Boston College. University Academic Planning Council
Dates
- Existence: 1973 - 1975
Administrative history
In September 1973, President J. Donald Monan, SJ, established the University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) to reassess Boston College's mission and academic goals. Monan served as titular chairman and attended all meetings during the council's deliberations; Dean of Faculties Charles F. Donovan, SJ, directed the council's routine operations and chaired its meetings.
The UAPC comprised twenty-six members: four administrators, twelve faculty (one from each professional school and seven from the College of Arts and Sciences), and ten students (seven undergraduates and three from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences). Its report, Goals for the 1970s, was completed and published in 1975.
The report's mandates emphasized reaffirmation of Boston College's Jesuit and religious tradition - calling specifically for a strong Theology Department, an effective chaplaincy, and continuation of the Jesuit presence at existing levels - a continuing commitment to quality undergraduate liberal education with renewed emphasis on effective teaching, and a continuing commitment to University status through support for professional education, quality graduate programs, and scholarship and research. The report also recommended that a successor planning body be established to assist in following up on its recommendations and to oversee ongoing university planning. In response, Monan established the University Planning Council (UPC) in 1975 to build upon the UAPC's work.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Michael P. Walsh, SJ, President's Office records
Collection is open for research. Series I. Admissions is closed in its entirety due to privacy restrictions, and is stored off-site. A small amount of material in other series is also closed due to privacy restrictions.