Indiana University Mini University records, 1972-2008
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Carrie Schwier.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Indiana University, Bloomington. Mini
University
TitleIndiana University Mini University
records, 1972-2008
Collection No.
C338
Extent
8.4 cubic feet (9 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Co-sponsored by the Indiana University Alumni Association and Indiana University Bloomington Continuing Studies, Mini University
began in 1972 as a unique educational and vacation experience for adults. The collection consists of administrative files,
directories and working papers, and visual materials.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
Founded in 1972, Mini University is co-sponsored by the Indiana University Alumni Association and Indiana University Bloomington
Continuing Studies. In its first year Mini University attracted approximately 75 participants, and the program spanned a week.
Participants brought their families to campus, lived in the dormitories and attended a variety of lectures and courses while
their children attended programs at Shawnee Bluffs on Lake Monroe.
By 2008, the program had significantly changed- there is no longer a children’s program and attendees now stay primarily in
the Indiana Memorial Union where the majority of courses are taught. Open to all adults, not just Indiana University Alumni,
and qualified teachers seeking continuing renewal credits, the program has now expanded to include more than 100 course selections,
which include up to 15 noncredit classes ranging in topics from business and technology, domestic issues, fine arts, health
and fitness, international issues, humanities, music, theater and science. Each year the professors are chosen based upon
recommendations from the chairs of their department or other faculty for being outstanding teachers. In addition to courses,
attendees also participate in social and community events, such as picnics, films, and theater trips.
Mini University has received significant national recognition and praise. The Council
for Advancement and Support of Education awarded the institution a gold medal for
Best Collaborative Program and a bronze medal for Best Practices in Alumni
Relations, and in 2002,
Frommer’s Travel Magazine named Mini University as one of the best learning vacations in the United States. Further, in 2007, due to record enrollment
of nearly 500 participants, registration was closed early for the first time in the program’s 35-year history in an effort
to preserve the small class atmosphere of the program.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into three series: Administrative files, Directories and working papers, and Visual materials.
Scope and Content Note
The Mini University records are organized into three series. The first,
Administrative files (1972-2008, undated) spans from the creation of Mini University
through 2008. Arranged chronologically, these files include information concerning
courses taught during the week-long annual sessions such as course summaries, lists
of faculty, evaluation reports, attendance records, course handouts and readings
lists, and information on programming such as trips to the Brown County Playhouse,
picnics and other social events. This series also includes copies of
Mini Happy Returns, the Mini University Newsletter.
Directories and working papers (1972-2007), the second series, contains files for each consecutive year of the Mini University
and includes materials such as correspondence, evaluations, financial documents, course suggestions, meeting notes, publicity,
clippings, and annual directories. The annual directories include lists of staff and advisory members, registration information
and class information forms, schedules of the week’s activities, class descriptions and suggested readings, Mini University
instructors, bus schedules, and information about the city of Bloomington.
The third series, Visual materials (1978-2001) contains hundreds of photographs and slides documenting the events of Mini
University. Additionally, this series includes three VHS cassettes, two are undated and titled “Is Your Behavior Showing,”
and the third is a recording of WISH TV coverage of Mini University 1995. All of these materials were removed and are housed
with the IU Archives Photograph Collection. Consult the Archives Photographs Curator for further information.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Separated Material
Hundreds of photographs, slides, and three VHS cassettes documenting the events of Mini University dating from 1979-2001 were
removed and transferred to the IU Archives Photograph Collection. Consult the Archives Photographs Curator for further information.
Related Material
Additional records such as newsletters, annual reports, bulletins, and publications
may be accessed in the Archives of Institutional Memory
http://institutionalmemory.iu.edu/aim/
Archived web sites for Mini University may be included in Archive-It:
http://www.archive-it.org/collections/219
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession Information: 2008/036, 2008/072
Usage RestrictionsCopyrights for records originating with Indiana University administrative units, departments, and other offices are held by
the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.
Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational
and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its
inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], Indiana University Mini University records, Collection C338, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Transferred to the Archives from Continuing Studies, 2008.
