Developmental Services/Student Support Services Records

Subgroup contains the records pertaining to the Office of Developmental Services and Student Support Services, and its subsidiary programs: the Asian American Counselor Coordinator; the Foreign Student Advising Office; the Special Opportunities Program; and, Special Services for Disadvantaged Students. Subgroup is organized into four series: Developmental Services; Student Support Services; Student Name Files; and, Support Programs.

Series 1. Developmental Services, 1974-1990 (0.6 l.f.) Subseries 1. Annual Reports, 1974-1982 (0.4 l.f.) Annual reports from director Hal D. Payne to President Emil Danenberg detail the history of the developmental services program; its academic advising, developmental reading and writing courses, counseling to Asian American, Latino American, and Native American students, and its tutorial program. An annual report for the Upward Bound Program, 1978, can also be found here. Arrangement is chronological. Subseries 2. General Files, 1987-1990 (0.2 l.f.) Subseries contains miscellaneous correspondence received by the Developmental Services program, material pertaining to the Diversification Program, 1971, and an outline of this units’ mission and goals. Arrangement is alphabetical by type of material, and chronological thereunder.

Series 2. Student Support Services, 1985-1990 (0.6 l.f.) Subseries 1. Annual Reports, 1985-1989 (0.2 l.f.) Annual reports written by Robert Panos and Patrick Penn, and submitted to the United States Office of Education for Special Services Grants, outline the types of students served by this office, performance outcomes, and project accomplishments. Reports are arranged chronologically. Subseries 2. General Files, 1987-1990 (0.4 l.f.) Files include a 1989 grant application to the United State Department of Education; financial support requests from students for such items as application fees for graduate programs, books and other school supplies, conference fees, job interviews, and summer school tuition, 1989-1990; and, documentation regarding the Comprehensive Counseling, Advising, and Placement Center (CAP). Arranged alphabetically by type of material and chronologically thereunder.

Series 3. Student Name Files, 1975 (1.2 l.f.) Financial aid information, tuition costs, and transcripts for students who received assistance from this office in 1975 make up this series. Files are arranged alphabetically by student’s name. Series is restricted.

Series 4. Support Program Files, 1935-1988 (4.25 lin. ft.) Subseries 1. Asian American Counselor Coordinator, 1978-1988 (1.25 l.f.) Annual reports, budgetary material, meeting minutes, workshop files, and search files document the selection and work of the Asian American Counselor Coordinator. Of note are the minutes from the Standing Committee on Pluralism and Equality (SCOPE) on Asian American Affairs, 1985. Arrangement is alphabetical by type of material, and chronological thereunder. Subseries 2. Foreign Student Advisors Office, 1935-1966 (0.4 l.f.) Files contain lists of foreign students, immigration rules, summer program records, and student name files. Of note are the Institute of International Education Reports, which reflect the formation and precursors to the creation of this office, 1935-1960. Files are arranged alphabetically by folder title. Subseries 3. Special Opportunities Program, 1961-1981 (0.6 l.f.) Budgetary files, correspondence, meeting minutes, and reports submitted by Hal D. Payne, and Booker Peek, make up this series. Included are reports regarding the Special Opportunities Program (also referred to as the Special Educational Opportunities Program, and occasionally as Upward Bound) and its associated programs; “A Proposal to Bridge the G.A.P.” (Good Academic Program), 1971; “Developmental Educational Model for Oberlin College”, 1973, and “Middle Start: Supportive Interventions for Higher Education Among Students of Disadvantaged Backgrounds”, 1970. Arrangement is alphabetical by folder title. Subseries 4. Special Services for Disadvantaged Students, 1970-1990 (1.0 l.f.)Annual reports, grant application files, and other miscellaneous files make up this subseries. Annual reports (submitted to the U.S. Department of Health Education and Welfare by Hal D. Payne and Patrick Penn) detail the counseling and academic advising provided by this program, as well as its instruction in math, reading, writing, and study skills. Grant applications include the 1973 document “A Trio Program: Talent Search, Upward Bound, Special Services.” Other files include personnel data, and miscellaneous correspondence regarding the funding of the program. Subseries is arranged alphabetically by folder title, and chronologically thereunder.