Marlene Strathe was Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs from 1998-2003. This subseries contains relatively extensive documentation covering Strathe's time as provost. Researchers will find self-studies and reports on various academic departments and programs, information on diversity and race issues, and budget information. It includes a large run of correspondence, memos, and attachements sent by Strathe and organized chronologically. These correspondence files document a broad range of activities within Academic Affairs such as curriculum approval and planning, councils and task forces, enrollment, programs within Academic Affairs, budget and fiscal decisions, and more. Additionally, there is material covering faculty issues such as retirement plans and term conversion; and reports, minutes, and agendas from campus task forces.