A Guide to the Records of Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP), 1993-2017
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number RG
5/18/1
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
2019 ( CC0 1.0 )
Processed by: Clare Carter, Student Worker, Special Collections
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Records of Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP), RG 5/18/1, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The collection was transfered to Special Collections in 2019.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Multicultural Academics Opportunities Program (MAOP) was completed in September 2019.
Administrative Note
The Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) is a organization that focuses on promoting diversity at Virginia Tech. The program helps undergraduate and graduate students with academic, emotional, social, and financial support and guidance. For undergraduates interested in possible graduate education, MAOP provides summer research opportunities.
Scope and Content
This collection contains a variety of documents about Virginia Tech's Multicultural Academic Opportunities Program (MAOP) from 1993 through 2017. This includes correspondence and printed emails within the MAOP organization, brochures and flyers, newspaper articles, and information about summer research internships and participating students. The bulk of the collection comprises photographs of students involved in the summer research internship. Most of these are of the students researching and presenting their projects, but there are also some photos of the students enjoying other fun activities like going to camp and bowling.
Arrangement
This collection has four series, arranged by type. Files within each series are arranged chronologically.
Series I: Correspondence includes one folder with printed emails within the MAOP organization.
Series II: Publicity has ads for the summer internship program and newspaper articles about MAOP.
Series III: Students has intern and mentor information, a graduate students of distinction booklet, and a student project from the MAOP summer internship.
Series IV: Photos, by far the largest, mostly includes pictures of students involved in the summer internship program.
Index Terms
- Diversity in higher education
- Photographs
- University Archives
- University History
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Multicultural Academics Opportunities Program
Subjects:
Organizations:
Contents List
- box-folder 1 folder: 1
MAOP Correspondence, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 2
MAOP Publicity, 1999-2000, 2002-2003, 2008-2009, 2015, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 3
MAOP Newspaper Articles, 1999-2006
- box-folder 1 folder: 4
MAOP Interns and Mentors, 1999, 2003-2007, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 5
MAOP Graduate Students of Distinction, 2006-2007
- box-folder 1 folder: 6
A MAOP Project, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 7
MAOP Composite Photos (SRI), 1993, 1996-2009, 2014-2017
- box-folder 1 folder: 8
MAOP Summer Research Internship, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002
- box-folder 1 folder: 9
MAOP Summer Research Internship Photos, 2002-2003, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 10
MAOP Summer Research Internship, 2004
- box-folder 1 folder: 11
MAOP Presentations, 2002
- box-folder 1 folder: 12
Individuals and Projects, 2002, undated
- box-folder 1 folder: 13
MAOP Individuals Learning, 2002, undated
- box-folder 2 folder: 1
MAOP - Activities, 2002, undated
- box-folder 2 folder: 2
MAOP Camping/Bowling, undated
- box-folder 2 folder: 3
MAOP Participants, 2001, 2008. undated
- box-folder 2 folder: 4
MAOP Photographs - SRI and Events, 2002
- box-folder 2 folder: 5
Individual Student Photos, 2001-2002