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                         THE RECORDS OF 
              THE UNIVERSITY REACCREDITATION OFFICE

                             in the

             University Archives and Records Service
                         Wilson Library
           University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
                            CB# 3926
                   Chapel Hill, North Carolina
                           27514-8890


                          December 1995

     Since 1957 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
has required the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and
other member institutions to conduct periodic, formal self-
studies as part of the process of accreditation by the
Association.  In its 1985 self-study, the University examined its
role as a research university.  In 1995 it reaffirmed its
commitment to teaching.

     Preparation for the self-study began in the spring of 1993,
when Professor of English Darryl J. Gless was appointed to chair
a twenty-one-member Steering Committee.  After meeting throughout
the spring of 1993, the Committee appointed task forces on
administrative processes; undergraduate programs; graduate and
professional programs; continuing education, outreach, and
service programs; faculty; educational support services; student
development services; and intercollegiate athletics.  Each task
force had two goals: first, to determine if the University had
met the standards set by the Commission on Colleges' Criteria for
Accreditation, and second, to suggest ways in which the
University might improve teaching.  The task forces submitted
their reports to the Steering Committee in May 1994.  After
reviewing them, the Steering Committee distributed the reports to
the University community for additional comment and criticism.

     The University Reaccreditation Office was established to
provide clerical and administrative support to the Steering
Committee and its task forces.  It was disbanded after the self-
study was complete.  The records of the Office consist largely of
the files of the various task forces and supporting documents
used by them in the preparation of the Self-Study Report.  Also
included are copies of the Self-Study Report and the Report of
the Reaffirmation Committee of the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.

     An inventory of the Records of the University
Reaccreditation Office is provided on the following pages. 
Attached to it is an annotated list of the supporting documents
for the Self-Study Report.  Copies of most, but not all, of these
documents are contained in the records.  Call number locations
are given for the majority of those not contained in the records.

     For information on earlier self-studies, see the Records of
the Planning Council in the University Archives.
     SUBGROUP 1: ADMINISTRATIVE FILES

Box 1:
          SERIES 1: General
               Correspondence, General, 1993-1995
               Faculty Retreat (Dec. 8, 1994), 1994-1995

          SERIES 2: Task Force Files
               Administrative Processes, Task Force on:
                    General, 1993-1994
                    Survey of Deans, Directors, and Dept. Heads,
                         1994
                    Survey of University Communicators, 1994
               Continuing Education, Outreach, and Service
                    Programs, Task Force on, 1993-1994
               Educational Support Services, Task Force on, 
                    1993-1995
               Faculty, Task Force on, 1993-1995
               Graduate and Professional Programs, Task Force on,
                    1993-1994
               Institutional Effectiveness, Task Force on:
                    General, 1993-1995
                    Survey of Depts. on Evaluation and
                         Improvement Processes, 1994
               Intercollegiate Athletics, Task Force on, 
                    1993-1995
               Student Development Services, Task Force on, 
                    1993-1994
               Undergraduate Programs, Task Force on:
                    General, 1993-1995
                    Faculty Survey, 1994
                    Graduate Instructor Survey, 1994

          SERIES 3:
               Reaffirmation Committee (Southern Association of
                    Colleges and Schools), Report, 1995

     SUBGROUP 2: SELF-STUDY REPORT AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS

Box 2:
          All Useful Learning: Institutional Self-Study Report,
               1995

          Supporting Documents: 
                    (N.B.  Lists of these documents are filed
                    with the documents; please, note that some
                    are not available in the Archives.  The lists
                    are annotated with call number locations for
                    most of the latter.  Consult staff about any
                    document you cannot find.)
               Chapter 1: Institutional Effectiveness
               Chapter 2: Administration
               Chapter 3: The Educational Environment

Box 3:
               Educational Programs: Introduction 
               Chapter 4: Undergraduate Program
               Chapter 5: Graduate and Professional
               Chapter 6: Continuing, Education, Outreach, and   
                    Service Programs
               Chapter 7: Faculty

Box 4:
               Chapter 8: Educational Support Service
               Chapter 9: Student Development Services
               Chapter 10: Intercollegiate Athletics