Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education Records
MC 00272
Special Collections Research Center
3.5 Linear feet
1977-1992
The Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE) Records, 1977-1992, contain correspondence, meeting minutes, committee records, publications, memoranda, notes, member lists, and other items related to the activities of Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE), an organization dedicated to advancing the careers of women college administrators and advocating diversity in educational leadership in North Carolina. These records primarily document the planning of networking events, such as conferences, workshops, and forums.
Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE) was founded in May 1977 in response to the American Council on Education's National Identification Project (ACE/NIP) for the advancement of women in higher education administration. Operating as a network rather than a membership organization, WANCHE works to provide support and create opportunities for women in higher education administration and leadership.
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Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education.
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Acquisitions Information
Donated by Rebecca Leonard, 30 September 1999 (accession no. 1999-0014).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education Records, 1977-1992, MC 272, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Historical Note
Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE) was founded in May 1977 in response to the American Council on Education's National Identification Project (ACE/NIP) for the advancement of women in higher education administration. Operating as a network rather than a membership organization, WANCHE is led by a state coordinator who is appointed by the ACE director of NIP and an executive board of administrators representative of public and private two- and four-year colleges and universities. Although participation in WANCHE is open to all women administrators as well as other women and men who support the organization's goals, WANCHE's coordinators, board members, panelists, institutional liaisons, and speakers are usually women and men already serving in upper-level administrative positions at North Carolina colleges and universities, including deans, chancellors, department chairs, vice presidents, and provosts. WANCHE members and officers come not only from North Carolina's state university system but also from private and community colleges around the state.
WANCHE's stated mission is to advance women in higher education administration and leadership by bringing visibility to women administrators on North Carolina campuses, providing support and encouragement for their efforts, assisting in their professional development, and identifying new career opportunities within North Carolina as well as around the nation. To that end, the organization presents workshops and meetings annually, focused mainly on leadership issues and career development, in locations throughout North Carolina. Although specific job placements are occasionally mentioned in these records, most of WANCHE's activities focus on more general strategies for advancement.
This collection was donated by Rebecca Leonard, a faculty member in the Dept. of Communication at North Carolina State University. Leonard served as assistant provost and facilitator of gender equity from January 1990 until January 2000 and as codirector of the women's and gender studies program during the 2001-2002 academic year.
Scope and Content Note
The Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE) Records, 1977-1992, contain correspondence, meeting minutes, committee records, publications, memoranda, notes, member lists, and other items related to the activities of
Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education (WANCHE), an organization dedicated to advancing the careers of
women college administrators and supporting diversity in
educational leadership in North Carolina. These records primarily document the planning of networking events, such as conferences, workshops, and forums.
Although participation in WANCHE programs is open to all who share the organization's goals, WANCHE's coordinators, board members, panelists, institutional liaisons, and speakers are usually women and men already serving in upper-level administrative positions at North Carolina colleges and universities, including deans, chancellors, vice presidents, provosts, and department chairs. WANCHE members and officers come not only from North Carolina's state university system but also from private and community colleges around the state. Although specific job placements are occasionally mentioned in these records, most of WANCHE's activities focus on more general strategies for advancement.
Organization of the Collection
The material in this collection has been left in its original file units. The files have been rearranged slightly for easier access to related materials. Although no formal series have been established, the files are grouped by subject, as indicated in file names.
Related Material
- Ironside, Ellen M.,
"Career Paths of Women Administrators in Higher Education Institutions: Perceptions of Motivation and Opportunity" (PhD Diss., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1982). Ellen M. Ironside used WANCHE inventories and contact information to conduct interviews with women administrators in North Carolina.
American Council on Education.
Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education.
