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UMass Dartmouth Office of Admissions records

 Collection
Identifier: URC-059

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of both fall and spring semester reports on current undergraduate and graduate student enrollment and annual reports from the department. Reports detail gender, heritage …Most are bound as internal reports, and may include graphs and tables. Others are loose papers.

Dates

  • 1961 - 2014

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

unrestricted.

Biographical / Historical

For years students have been asked to fill in questions on entrée applications, regarding questions like race and gender. Not many of those students know that their answer to those questions, end up being very important to the people in the admissions office. From each student’s individualized answer, the people in admissions can start to see how the University of Massachusetts is growing year after year. Be it growth in admissions numbers, growth in diversity, or growth in international students, the results monitor the progress of the University regarding its students.

After this information is cultivated, it is then up to the Office of Admissions to create a pamphlet for distribution. Two booklets are created each year, one for the fall and the spring semester. These booklets are then given to all the heads of each college within the university, as well as to some faculty members. Over the years this information has helped the University decide how many programs to add, what kinds of programs to add, as well as how many different events could be organized to promote an engagement between the school and its students.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

Archives and Special Collections, Claire T. Carney Library, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, N. Dartmouth, MA 02648. Telephone 508- 999-8686.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received by the Archives and Special Collections on a regular basis each semester, directly from the Office of Admissions. Not accessioned.

Processing Information

Processed by Taylor Newton’ 16, in December 2012, and in September 2013.

Title
UMass Dartmouth Office of Admissions records
Status
Completed
Author
Taylor Newton
Date
September 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Claire T. Carney Library Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Repository

Contact:
285 Old Westport Rd.
N. Dartmouth MA 02747 USA