Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Jennifer Vipperman; Tamara Kennelly
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2006.020
Title
College of Education Restructuring Records 1979-1996
Quantity
3 Cubic Feet, 3 boxes
source
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Education (1971-1996)
Creator
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Education (1971-1996)
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The collection includes publicly circulated e-mails, reports, and meeting handouts that served as major communications during
the restructuring of Virginia Tech's College of Education. Also contains transcripts of speeches given by officials as well
as some meetings, and field notes by Jan Nespor of meetings with the "task forces." Also contains materials relating to the
immediate response to Virginia Tech President Paul Torgersen's decision and the early planning for the merger with the College
of Human Resources. The records essentially stop after January 1996.
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Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
College of Education Restructuring Records, Ms2006-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg,
Va.
Source of Acquisition
The College of Education Restructuring Records were donated to Special Collections in 2006.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the College of Education Restructuring began in February 2007 and was completed
in March 2007. The collection was previously arranged by Jan Nespor, the recorder of the events the collection is describing.
The phrase "Phase II" is intended to signify the transition to a more thoughtful period of review, restructuring, and renewal.
In Phase II we will replace opportunism and expediency with a planned approach involving the entire university community in
a careful analysis of options and priorities. (Phase II document from provost's office, 1993-09-24, pg. 1)
Faculty salaries, graduate student stipends, and the host of new regulatory requirements we must address. The scale of this
reallocation may need to increase if we are successful in stemming the decline in state support for higher education. (From
Phase II document, "Accepting Greater Responsibility for our Own Destiny," 1993-10-4, pg. 10)
This [cut] is not really abut enrollments, not really about weighted student credit hours, it is not about any other standard
measures you come up... it's not really about quality - so much as, what I'm talking about today is the matter of mission
and priorities, and in that sense a matter of focus, a real sharpening up of the College's fundamental purpose. [A full transcript
of the provost's remarks can be found within the collection.]
"There are a lot of colleges of education, schools of education out there. A [university governing] Board member asked...
'Why do we even have college of education? Radford [nearby Radford University] was set up as a teachers' college. It's 15-17
miles away, why don't you consider closing the College of Education?' ... I read only a couple of days ago, a member of the
House of Delegates who was re-elected from Danville, was questioning whether we need all these colleges of education.
I'm sorry that you're caught up in this, but part of it is symbolic. What the university is doing is saying "We had nine colleges,
we now have eight." And believe me, that's going to be applauded across this Commonwealth like you can't believe. And the
university needs support." [Full transcript contained within the collection.]
This collection contains records relating to the restructuring of Virginia Tech's College of Education and includes reviews
of existing programs, task forces on revising the governance structure of the college and its curriculum. The collection primarily
contains the publicly circulated e-mails, reports, and meeting handouts that served as major communications during the restructuring.
There are also transcripts of speeches given by officials as well as some meetings, and a few descriptive field notes written
by restructuring monitor Jan Nespor of things like "task forces." Anything pertaining to personnel issues has been omitted
as have e-mails or other reports or communications that might reasonably be considered confidential. Although the archives
contain materials relating to the immediate response to Virginia Tech President Paul Torgersen's decision and the early planning
for the merger with the College of Human Resources, they essentially stop after January 1996.
Related documents (e.g., relating to Phase I and Phase II of the university's restructuring) should be available within the
appropriate University Archives Record Groups.
Memos related to Nespor's monitoring of restructuring
1994-1995
box-folder 1 folder: 3a
Interviews by Liz Roth
Mar-Apr 1995
Scope and Contents note
Disks and transcripts of interviews with Dr. John Burton, Dr. Susie Murphy, and Dr. Sue Magliaro - concerning experiences
with College of Education restructuring
box-folder 1 folder: 4
Constitution and by-laws
1998
Constitution and by-laws of COE Faculty Association
Oct 21 1988
By-laws of COE Classified Staff Association
n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 5
Budget cuts
1990
box-folder 1 folder: 6
Alumni Association report on budget problems
1993
box-folder 1 folder: 7
College of Education - annual reports
1990-1994
box-folder 1 folder: 8
University plan
1991-1996
box-folder 1 folder: 9
University Forum on Liberal Education
1992
Report of the University Forum on Liberal Education
Jan 23 1992
box-folder 1 folder: 10
Faculty work assignments
1993
Memo from Dean Buffer to faculty
Jan 20 1993
box-folder 1 folder: 11
Planning chronology
1990-1994
box-folder 1 folder: 12-12c
College of Education restructuring plans
Fall 1993
Multiple drafts of COE plan
1993-1998
box-folder 1 folder: 13-13b
Other restructuring plans
1981-1993
Scope and Contents note
Restructuring plans from other universities: Oregon State (1992), University of Minnesota (1982), University of Michigan (1984),
University of New Mexico, (1992), University of Tulsa, (1984), University of Pittsburgh (1991), University of Maryland at
College Park (1992), Penn State (1993), University of California (1993), Ohio State University (January 1994)
box-folder 1 folder: 14
Virginia Tech Administrative Fact Book
Fall 1993
box-folder 1 folder: 15
College of Education - graduate / undergraduate students, FTE and headcount
Fall 1993
box-folder 1 folder: 16
Bureau of Educational Services
1994
Summary of research consortium surveys
1994
Draft, "Bureau of Educational Services"
Mar 29 1994
box-folder 1 folder: 17
E-Mail and memos prior to provost's announcement
1994
Scope and Contents note
Memos containing information about reasons behind restructuring and recommendations for early restructuring plans.
