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Date(s)
- 1968-2014 (Creation)
Extent
4.62 linear feet
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Administrative history
As seen in the St. Cloud State 1970 Report of the Committee on International Education, a push arose in the early 1970s to define St. Cloud State’s role and future in international education. From this purpose, the Denmark and England programs started in September 1973 and offered students the opportunity to study abroad. Other study abroad programs include Japan, Poland, Russia, and Spain. By 1987, the Denmark and England programs were the largest of the international programs offered. Both of these programs were open to general students, unlike the smaller French and German programs. Besides study abroad, which also included the exchange of faculty, International Studies provided academic and community support for foreign students and fostered growth in global relations by assisting with partnerships between SCSU and other international institutions.
Directors/Vice Presidents:
Robert Frost: 1974-7/1983 (Director)
Don Sikkink: 7/1983-1984, acting (Director)
Joseph Navari: 8/1984-11/1986 (Director)
Owen Hagen: 11/1986-7/1987, acting (Director)
Carolyn North: 10/1987-4/1990 (Director)
Barb Grachek: 1990-1992, acting (Director)
Roland Fischer: 1992-1998 (Director)
Dick Andzenge: 1998/99, interim (Assistant to the Vice President for Academic Affairs/International Studies)
Chunsheng Zhang: 1999-2006 (Assistant/Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs/International Studies)
Margaret Vos: 2006-2008, interim (Associate Vice President for International Studies)
Ann Radwan: 2008-9/2013 (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)
Margaret Vos: 9/2013-6/2014, interim (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)
Thy Yang: 7/2014-9/2015 (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)
Shahzad Ahmad, 9/2015-2017+ (Associate Vice President for International Affairs)
Names:
The first time that International Studies/Program appeared in the campus directory was in 1974/75. Bob Frost, the first director of International Studies, first appeared in the 1972/73 directory as director of Public Service Careers and Program Development.
1974/75-1976/77: International Studies and Program Development
1977/78-1983/84: International Studies
1984/85-2017+: Center for International Studies
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Scope and content
This collection contains records from the Center for International Studies at St. Cloud State University. Items in this collection date from 1968 to 2014, the majority of which are from the mid-1970s to the late-1980s. Mostly correspondence related to international study, this collection also includes budget ledgers, program publications, newsletters, program yearbooks, and student handbooks.
This records are arranged in three series.
Series 1: Areas of Study
These records are separated by the various locations students studied abroad. Information related to program planning, such as program financing and budgeting, staffing, coursework and student and faculty accommodations can be found here. There is also information on program promotion and assessment. The majority of these files are on the Denmark and England programs.
Series 2: Administrative Records
These records are made up of department correspondence, reports, budgets, newsletters, and publications that contain information related to maintaining and expanding of International Studies. Special attention is given to the promotion of the unit and its study abroad programs. These records also include a few specific programs not associated with a particular location such as Academic Travel Abroad, Common Market Program, Exchange Program Agreements, Foreign Student and Foreign Student Advisor records, and the Fine Arts in Europe program. Information on these programs includes program descriptions, planning, and evaluations.
Series 3: Committees
These records are produced by committees created to review and advise the International Studies program that date mostly in the 1980s and early 1990s.
System of arrangement
These records are arranged in three series.
Series 1: Areas of Study
Records are in alphabetical order and ordered chronologically as it applies.
Series 2: Administrative Records
Records are in alphabetical order and ordered chronologically when it applies.
Series 3: Committees
Records are in alphabetical order and ordered chronologically when it applies.
Records are located at 30E.3a-4c.
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There are no access restrictions.
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Permission to publish, quote, and reproduce must be secured from the copyright holder.
Languages of the material
- English
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A17-016
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Archivist's note
Kasey Solomon processed these records September to October 2017.