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MIT Spring Seminar, 1983: information and itinerary

In the fall of 1982 Grinnell College was one of 10 academic institutions to receive a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to establish a program integrating problem solving and technological literacy throughout the liberal arts curriculum. The program consisted of three levels of course work in problem solving, modeling, and technology in any of the academic departments. The program also included an off-campus student/faculty internship program in conjunction with the Washington Center for Learning Alternatives as well as other seminars and internship programs in the summer and during the school year. The chairs of the Sloan Committee have been Elliot Uhlenhopp, Charles Jepsen, and Tom Moore. Technology Studies and Problem Solving continues, with Sloan Foundation support, as a general education quantitate studies program in technology studies . See course catalogs for details.

8 min. sound and color.

Committee files related to the celebration of the College's sesquicentennial. Included are planning documents, copies of all publications and videocassettes created for and funded by the committee, and office files related to all SQC activities.

Fall and spring technology seminars; course reader

Includes newspaper clippings, official correspondence from Ed. Gilmour, Director of PPPE, and event flyers and materials pertaining to politics at the college and in the town of Grinnell between 1968-1970. Contains information regarding student political happenings and organizations, such as League of Women Voters, Young Republicans, Young Democrats, political lectures, politicians in residence, visiting politician forums and seminars, political summer internship program. and mock political conventions.

Includes newspaper clippings, official correspondence from Ed. Gilmour, Director of PPPE, and event flyers and materials pertaining to politics at the college and in the town of Grinnell between 1964-1968. Contains information regarding student political happenings and organizations, such as League of Women Voters, Grinnellians for Goldwater, Young Republicans, Young Democrats, political lectures, politicians in residence, visiting politician forums and seminars, political summer internship program. and mock political conventions.

Includes newspaper clippings, official correspondence from PPPE, and event flyers and materials pertaining to politics at the college and in the town of Grinnell between 1959-1963. Contains information regarding student political happenings and organizations, such as League of Women Voters, Young Republicans, Young Democrats, political lectures, politicians in residence, visiting politician forums and seminars, political summer internship program. and mock political conventions.