box-folder 1 folder: 18
Provost's demands
1994
Transcript of provost's remarks
Feb 1 1994
COE faculty meeting minutes
Feb 3 1994
box-folder 1 folder: 19
Restructuring updates
1994-1995
box-folder 1 folder: 20
E-mails
Feb 2-6 1994
box-folder 1 folder: 21
Scheduling return of funds
1994
box-folder 1 folder: 22
E-mails
Feb 7-9 1994
Minutes of Planning Group meeting
Feb 8 1994
Notes from informational staff meeting
Feb 8 1994
Draft of Planning Committee memo on mission and focus of college
Feb 8 1994
box-folder 1 folder: 23
Buffer's resignation
1994
Transcript of Buffer's farewell speech
box-folder 1 folder: 24
Meeting with students
Feb 10 1994
Notes by S. Kimball
Notes by C. Metcalf
box-folder 1 folder: 25
E-mails and memos
Feb 13-18 1994
Scope and Contents note
Memo and e-mails on College of Education, including the provost's meeting with College of Education's faculty, information
about Worner being appointed interim dean, time-line for preparation of preliminary plan, minutes of Planning Group meeting
box-folder 1 folder: 26
E-mails and memos
Feb 23-Mar 2 1994
Report on meeting from Sherman to Worner
Copy of Dean Bates' handout at meeting
Minutes of Planning Group meeting
Handouts from Jim Hoerner
Minutes from Planning Group meeting (Holford)
box-folder 1 folder: 27
Action teams
Feb-Mar 1994
Jim Hoerner's "Points for Consideration..."
Draft of COE mission statement
Draft of mission statement
Draft from Wildman on mission statement
box-folder 1 folder: 28
Planning meeting and mission statement
Mar 1994
Summary from Creative Proposals Task Group: Steve Parsons, "Defining K-12 Schooling;" George Graham, "Suggestion for a 21st
Century Approach to Student Teacher Supervision;" Robertshaw, "Administrative Functions"
Minutes
Mar 8 1994
Robertshaw, "What to Tell Students"
box-folder 1 folder: 29
First draft of restructuring plan
1994
Worner's draft plan for COE
Robertshaw on early retirement / buy out
box-folder 1 folder: 30
Planning meeting
Mar 16 1994
Notes from planning meeting (Holford)
Transcript of meeting
box-folder 1 folder: 31
Planning meeting
Mar 25 1994
Minutes of meeting (Holford)
Materials distributed at meeting
Anonymous letter to Worner
Memo from Jim Wolfe on academic priorities
Memo from Carlisle on academic priorities and Phase II
Memo from Joshia Tlou on international education in the COE mission statement
Memo from Gabriella Belli on COE reorganization plan
Letter from Belli, Boucouvalas, Stubblefield & Wiswell with proposal for Northern Virginia Campus reorganization
Memo from Daisy Stewart with memo from VTE Administrative Unit Three over "Another View" on college restructuring
Memo from Jim Hoerner on future mission and direction of COE
box-folder 1 folder: 32
Exercise physiology transfer
1994
box-folder 1 folder: 33
Planning meeting
Apr 1 1994
Discussion notes (Metcalf)
Minutes of Planning Group meeting (Metcalf)
"Planning for Work Teams" worksheet
Schedule of upcoming events (Apr 15-Jul 1)
box-folder 1 folder: 34
Executive Committee meeting
Apr 15 1994
Preliminary plan for restructuring
Table 1 handout on 1993-4 FTE resource allocations and approved 1997-98 allocations
Appendices to preliminary plan
Work team worksheet
Minutes
box-folder 1 folder: 34a
Reorganization information manual
Apr 1994
box-folder 1 folder: 35
Outside stakeholders' responses to April 15 plan
Memo from Worner: "Request for External Review of Preliminary Plan"
Worner on response to VCCS chancellor's response to plan and letter from chancellor
box-folder 1 folder: 36
Announcement of Provost Carlisle's departure
Apr 1994
Memo from Torgersen to university staff
Apr 26 1994
Announcement of Dec 9 reception honoring Carlisle
n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 37
C & I faculty meetings
Fall 1994
Meeting agenda
Aug 18 1994
Rough notes from meeting (Nespor)
Official minutes (Glasson)
box-folder 1 folder: 38-38b
Foundations Program
1994
Draft of program profile
box-folder 2 folder: 39
Task force reports
Jun 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 40
Steering Committee
1994
Notes from Steering Committee meeting
Directory of Steering Committee members
box-folder 2 folder: 41
Meetings of dean's staff and division directors
1994
Memo from Worner to OOD staff on "Restructuring, Next Stage Planning - Update"
Memo from Worner on "Provost's Meeting with Deans and DD Meeting Follow-up," including "Report from Janet Johnson to Deans,
5-25"
