University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Archives Department.

University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Equal Opportunity Office.

Records, 1971-1988.

UWM Archival Collection 9 

5.6 cubic ft. (7 boxes)


ABSTRACT: The collection documents affirmative action planning at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM). The records largely consist of affirmative action plans, goals and timetables, and reports. Recruitment of minorities and women was a priority for the Equal Opportunity Office (EOO), and the collection has a large amount of materials on their availability and recruiting. The program manual and files on policies and guidelines detail legislation and procedures for handling gender and racial discrimination cases, filing grievances, and academic staff hiring. The numerous affirmative action reports detail how well UWM met its hiring goals for academic staff and faculty. There are records on the Ad Hoc Committee for the Status of Academic Women, the Advisory Committee for Disabled Students, Minority and Disadvantaged Students Task Force on Planning, and the Wisconsin Task Force on Equal Education Opportunities. The collection also contains correspondence and memos from the Chancellor and Vice Chancellor concerning affirmative action. The files on individual offices and departments contain information on their goals, timetables, and results in reaching affirmative action quotas. The final report of the Search and Screen Committee for the Assistant Chancellor for Equal Opportunity, which is not restricted, contains questions asked of the candidates and describes how the final selection was made.


ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the materials in this collection are open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are organized alphabetically by personal name, name of office, or by subject, then chronologically. Files can contain a variety of materials, including correspondence, staff memos, and reports.

Academic departments are listed under "Department of..."

Throughout the finding aid, SEE ALSO cross references between names of organizations and topics refer to related folders elsewhere in the collection. For example:
Native American Studies, 1973-77 [SEE ALSO: Great Lakes Native American Research Cente

ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY: The Vice Chancellor and his staff developed UWM's first Affirmative Action Program in September 1973. It included the creation of an Affirmative Action Office and appointment of a Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Affirmative Action as the office's director. The office was created to monitor the University's compliance with federal affirmative action laws as outlined by the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in Higher Education Guidelines (October 1972). The Affirmative Action Office began operation during the 1973-1974 academic year.

Before the 1975-1976 academic year, the Affirmative Action Office was renamed the Equal Opportunity Office. Before the 1988-1989 academic year, the office became the Office of Affirmation Action and Equal Opportunity. The office documents compliance with federal and state affirmative action and equal opportunity laws and investigates complaints of discrimination on campus.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee. Equal Opportunity Office. Records, 1971-1988. UWM Archival Collection 9. University Archives. UWM Libraries. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: The collection originally consisted of ten separate accessions. The date of transfer of five accessions is unknown, but predates 1989. Unknown administrators transferred the other five accessions on 26 May 1983, June 1983, 1 October 1984 (two accessions), and 27 November 1986.

