s.
The collection was processed by Stephen Urgola, University Archivist, and Masha Kirasirova, Presidential Intern, in 2005.
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