Memo from Worner on "Dean's Meeting," with attachments
Memo from Gordon Davies et al to General Professional Advisory Committee on "Restructuring Plans"
"Notes on Restructuring VPI&SU"
box-folder 2 folder: 42
Worner memo on "Political and Strategic Planning"
May 13 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 43
Admission trends and parent focus groups
May 20 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 44
Task force functions and memberships
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 45-45a
Governance and Organization Task Force
Summer 1994
College of Education organizational chart
Feb 1994
Official meeting minutes
May 4 1994
Rough meeting notes by Jan Nespor
May 4 1994
Statement of task force's charge
List of "Critical Values" within COE mission
Memo from D. Robertshaw on retreat
Retreat agenda
Outline of G&O Task Force report
Memo from Parks announcing draft of task force report
Draft of G&O Task Force report
box-folder 2 folder: 46
Governance and Organization Task Force
1994-1995
Agenda for Governance and Organization Task Force meeting
Memo to COE faculty announcing meetings for 1994-1995
Agenda for meeting
Statement of task force mission
Statement of Task Force Steering Committee's seven issues
Chronology of restructuring events
Partial transcript of meeting
box-folder 2 folder: 47-47b
Curriculum Task Force
1994
Curriculum Task Force report
Copy of program planning documents
Jul 1 1994
Memo from Worner re-defining charge of Curriculum Committee
Memo from Pat Hyer on new graduate degree proposals
Minutes from meeting
box-folder 2 folder: 48
Curriculum Task Force listserv
Mar-May 1995
box-folder 2 folder: 49
Collaboration Task Force
1994
Charge of the committee
Directory of members of the Collaboration Committee
Summary of committee meeting (from Harris)
Survey from Collaboration Committee to COE faculty
Results from faculty survey
Field notes from Mountain Lake retreat
Draft of the Collaboration Task Force report (with revisions in brackets)
Survey from committee to COE faculty
Agenda for Collaboration Committee meeting
Summary of task force meeting
box-folder 2 folder: 50
Correspondence with alumni and others on restructuring
Summer 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 51
Letters to superintendents
1994
Memo from AACTE to "Chief Institutional Representatives"
"Opportunities for Schools, Colleges and Departments of Education"
Letter from dean
box-folder 2 folder: 52
Salary adjustments
1994
Memos on "Merit Raises and Structural Adjustments"
Memo from Worner on salary adjustments
box-folder 2 folder: 53
Money for "transition costs"
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 54
Program area work plans
1994
Draft plans for Instructional Technology and Educational Psychology
Program planning documents, All COE Programs
box-folder 2 folder: 55
Memos
Jul 20 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 56
Classified staff issues
1994
Lists of staff in college divisions
Memo from Worner on restructuring
box-folder 2 folder: 57
Faculty
1994-1995
box-folder 2 folder: 58
Procedures for program elimination
1994
Memo from Harris and Lewis: "Procedures for Closing Programs Targeted for Elimination"
Memo from Worner: "Follow-up on Survey of Students in Programs Being Closed"
box-folder 2 folder: 59-59a
Reports and materials
Jul 1994
Memo from Worner on plan and meeting
Draft of restructuring plan
Restructuring plan
Appendices to restructuring plan
Michele Connolly's notes from meeting
box-folder 2 folder: 60
Responsibility centers and additional reversions
1994
Memo from Carlisle to Worner
box-folder 2 folder: 61
LASc/middle school option
1994
Letter from E. Creamer to Worner
Letter from Worner
[memo from Lalik on LASc/middle school option attached]
box-folder 2 folder: 62
College of Education faculty meeting
1994
Agenda
Minutes (Glasson)
box-folder 2 folder: 63
Advisory Council on Strategic Budgeting and Planning
1994
Memo from Worner on request to use ACSBP as review mechanism
Formal request from Worner to use council as review mechanism
Partial transcript of meeting
Sep 7 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 64
Adult education privatization and termination plans
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 65
Memos
Sep 1994
Meeting
Sep 30 1994
Memo announcing schedule revision
Handout on purpose of the university-level review
Flowchart tracking "plan"
box-folder 2 folder: 66
Rosters for Units A and B