PROCESSING: Theresa Larson processed the collection at the Archives in February through March 1993. Box 5 was processed and added to the collection in July 1993.  Jessica Sawinski processed additional material in December 2006. Jeremy Brett processed accession 1993-018 in May 2007.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:
UWM ARCHIVAL COLLECTION 9 BOX FOLDER
Ad Hoc Committee for the Status of Academic Women, 1971-1973 1 1
Administrative Internships, 1975 1 2
Advanced Opportunity Programs, 1977-1979 1 3
Advisory Committee for Disabled Students, 1976-1980 1 4-6
Affirmative Action, 1974-1976 1 7
Affirmative Action Advisory and Planning Committee, 1987-1988 6 1
Affirmative Action Data, 1973-1976 6 2
Affirmative Action Data, 1979-1980 6 3
Affirmative Action Data, 1980-1981 6 4-5
Affirmative Action Data, 1983 6 6
Affirmative Action Data, 1984 6 7
Affirmative Action for Women, 1974 1 8
Affirmative Action Guidelines, 1973 1 9
Affirmative Action Plan, 1973 1 10-28
Affirmative Action Plan, 1973-1974 1 29
Affirmative Action Plan, 1974 1 30
Affirmative Action Plan, 1976 1 31-36
Affirmative Action Plan, 1976-1977 2 1-3
Affirmative Action Plan, 1977-1978 2 4-13
Affirmative Action Plan, 1978-1979 2 14-17
Affirmative Action Plan, 1980-1981 2 18-22
Affirmative Action Plan for Disabled Vietnam Veterans, 1977 2 23
Affirmative Action Program Manual, 1980-1981 2 24-25
Affirmative Action Program Proposal, 1972 2 26
Affirmative Action Progress Report on the Representation and Status of Minority Group Members, July 1, 1976 3 1
Affirmative Action Progress Reports, 1981-1983 7 1
Affirmative Action Report, 1973 3 2-5
Affirmative Action Report, 1975 3 6
Affirmative Action Report, 1978 3 7
American Association for Affirmative Action, 1973-1976 3 8
American Association of University Professors, 1975 3 9
Annual Reports, 1975-1977 3 10
Applicant Flow Form, Classified Staff, 1974-1976 3 11
Application Forms, 1975 3 12
Appointment of Graduate Student Staff, 1975-1976 3 13
Auxiliary Enterprises, 1975-1976 3 14
Baum, Werner, Chancellor, Memoranda, 1974-1978 3 15-16
Budget Planning Documents, 1984-1987 7 2
Budget Preparation Materials, 1975-1977 3 17
Central Administration Reports, 1973-1974 3 18
Central Administration Reports, 1975-1977 3 19
Changing Role of Women in the Humanities, 1976-1977 3 20
Classified Applicant Flow Data, 1974-1976 3 21
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1973-1977 3 22
College of Letters & Science, 1974-1978 3 23
Communication, 1974-1976 3 24
Compliance Report, Health Education and Welfare, 1974-1975 3 25
Computer Services, 1973-1976 3 26
Controller's Office, 1976-1977 3 27
Correspondence, 1974 5 1-4
Correspondence, 1975 5 5-9
Correspondence, 1976 5 10-13
Correspondence, 1977 5 14-18
Correspondence, 1978 5 19-21
Correspondence, 1979-1988 522
Crook, Clark, 1973 3 28
Cultural and Technological Studies, 1975-1976 3 29
Dance Department, 1975 3 30
Data on Blacks, 1975-1977 3 31
De La Mora, Hector, Legal Council, 1977-1978 3 32
Department of Afro-American Studies, 1974-1976 3 33
Department of Anthropology, 1974-1976 3 34
Department of Athletics, 1974-1975 3 35
Department of Facilities and Services, Job Descriptions, 1974 3 36
Department of Spanish and Portuguese, 1974-1977 3 37
Dunleavey, Janet E., 1974 3 38
Effective Techniques for Affirmative Action Workshop, 1974 3 40
Employee Statistics, 1977-1978 3 41
Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Reports, 1984-19875 23
Equal Opportunity Report, 1976 3 42
Equal Opportunity Report, 1977 7 3
Equal Opportunity Office Meetings, 1980-1981 3 43
Ethnic Studies, University of Wisconsin System Task Force Report, 1975 3 44
Exceptional Recruitment, 1974-1975 3 45
Experimental Program in Higher Education, 1975-1976 3 46
Faculty Appointments, 1974 3 47
Form B, 1974 3 48
Fraudulent Solicitations, 1976 3 49
General Information on the Equal Opportunity Office, n.d. 7 4
Goals and Timetables, Academic Staff, 1973 3 50
Goals and Timetables, 1973-1975 3 51
Goals and Timetables, 1974-1975 3 52
Goals and Timetables, 1975-1976 3 53
Goals and Timetables, 1976-1978 3 54
Graduate and Undergraduate Awards, 1975-1977 3 55
