GV. Grand Valley State University Archives
Record Group
Identifier: GV
Records series and publications of Grand Valley State University.
Found in 61 Collections and/or Records:
Alumni events and program files
Series
Identifier: GV008-06
Scope and Contents
Files include founding documents of the Grand Valley Alumni Association, directories, Distinguished Alumni awards, program and events files.
Dates:
1967 - 1998
Author Recognition Bibliography
Series — Box 1
Identifier: GV043-08
Scope and Contents
Starting in 2007, Grand Valley State University Libraries has annually recognized and honored faculty and staff who published work within the past year. Publication examples include books, chapters, articles, proceeding papers, visual media, short stories, or other published work. A printed bibliography citing accomplishments is created in conjunction with this event.
Dates:
2006 - 2015
Academic and Student Affairs Committee meetings
Series
Identifier: GV004-09
Scope and Contents
Contains meeting agendas, minutes, supplemental materials and related correspondence of the Academic and Student Affairs Committee of the GVSU Board of Control from 1979 to 1986. Also includes one file of general correspondence between the Provost's Office and the Board of Control, dating between 1983 and 2002.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1979 - 1986; 1979 - 2002
Center for Continuing Education annual report
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.96.Box.1]
Identifier: GV026-03
Abstract
This annual report is a summary of the continuing education activities conducted during the 1978-1979 fiscal year. The report represents a variety of academic units that extend programs to evening and off campus students. A review of the programs and relevant statistical data are included.
Dates:
1978-1979
Faculty research and distinguished contribution award files
Series
Identifier: GV027-01
Collection Description
Research and Development files from 1969, maintained by Chair Howard Stein and others, include minutes, memos and correspondence, other administrative records and reports, and grant proposal files. Funded and denied grant proposal files from 1977/8 for research support may also include Human Research Committee files, stipends, and travel files. After 1983 the committee managed the Distinguished Contribution awards.
Dates:
1969-2013
College of Arts and Sciences administrative records
Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: GV034-09
Scope and Contents
This record series contains publications, Dean's Office files, faculty committee files, divisional, and department files from the College of Arts and Sciences, spanning from 1964 to about 1998, with the bulk of the files dating between 1967 and 1979. Publications include course offerings, calendars, and schedules from the 1960s and 1970s, program brochures from the 1970s and 1980s, and manuals for faculty and department chairmen from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s.The...
Dates:
1964 - 1998; Majority of material found in 1964 - 1982
College of Student Affairs Leadership
Series — Box 1
Identifier: GV030-04
Scope and Contents
"Celebrating Twenty Years" publication of the College Student Affairs Leadership program in the Grand Valley State University College of Education
Dates:
2015
Deans Council minutes and agendas
Series
Identifier: GV004-10
Scope and Contents
Contains minutes, agendas, supplemental materials, and related correspondence of the Deans Council from 1985 to 2012 and the Provost's Cabinet from 2012 to 2015. Also contains one file on Dean's Retreats from 1984-2001.
Dates:
1985 - 2015
Division of Arts and Humanities annual report
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.210.Box.1]
Identifier: GV061-01
Abstract
This annual report of the Division of Arts and Humanities (now College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) was presented to the Board of Trustees. The report contains a divisional report from the dean, unit reports from each department, and tables that depict the amount of student hours taught and Arts and Humanities majors.
Dates:
1998-2001
Eberhard Center files
Series
Identifier: GV054-01
Scope and Contents
Contains early records and promotional materials relating to the programs and services of the L. V. Eberhard Center on Grand Valley's Grand Rapids Campus.
Dates:
1981-1992
Bilingual Education Training Program records
Collection
Identifier: GV019-02
Scope and Contents
Series contains records relating to bilingual education training at Grand Valley State Colleges between the years of 1971 and 1979. Files include program proposals, correspondence and memoranda, administrative files, CVs and biographical information about program directors and instructors, and information about student teachers and courses. The records also document grant-funded projects, as well as initiatives such as the Right To Read program.
Dates:
1971-1979
Faculty Awards Convocation planning files
Series — Box 1
Identifier: GV004-11
Scope and Contents
Contains planning files for the Faculty Awards Convocation events from 2008-2013.
Dates:
2008 - 2013
Faculty Handbook
Series — Box 1-5: [Barcode: aspace.r.8.Box.1-5]
Identifier: GV004-01
Scope and Contents
Faculty Handbook of policies and procedures for Grand Valley faculty, published as a physical book from 1967-2005 and as a PDF from 2006-2017. In 2018, the Faculty Handbook was replaced by the GVSU Policies website.
Dates:
1967 - 2017
Generations of Generosity: A History of the Grand Valley University Foundation
Series — Box 1
Identifier: GV006-05
Global GVSU: Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff
Series
Identifier: GV053-07
Abstract
Resource guide for faculty and staff of the Padnos International Center. Guide includes information on opportunities to study abroad, develop international partnerships, and on grant, teaching, and sabbatical opportunities. Titled Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff until 2014, when it was renamed to Global GVSU: Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff.