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 67
Unit A
1994
Memo on April 26 meeting of Teacher Preparation Group
Memo from Stewart and Niles on "getting organized"
Memo from Stewart and Niles on "organizational matters"
Memo from Magliaro on conversations about future direction of department
Ballot for chair election
box-folder 2 folder: 68
Unit B
1994
Agenda / minutes from meeting (Tom Hunt)
Memo from Earthman on organizational plan for Unit B
Memo from Jimmie Fortune on reorganization consideration
Memo from Ed. Admin. electing to join Unit B
Memo from Career and Occupational Studies faculty electing to join Unit B
Memo from Counselor Education / Student Affairs electing to join Unit B
box-folder 2 folder: 69
Dean's support staff
1994
Report and justification on Dean's support staff
Memo from Worner on support staffing for interim programs
box-folder 2 folder: 70
Budget numbers
1990-1993
C&I budget
1989-1990
C&I budget
1990-1991
FY93 research expenditures for university
box-folder 2 folder: 71
Project ENABLE
1994
"The Enabler" vol. 1 (2)
Spectrum article
box-folder 2 folder: 72
Governor Allen's policies
1994
Announcements
Memo on exemptions to Executive Order 38
box-folder 2 folder: 73
Vito Perrone talk
Oct 28 1994
Flyer announcing talk and introducing Perrone
box-folder 2 folder: 74
Old folks retreat
1994
Memo from Cathy Metcalf to participants, details on meeting time and place
box-folder 2 folder: 75
Merger talks between College of Education and College of Human Resources
1994
Memo from Worner on sharing restructuring and Phase II plans
Spectrum article on Carlisle's memo
box-folder 2 folder: 76
Meeting with University Rewards Committee
1994
E-mail announcing meeting
E-mail reminder of meeting
Notes from meeting (Nespor)
box-folder 2 folder: 77
Worner's memo on capital campaign
Aug 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 78
Reduction in force policies
1994-1995
Memo from Woodard on layoff planning
Memo from Sherman to Worner on AUUP downsizing policy
Proposed changes in faculty handbook 2.10.3
Policy Memorandum 146 - Revision of RIF Policy
Aug 8 1994
Memo: Sherman RIF policy
Memo from Don Creamer on Committee on Faculty Affairs: "Deliberations on Involuntary Separation Policies"
Nov 12 1994
Memo from Sherman: draft of RIF policies
Mar 3 1995
box-folder 2 folder: 79
Retirement buyout plans
1994
Memo from Hyer on "Faculty Retirement / Buyout Plan"
Draft of "Individual Transition Option Plan: VPI&SU"
box-folder 2 folder: 80
Executive Committee minutes
1988-1996
box-folder 2 folder: 81
Faculty Senate minutes
1993-1994
box-folder 2 folder: 82
Report of Ad Hoc Review Committee
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 83
Board of Visitors "Approval of Plan"
1994
box-folder 2 folder: 84
Memo extending Worner's appointment as dean
Dec 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 85
Restructuring plans from Virginia Tech and other Virginia universities
1994
"Appendix: Restructuring Criteria"
"Restructuring Virginia Tech"
"Addendum to VT's Restructuring Plan"
"Virginia's Plan: Preparing for the 21st Century"
Plans of Mary Washington, George Mason, William & Mary, and Virginia Commonwealth University
Related Spectrum article
Nov 17 1994
box-folder 2 folder: 86
College of Education restructuring plans
1994-1995
"Plan for Restructuring the College of Education"
E-mail from Worner: "Therefore be it resolved" (notification of Board of Visitors approval of restructuring plan)
E-mail from Worner - "Initiatives"
Memo from Worner - "Progress report"
box-folder 2 folder: 87
Curriculum Task Force materials
1995
box-folder 2 folder: 88
Governance and Organization Task Force materials
1994-1995
box-folder 3 folder: 89
College of Education faculty meeting
1995
Agenda
Annual report to faculty
Summary of Executive Committee meetings
1994-1995
box-folder 3 folder: 90
Mountain Lake College of Education retreat
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 91
College of Education promotions and tenure concerns
1993-1995
box-folder 3 folder: 92
International programs in the College of Education
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 93
Partnerships with the public schools
1994-1995
box-folder 3 folder: 94
Memos - Dean Worner
1994
box-folder 3 folder: 95
Tom Sherman - "A Proposal for Change"
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 96
College of Education faculty meeting
1995
Agenda