Educational leadership--North Carolina
Financial statements
Letters (correspondence)
Minutes
Newsletters
Universities and colleges--North Carolina--Administration
Women college administrators--North Carolina
Women in higher education--North Carolina
Women--North Carolina
History and Mission
1
1
1977-1985
History and Mission, Additions
1
2
1978-1992
Inventories and Surveys, 1977 Inventory of Women Administrators in North Carolina Higher Education
1
3
1977-1982
Inventories and Surveys, Inventory Correspondence
1
4
1977-1982
Inventories and Surveys, WANCHE Survey of Institutional Representatives
1
5
1984-1985
People, Initial Organization, North Carolina Panelists
1
6
1977-1982
People, North Carolina Panelists
1
7
1983-1984
People, North Carolina Panelists
1
8
1984-1985
People, North Carolina Panelists
2
1
1986
People, Initial Organization, Institutional Liaisons
2
2
1979-1981
People, Institutional Liaisons
2
3
1985-1987
People, Miscellaneous Lists
2
4
1984-1985
People, Mailing Lists and Labels
2
5
1983-1984
People, Mailing Lists
2
6
1985-1987
People, Member Vitae, A-K
2
7
1979-1983
People, Member Vitae, L-Z
2
8
1978-1984
People, North Carolina Coordinator
2
9
1982
People, Personnel Lists
2
10
1978-1987
Correspondence, General
3
1
1977-1982
Correspondence, General
3
2
1977-1981
Correspondence, General
3
3
1982-1984
Correspondence, General
3
4
1984
Correspondence, General
3
5
1985-1987
Correspondence, State
3
6
1987
Committees, Committee and Panel Meeting, Chapel Hill, February
3
7
1978
Committees, Committee and Panel Meeting, Greensboro, May
3
8
1978
Committees, Steering Committee, Minutes and Correspondence
3
9
1978-1987
Committees, Steering Committee, Memoranda
3
10
1978-1988
Committees, Steering Committee, Members
3
11
1981-1986, undated
Committees, Steering Committee, Agenda
4
1
1978-1986
Committees, Steering Committee, General Correspondence
4
2
1977-1981
Committees, Steering Committee, General Correspondence
4
3
1982-1984
Committees, Steering Committee, General Correspondence
4
4
1985-1988
Meetings, North Carolina State Forum I, 23-24 October
4
5
1978
Meetings, North Carolina State Forum II, 15-16 March 1979
4
6
1978-1979
Meetings, "The Developing Career," Conference, 1-2 June 1979
4
7
1978-1979
Meetings, Invitational Conference for Women Trustees, 25 September
4
8
1979
Meetings, "Networks and Mentors," Workshop, 21 March 1980
4
9
1979-1980
Meetings, "Legal Issues in Higher Education," Luncheon, 7 November
4
10
1980
Meetings, North Carolina State Forum III, 14-15 June 1982
4
11
1979-1982
Meetings, "Including Women: Quality Governance in the 1980s," Luncheon, 5 November
4
12
1982
Meetings, "Career Paths for Women: The Past, the Future," Spring Forum, 25 May 1983
4
13
1981-1983
Meetings, "Higher Education: Cooperation and Values," Luncheon, 3-4 November
5
1
1983
Meetings, "Women on the Move: Promoting Leadership," Spring Forum, 22 May 1984
5
2
1983-1984
Meetings, "Cooperation in Higher Education: Problematic Issues and Exemplary Programs," Luncheon, 2 November 1984
5
3
1983-1984
Meetings, "Academic Administration: Collaboration or Hierarchy?" Luncheon, 1 November
5
4
1985
Meetings, Career/Leadership Development Luncheon, Davidson County Community College, 17 February
5
5
1986
Meetings, "The Changing Fare of Higher Education Administration," Spring Forum, 1-2 June 1986
5
6
1983, 1986
Meetings, "Deciding Who Shall Lead: Recommendations for Improving Presidential Searches," Luncheon, 7 November
5
7
1986
Meetings, "College and University Development: A Path to Advancement," Spring Forum, 31 May-1 June 1987
5
8
1986-1988
Meetings, "A Double Breakthrough: Higher Education Feels the Impact of Community College Education and of Women in Educational Administration," Luncheon, 6 November
5
9
1987
Meetings, "Leadership Shared: Power and Empowerment," Spring Forum, 2-3 June
5
10
1988
Newsletters
5
11
1979-1987
Financial
5
12
1978-1983
Financial
6
1
1984-1985
Financial
6
2
1985-1988
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, State Coordinators
6
3
1978-1983
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, National Forum
6
4
1981
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, Regional Forum
6
5
1982
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Annual Meeting
6
6
1988
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Correspondence
6
7
1984-1992
Other Organizations, American Council on Education, Minutes and Reports
6
8
1986-1987
Other Organizations, North Carolina Association for Women Deans, Administrators, and Counselors
6
9
1987
Other Organizations, Other States
7
1
1977-1978
Other Organizations, Other States
7
2
1979-1981
Other Organizations, Brochures and Publications
7
3
1977-1987