Identity area
Type of entity
Authorized form of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
The Faculty Association records document the establishment and development of the South Dakota State College (SDSC) Faculty Association from its founding in 1946 until its dissolution in the early 1970s. The organization was formed to promote unity and cooperation among faculty, administration, and the South Dakota Board of Regents. According to its original constitution, the Faculty Association aimed to establish procedures for carrying out faculty duties and responsibilities, facilitate communication, and elect faculty representatives.
Membership included all faculty members holding the rank of instructor or higher. Although the Faculty Association did not function as a decision-making body, it served as a forum for addressing general faculty welfare concerns. It also elected up to five representatives to the President’s Administrative Council, the institution's main administrative policymaking body.
In the late 1960s, following a faculty vote to establish an Academic Senate, the Faculty Association’s role began to diminish. It continued to meet during the transition but ceased functioning entirely after 1972.