Dates:
2007-[ongoing]
Graduate Director's Handbook
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.176.Box.1]
Identifier: GV042-02
Abstract
This handbook is a guide for graduate program management that covers administrative duties, application and admission processes, research and thesis guidelines, as well as general rules.
Dates:
2012-2013
Graduate Programs Student Survey
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.593.Box.1]
Identifier: GV042-06
Collection Description
In August 1988 Grand Valley State University made a significant commitment to graduate education, by hiring an Associate Director of Graduate Admissions. In an effort to understand how graduate programs and services were being used, the Associate Director conducted a telephone survey of current and past graduate students. The final report of the Graduate Student Survey was released in April 1989.
Dates:
April 1989
Graduate Student Celebration and Graduate Dean's Citations for Academic Excellence
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.178.Box.1]
Identifier: GV042-04
Abstract
This publication is produced by the Office of Graduate Studies in collaboration with the Graduate and Professional Student Association. The publication is produced for an event held each semester and includes an awards ceremony list and names of each student graduating along with their thesis abstract.
Dates:
2009-2012
Graduate Student Guidebook
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.177.Box.1]
Identifier: GV042-03
Abstract
This informal guide for new graduate students was prepared in response to the suggestions of many graduate students, communicated through surveys, forums, and face-to-face meetings. The guidebook contains an office directory, where to turn for advice or guidance, program options, and when matters related to an individual's graduate program should be acted on.
Dates:
2012-2013
Grand Valley State audiovisual media collection
Collection
Identifier: GV000-04
Scope and Contents
This artificial collection contains video tapes, audio tapes, CDs, and DVDs of Grand Valley State speeches, lectures, events, ceremonies, athletics events, programs, and promotional media. The collection's contents span from 1968 to 2016.
Dates:
1969-2016
Grand Valley State University Accountability Reports
Series
Identifier: GV012-17
Abstract
This annual report is compiled by University Communications for the President to present to the Board of Trustees. They report the success and standing of Grand Valley in relation to other Michigan state colleges and universities through statistical and normative data.
Dates:
2007-2019
GVSU Shakespeare Festival
Series
Identifier: GV076-01
Scope and Contents
Contains programs, schedules, promotional materials and annual newsletters of the Grand Valley State University Shakespeare Festival from 1994 to 2017.
Dates:
1994-2017
History Department slide collections
Series
Identifier: GV051-04
Content Description
Complete digital backups of The American History Slide Collection and The Western Civilization Slide Collection, with guidebooks. Originally digitized in 2008 with corrected scans in 2020.
Dates:
Copyright: 1977; Copyright: 1981
International Center program files
Series — Box 1-2: [Barcode: aspace.r.198.Box.1-2]
Identifier: GV053-06
Scope and Contents
Series contains flyersand brochures, memos, program information, working files, electronic files and videos.
Dates:
1970-2008
Kirkof School of Nursing administrative records
Series — Box 1-4: [Barcode: aspace.r.615.Box.1-4]
Identifier: GV041-02
Collection Description
Series contains administrative and historical files from the School of Nursing, later known as the Kirkhof School of Nursing, from 1969 to 2005. It was acquired in three separate accessions, in 1983, 1988, and 2005.
Dates:
1969-2005
Kutsche Office of Local History files and publications
Series
Identifier: GV070-02
Scope and Contents
Series contains miscellaneous files and publications from the Kutsche Office of Local History.
Dates:
2019
Milton Ford LGBT Resource Center Director files
Series
Identifier: GV060-01
Abstract
Milton E. Ford (1942-2014), professor of liberal studies at Grand Valley and founding director of the university’s LGBT Resource Center, joined Grand Valley’s faculty in 1973 and celebrated receiving his 40-year service award in December 2013. A compassionate teacher and lifelong researcher, Ford will best be remembered for leading efforts to integrate the LGBT community with university academics and its student life. Ford also served as faculty advisor to Out N About, Grand Valley’s...
Dates:
1998 - 2014
Milton Ford LGBT Resource Center program videos
Series
Identifier: GV060-03
Scope and Contents
Series contains video DVDs of lectures and events hosted by the Milton Ford LGBT Resource Center from 2009 to 2016.
Dates:
2009 - 2016
Office of Graduate Studies annual report
Series — Box 1: [Barcode: aspace.r.175.Box.1]
Identifier: GV042-01
Abstract
This annual report on the Graduate Studies program covers the functions, events, programs, and publications of the Office of Graduate Studies. The report also includes statistical data regarding student feedback.
Dates:
2009-2010
Hispanic Heritage: Life Journeys
Series — Box 1
Identifier: GV066-04
Abstract
Hispanic Heritage: Life Journeys is a publication produced as a collaborative project of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, News and Information Services, and the Women's Center. It contains profiles of Hispanic students, faculty and staff at GVSU.
Dates:
2010