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Size | 3.0 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 2400 items) |
Abstract | In 1981, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill established the University Management Development Program to develop leadership skills among its employees in managerial positions. In 1983, a group of managers formed the University Managers' Association as a way to continue the networking that had begun among the early graduates of the University Management Development Program. Records, 1982-1999 and 2008, consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, constitutions, bylaws, committee files, membership directories, and other materials. Roughly half of the records relate to the association's sponsorship of the annual university-wide employee appreciation event. |
Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. University Managers' Association. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by: University Archives Staff, February 2009
Encoded by: Rebecca Solomon, February 2009
Finding aid updated for born digital processing by Nancy Kaiser, February 2015
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In 1981, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill established the University Management Development Program to develop leadership skills among its employees in managerial positions. The program was taught by faculty of the Kenan-Flagler Business School and other university administrators. It was offered twice each year until 1988 and then annually until 2009, when the decision was made to pause and consider ways of redesigning the program to insure its continuing effectiveness.
In 1983, a group of managers formed the University Managers' Association as a way to continue the networking that had begun among the early graduates of the University Management Development Program. The association held its first meeting on 14 September 1983. According to a 1996 brochure, "the original goals of the organization were to provide a forum for discussing issues relevant to managers in higher education and to encourage productive and supportive interactions among the members."
The activities of the University Managers' Association were overseen by its Board of Directors, who were elected from its general membership. The officers of the association (president, vice-president, secretary, and treasurer) were elected from the membership of the Board of Directors. Various committees carried out much of the association's work. The association focused on expanding training opportunites for university employees and promoting employee recognition and appreciation programs. The idea for the annual university-wide employee appreciation event originated in the association's Morale and Recognition Committee, which presented it to the Office of the Provost in 1989. The first such event, called the Employee Appreciation Fair, occurred in 1990 and was planned and sponsored by the University Managers' Association. The association continued to sponsor the event with funds provided by the university administration.
Back to TopRecords of the University Managers' Association, 1982-1999 and 2008, consist of correspondence, meeting minutes, constitutions, bylaws, committee files, membership directories, and other related materials. Roughly half of the records relate to the association's sponsorship of the annual university-wide Employee Appreciation Fair.
Back to TopAlphabetical by filename; individual files arranged chronologically.