Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1984-1993

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Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1984-1993

Office of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Records, 1984-1993

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The position of Associate Vice Chancellor for Research existed from January 1988 through June 1990. Its primary responsibilities were to support and enhance the University's research mission by developing new research initiatives and funding sources; providing technical assistance to faculty; and serving as liaison on research matters with funding agencies and other outside organizations. Patricia L. Poteat was the only person to hold the position. The Vice Chancellor for Research's duties were transferred to the Associate Provost and Dean of Research in July 1990. However, Poteat continued to manage the initiatives she had started. Beginning in January 1989, she also served as Special Assistant to the Provost. She was appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs in July 1990 and continued in that position until 30 June 1994. Correspondence and other files of Patricia L. Poteat as Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, then as Special Assistant to the Provost, and finally as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. In all three positions, her responsibilities were essentially the same, chiefly relating to newly developing areas of research in which the University was becoming involved. Of particular interest are files on the care and use of animals in research, which reflect the University's efforts to deal with criticism from animal rights advocates. There are also substantial files on initiatives ion biotechnology and cognitive science and on the University's involvement in the proposed Southern Observatory for Astrophyical Research (a 4-meter telescope in Chile). Items dated prior to 1988 are background materials relating to these areas.

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