University of Utah. Graduate School of Education

The Graduate School of Education was formed in 1968 from the State College of Education. The Utah Educational Seminar, founded in 1978, regularly conducted workshops on education related issues in the state. The Center for Educational Practice was established in 1981 in order to strengthen the ties between the University of Utah and schools in the Intermountain West by collaborating in regional research and training activities.

The Graduate School of Education was formed in 1968 from the State College of Education. During the period covered by the bulk of this collection (1978-1987), the Graduate School of Education embarked on a major community-outreach initiative. The Utah Educational Seminar, founded in 1978, regularly conducted workshops on important and timely education related issues in the state. In addition, in 1981, the Center for Educational Practice was established in order to strengthen the ties between the University of Utah and schools in the Intermountain West by collaborating in regional research and training activities.

In 1964, the Academic Policy Committee submitted to the Faculty Council a report recommending the elimination of all undergraduate education programs at the University of Utah so that teacher education could be improved by an upgrade to a graduate program. This report received unanimous approval from the Faculty Council. The College of Education responded to the Committee's recommendations by issuing its own report stating its full agreement with the proposed upgrade ot teacher education at the University. The College of Education's report was also adopted by the Faculty Council and in keeping with the two reports, the State College of Education became the Graduate School of Education in 1968.

During the period covered by the bulk of the collection (1977-1987), the Graduate School of Education underwent major changes. In 1980, the Department of Education Studies was created, however the univesity-wide budget crisis of 1986 led to the elimination of several programs: Instructional Psychology and Rehabilitation Counseling in the Department of Educational Psychology and the Hearing Impaired Program in the Department of Special Education.