The Task Force was appointed by former President Joseph F. Kauffman in November 1969. His charge was to evaluate out-of-class student resources to improve the on-campus experience. From evaluating student surveys and comparing other college campuses, they found that resident, commuter, and graduate students were not receiving adequate support and did not have enough reasons to stay on campus. The committee made several suggestions, including that of an orientation program, but offered these tentatively, and listed alternate solutions to meet these needs. Given the scope of the project, they were unable to come to a consensus on what should be implemented and how. However, they unanimously agreed that such a charge requires continuous planning and involvement of other parties beyond a single committee.
The collection contains a correspondence email and a report regarding the committee’s findings, suggestions, and recommendations.
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The collection is open for research.
Rhode Island College. Presidential Committees and Task Forces. Task Force on Campus Development, CA-0085, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection is arranged in rough chronological order.
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019.
The collection was arranged by Special Collections staff prior to 2022. The guide to the collection was updated, and the collection further described by Special Collections intern Liz Riccio in 2024, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
This collection has not been digitized and is not available online.