University Records

The School of Educational Change and Development began formal programs in fall quarter 1970 as an innovative form of higher education.  During a period of national student unrest in the late 1960s, Dr. Orvel Trainer, Chair of the Economics Department, wrote position papers on the need for such a program at Colorado State College.

An advisory board was established and students, both graduate and undergraduate, were invited to develop their own programs and make proposals to the board for its approval.  Dr. Donald Decker, Provost of the University, served as chair until his retirement in the summer of 1974.  He was succeeded by Dr. Trainer, the co-chair, for fall quarter only and then by Dr. Don Luketich of the School of Business who became SECD Dean. 

Numbers of students received approval of their programs during the School's existence, which continued through the 1980-1981 academic year.  Students whose programs had been approved continued to receive their degrees through 1987.  Names of degree recipients, together with the subjects of their programs in the case of doctorates, can be found in the commencement programs for the period.  (RG4 S6) 

The University began a series of Program Priorities and Evaluation studies in 1980, known as PRET.  In the reports of these teams, faculty members reviewed many degree programs.  The PRET report for SECD contains considerable information on the history of the School together with quantitative data and placement of graduates.  Its majority report, which as acceded to by the University administration, recommended that it cease to exist as a separate school.

File 1

SECD files of Donald Decker, Provost--Chairman of Advisory Committee. 

These files have been removed from loose-leaf binders which were marked with the following volume numbers (they are preceded by an index file) :

Volume 1:

Academic Renovation of Colorado State College Reports--April 6, 1968 - February 23, 1970

School of Experimental Studies

Proposals

Correspondence

Volume 2:

Board of Academic Review

Grading Committee

Free University

School of Studies for Social Change

Group discussion

Provost forms and activities

Volume 3:

University Center to Improve Learning & Teaching

Educational evaluation and decision making

Undergraduate courses at CU

Innovations Trustees of State Colleges

Volume 4:

SECD description and procedures

Historical section concepts

Policies

Recommendations

Approvals

Historical registration

Graduation

Volume 4a:

Forms

Form letters

Correspondence

Volume 5:

Human relations--major

International Education Committee

Lola Montgomery project

Greeley public schools

Eco-Center

Volume 6:

Original report subject to Advisory Board

Revised first report suggestions of Advisory Board

SECD--progress report no. 1

Cinema & films project

Bell Jr. High School

Fairplay project

Faculty Bulletin announcement

Courses

Volume 7:

SECD report (UNC Administration)

Woelber proposal

Harmon proposal

SECD report (Dr. Abbott)

Boyd proposal

Callaway proposal

Irsik proposal

Woelber proposal

Summary forms

Volume 8:

SECD progress report no. II

Report of CCHE

Volume 9:

Spring quarter billing procedures

Operation manual

Student manual

Student graphs--Fall 1972, Sept. 1970-Nov. 1972

File 2

Donald Luketich files. 1974-1981

File 3

PRET report on SECD and administrative response and decision