Graduate School, 1974-1976 3 56
Great Lakes Native American Research Center, 1975 3 57
Grievance Procedures, Academic Staff and Classified Staff, 1970-1977 3 58
Grievance Procedures, System Wide Proposal, 1974 3 59
Harmon, Lenore, Assistant Chancellor, 1977-1978 3 60
Hess, Herbert, Assistant Chancellor, 1976-1978 3 61
Hiring Goals for Classified Personnel, 1974 3 62
Institutional Media Laboratory, 1973-1975 3 63
Internships, 1977-1978 3 64
Komsi, W. C., Assistant Chancellor for Administrative Affairs, 1974-1977 3 65
Latin American Studies Data, 1976 3 66
Legal Faculty Status Report, 1976 3 67
Letters of Appointment, 1975-1978 3 68
Library, 1974-1976 4 1
Madison Data Processing Center, 1977 4 2
Mass Communication, 1976-1978 4 3
Minority and Disadvantaged Students Task Force on Planning for 1977 4 4
Native American Internship, 1975-1976 4 5
Native American Studies, 1973-1977 [SEE ALSO: Great Lakes Native American Research Center] 4 6
New Hires, 1987-1988 7 5
New Hires, Classified, 1976-1977 4 7
Non-Discrimination Notices, 1977-1978 4 8
Office of Institutional Studies, 1974-1975 4 9
Office of Legal Council, 1974-1978 4 10
Percey, Donald E., 1974-1976 4 11
Personnel Department, 1973-1976 4 12
Personnel Information System, 1975-1977 4 13
Personnel Rules, Academic Staff, 1975, 1977 4 14
Policy for Transfer and Promotion of Academic Staff, 1975-1977 4 15
Policy on Faculty Recruitment, 1973-1977 4 16
Positions, Appointments, Titles, Academic Staff, 1974-1976 4 17
Race and Ethnic Definition, Identification, United States Accounting Office, 1977 4 18
Recruitment [SEE ALSO: Exceptional Recruitment]
Recruitment, Fund Budget Requests, 1974 4 19
Recruitment, Guidelines, 1974-1977 4 20
Recruitment, Policy, Classified, 1975 4 21
Reusch, Cynthia, 1977 4 22
Salary Equity Review, 1971-1977 4 23-24
Salary Equity Review, Correspondence, 1976-1977 4 25-26
Salary Equity Review, Correspondence, 1977-1978 4 27
Salary Study, 1978 4 28
School of Allied Health, 1976-1978 4 29
School of Architecture, 1974-1975 4 30
School of Architecture, 1975 4 31
School of Business Administration, 1973-1978 4 32
School of Education, 1973-1975 4 33
School of Education, 1974-1978 4 34
School of Fine Arts, 1973-1977 4 35
School of Social Welfare, 1974-1978 4 36
Search and Screen Committee for the Assistant to the Chancellor for Equal Opportunity, Final Report, 1984 4 37
Search and Screen Committee for the Assistant to the Chancellor for Equal Opportunity, Interview Questions and Meeting Minutes, 1984 4 38
Search and Screen Committees, 1973-1976 4 39
Search for Dean of Social Welfare, 1974 4 40
Sex Discrimination Guidelines, 1974 4 41
Sexual Harassment Grievance Committee, 1982-1987, n.d. 4 42
Staff Services, 1977-1978 4 43
Staff Services, Special Outreach Programs, 1977 4 44
Status Surveys, 1971 4 45
Student Activities, 1974-1975 4 46
Student Services, 1974-1975 4 47
Student Services, 1974-1977 4 48
Student Services, Assistant Chancellor, 1974-1975 4 49
Student Services, Assistant Chancellor, 1975-1976 4 50
Student Services, Assistant Chancellor, 1977-1978 4 51
Student Services, Correspondence, 1976-1977 4 52
Title IX Student Survey, 1977 4 53
University Relations, 1973-1975 4 54
Urban Outreach, 1974, 1976 4 55
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee Women Faculty, 1977-1978 4 56
Veteran's Plan, 1977 4 57
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs, 1974-1976 4 58
Vice Chancellor, William L. Walters, 1977-1978 4 59
Wisconsin AFL-CIO Women's Conference, 1973 4 60
Wisconsin Task Force on Equal Education Opportunities, 1976 4 61
Women and Minorities, Academic Staff Recruitment Sourcebook, 1973 4 62
Women and Minorities, Faculty Recruitment Sourcebook, 1973 4 63
Women and the Arts State Conference, 1973 4 64
Women and the Arts Week, 1972-1973 4 65
Women Athletics, 1973-1974 4 66
Women Employees, 1974 4 67
Women Faculty, 1977-1978 4 68
Women's Studies, 1974-1975 [SEE ALSO: Ad Hoc Committee for the Status of Academic Women; Affirmative Action for Women; Changing Role of Women in the Humanities; UWM Women Faculty; and Wisconsin AFL-CIO Women's Conference] 4 69

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