Memo - "Report of the adhoc faculty committee to review the College of Education restructuring plan"
Memo from Worner - "Progress report and memorandum of understanding"
Feb 28 1994
box-folder 3 folder: 97
E-mail - "College vision"
Feb 9 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 98
E-mail - "Workforce Transition Act"
Mar 6 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 99
College of Education and College of Human Resources Merger Committee
Apr 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 100
Dave Hutchins - "Ideas on the revitalized College of Education"
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 101
College of Education faculty meetings
Aug 1995
Memo from Worner - "Restructuring: next steps"
List of "Issues, concerns, future goals, 1995-1996" distributed at COE meeting
Memo from Worner - "More on restructuring: next steps"
Aug 18 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 102
College of Education program review
1995
Memo from Worner - "Program review processes and procedures"
Number of teaching certificates earned
1991-1995
Table of admissions requirements, EdD, PhD, Masters by degree area
Memo from Worner - "Program review: fine tuning"
box-folder 1 folder: 103
College of Education constitution
1995-1998
Memo - Terry Wildman: "Thoughts on the constitution"
box-folder 3 folder: 104
Tom Hunt - "The College of Education at Virginia Tech, 1971-1991"
n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 105
E-mail - Tom Sherman to COE faculty: "Message for faculty" (RIF policy)
Oct 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 106
Personnel resource allocation matrix
c. 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 107
Dianne W. Robertshaw and Larry Harris - "Restructuring a College of Education to Meet Contemporary Public School Needs"
n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 108
Racial equality
1994-1995
Breakdown of advanced degrees by race - COE vs. university
box-folder 3 folder: 109
Interviews with College of Education faculty
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 110-110a
Dismantling the College of Education
1995-1996
Memo from Worner to Torgersen - "Argument against decision"
Memo from Torgersen to COE faculty and staff announcing merger
Agenda of COE Executive Committee meeting
Sherman announcing Faculty Senate meeting with Torgersen
Roanoke Times article - "College merger a tough lesson"
Roanoke Times article - "Faculty protest merger"
Faculty Senate resolution
E-mail from Worner - "College of Education status"
Newspaper article ( Roanoke Times ?) "Discontent at Virginia Tech: campus upset about education college merger"
Worner e-mail - "Meeting with superintendents and Spectrum article"
Worner e-mail - "Communication"
Spectrum article - "President outlines changes for College of Education"
Photocopy of Spectrum article - "Torgersen answers staff questions"
Minutes of November Staff Senate meeting
"Myths and 'myth-information' surrounding the decision to close the College of Education at Virginia Tech" (written by Worner;
distribution, if any, unclear)
"Restructuring at Virginia Tech: a (Grim) Fairy Tale" (by Worner; distribution, if any, unclear)
Agenda and Worner's summary of all-day meeting on merger
Letter from Torgersen attached to letter from Meszaros to Torgersen recommending merger
Letter from Pat Edwards (chair) to "faculty, staff participants in interviews for the Dean of Human Resources and Education"
- list of finalists, short vitas attached
E-mail from Emily Oliver (dean's office) - "Merger planning activities"
box-folder 3 folder: 111
Transcript - Torgersen at College of Education faculty meeting
Nov 15 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 112
Transcript of Torgersen at Staff Senate meeting
Nov 16 1995
Transcript
Minutes
box-folder 3 folder: 113
Torgersen interviewed by C. Pinson
Dec 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 114
Restructuring in Arts and Sciences
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 115
Dean Worner's presentation to the Board of Visitors
1995
box-folder 3 folder: 116
Meeting with provost on future of College of Education
Dec 12 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 117
Second meeting with provost on future of College of Education
Dec 14 1995
box-folder 3 folder: 118-118a
Third meeting with provost on future of College of Education
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