Processing Information
Processed by Carrie Schwier.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Administrative files, 1972-2008,
undated
Course Summary 1972-1981
Enrollment by Course 1972-1981
Evaluation Reports 1983-2001
Topic Ideas 1983-1988
General 1988-1995
Course Options 1989-1999
Irving Katz 1990-2002
Lists of New Faculty 1990-1993
Notes from Planning Meetings 1993-1998
175th Anniversary/ Mini University Program 1993
Mini Classes- Scheduling Times Procedures- Jeanne Cook 1996
Mini Happy Returns- Bulk Mailing 1996
Music Classes at Mini University 1996
Schedule of Classes- List by Periods 1996
Secretary Set-up 1996
Web Pages 1996-1999
Woodburn House Cocktail Party 1996
Lasting Relationships: The Endowment Campaign for Indiana University Bloomington,
1997
Stationery 1997
Alumni Magazine Ads 1998
Articles about Professors 1998-1999
Bus Schedule 1998
Copies 1998
Evaluations, Assignments and Target Dates 1998
General 1992-1995
Host Guidelines 1998
Ideas for Mini University 1998
Issues, Times Lines, Memos 1998
Mini University 1999
Attendance Record 1999
Brown County Map, Restaurants in Brown County 1999
Bus Schedule 1999
Classes- Working Copy 1999
Commencement- Friday 1999
Count 1999
Delta Queen, Alumni Association – Special Trip Presentation 1999
Directory, Final Draft 1999
Evening Sessions and Fact Sheets 1999
Fact Sheets 1999
Fact Sheets- Arts 1999
Fact Sheets- Business 1999
Fact Sheets- Domestic Issues 1999
Fact Sheets- Health, Fitness 1999
Fact Sheets- Human Growth and Development 1999
Fact Sheets- Humanities 1999
Fact Sheet- International Affairs 1999
Fact Sheets- Science 1999
Faculty Reception Guest List 1999
Ideas 1999
IUAA Participant Packet- Sample 1999
Limited Enrollment Tickets 1999
Newspaper- Mini Coverage 1999
Picnic Information 1999
RSVPs for Mini Activities 1999
Suggested Reading List, IU Bookstore- Anna Ensley 1999
Brown County Playhouse 2000
Business 2000
Class Suggestions 2000
Directory Pages 2000
Evening Classes 2000
Fact Sheets 2000
Faculty and Classes 2000
Hosts 2000
Mini Happy Returns 2000
Wells Resolution- Monday Morning Opening 2000
Science 2000
Mini University 2001
Fine Art 2001
Class Descriptions 2001
Class Suggestions 2001
Box 2
Coordinator’s List, Master List from BDCS 2001
Evening Classes 2001
Faculty Advisory Committee 2001
Faculty and Classes Master List 2001
Faculty Education Committee Suggestions 2001
General Suggestions 2001
Handouts 2001
Handouts, Classes 2001
Hosts, Jeanne 2001
Hosts, Master List 2001
In Progress 2001
Wrap-up Luncheon 2001
Mini Happy Returns 2001
Music, Theatre- Recruiting Notes/ Preliminary Lists 2001
Orientation 2001
Responders, Winners and Celebrants 2001
Responsibilities- Allison Scott 2001
Suggested Reading List 2001
Titles and Fact Sheets Record 2001
Update 5 no.1 (January 2001)
Mini University 2002
Mini University 2002
Class Suggestions 2002
Classroom Reservations, finalize April 1, 2002
Contract with Conference Bureau 2002
Copies- Receipts 2002
Directory 2002
Directory Pages 2002
Directory- Pam’s Copy 2002
Evening Classes 2002
Fact Sheets, Black- Letter to the Faculty 2002
Fact Sheets, Completed 2002
Fact Sheets- Master List 2002
Fact Sheets- Monday 2002
Fact Sheets- Tuesday 2002
Fact Sheets- Wednesday 2002
Fact Sheets- Thursday 2002
Fact Sheets- Friday 2002
Hosts 2002 and Suggestions for 2003
Hosts for Mini- General and Jeanne’s 2002
Information 2002
International Alum Reunion and Mini University 2002
Limited Classes 2002
Mini Happy Returns 2002
Mini Happy Returns 2002
Music- Jeanne Recruits 2002
Revised Plan 2002
Science 2002
Suggestions 2002
Theatre and Art- Mazelle Van Buskirk 2002
Titles for Mini University 2002
University Deadlines 2002
Mini University 2003
Art- Helen Fagen 2003
Catalog Bids 2003
Evening Classes, Tuesday, Thursday- Marcus, Gonzalez, Specler and Speechler, Wortheim 2003
Faculty Advisory Meeting 2003
Hosts 2003
International 2003
Line Dancing/ Bid Band 2003
Lifelong Learning Catalog Process 2003
Lifelong Learning Catalog Process- Tony English 2003
Mini Happy Returns 2003
Mini Happy Returns- February 2003 issue
Music 2003
Science 2003
Mini University 2004
Art 2004
Business- Jim P. 2004
Directory Pages 2004
Evening Programs 2004
Faculty Advisory Committee 2004-2007
Mini Happy Returns 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Sunday 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Monday 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Tuesday 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Wednesday 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Thursday 2004
Mini Happy Returns- Weekly Faculty Features 2004
Music/ Theater 2004
Science 2004
Spring Catalog Improvements 2004
Audiovisual 2005
Evening Programs 2005
Handouts 2005
Hosts- Jeanne 2005
Human Growth and Development 2005
International 2005
Music and Theater 2005
Programmer’s List 2005
Box 3
Science 2005
Fine Arts 2006
Business 2006
Domestic 2006
Evening Session- David Baker special 35th Concert 2006
Mini Happy Returns 2006
Arts 2007
Bulletin Board Articles 2007
Handouts 2007
International 2007
Presenters 2007
Science 2007
Theater 2007
Reference 2008
Brown County Playhouse, undated
Commencement, undated
Evaluation Report sample, undated
General Description of Mini University, undated
Detailed Map Option for Mini University Directory, undated
How to Do Noncredit Classes, undated
Maps, undated
Orange Enrollment Sheets, undated
Suggestions from Rosemary, undated
Series:
Box 3
Directories and working papers, 1972-2007
1972 General
1973,
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
1974,
General
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
1975,
General
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
1976,
General
Box 4
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
1977,
General
Miscellaneous
(3 folders)
1978,
General
Miscellaneous
(2 folders)
Box 5
1982 General
(4 folders)
1983 General
1985 General
1986 General
(2 folders)
(1 photograph removed)
Box 6
1988 General
Box 7
1994 General
1997,
Handouts- Jelavich and Seybold Diamont
Box 8
2000 General
(3 folders)
Box 9
2006 General
(2 folders)
2007,
Declined
Hosts
Presenters
Series:
Visual materials, 1978-2001
(Housed with the Archives Photograph Collection.
Consult Archives Photographs Curator for further information.)
