Collection ID: C377
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Summary

Creator:
Indiana University. Vice President for Academic Affairs and Bloomington Chancellor
Abstract:
In 1981, Robert Cochran was named Indiana University Bloomington's Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President, serving under Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Bloomington Chancellor. The collection consists of Cochran's general administrative files and records relating to the reviews of non-degree granting units on the IUB campus.
Extent:
4 cubic feet (4 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English
Preferred citation:

[Item], Indiana University Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President's records, Collection C377, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

Background

Biographical / Historical:

Robert Cochran started his career at IU in 1964 as an assistant in the Budgetary Planning and Preparation Office, which now is known as the University Budget Office. In 1972, he became the assistant business manager for the Bloomington Campus and served in this capacity until 1981, when he was appointed Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President under the Vice President for Academic Affairs and Bloomington Chancellor, Kenneth R. R. Gros Louis.

As Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President, Cochran served as a liaison between the Vice President Gros Louis and units on the IUB campus. During his time in the Chancellor's office, he helped establish a strong working relationship between the office and university-wide administrative areas. For this work, in 2005 he was recognized with the university's highest staff honor, the E. Ross Bartley Award.

Cochran retired in 2000 after serving in the Chancellor's Office for 19 years and Indiana University for 35 years.

Scope and Content:

The Indiana University Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President's records are organized into two series, Administrative files and University assessment.

The first series, Administrative files (1980-1998, undated), is arranged alphabetically by folder title. These materials primarily focus on the implementation of reviews of non-degree granting units. There are also organizational charts of the various units on the IU campuses and also organizational charts of other U.S. universities.

The second series, University assessment (1979-1999, undated), consists of documentation stemming from the reviews of the non-degree granting units of the IUB campus. This series is organized into two subseries, Reviews and Reports. The Reviews subseries are the actual reviews of the non-degree units and are organized alphabetically by unit name. The Reports subseries contains the final findings for the unit reviews and is arranged alphabetically.

Acquisition information:
Accession Information: 2001/084
Appraisal information:

Duplicate materials were removed from the collection. There was also a small amount of material that was removed from the collection because it was from Cochran's previous positions with Indiana University. These materials were added to appropriate collections or discarded if duplicates.

Custodial history:

Transferred to the Archives by the Chancellor's Office in 2001, Accession 2001/084.

Processing information:

Processed by Greg Bailey.

Arrangement:

Collection is organized into two series: Administrative files and University Assessment. The University Assessment series is further organized into two subseries, Reviews and Reports.

Online content

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

The file holding Cochran's deposition is closed to researchers.

Advance notice is required for access.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

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PREFERRED CITATION:

[Item], Indiana University Director of Administration and Assistant to the Vice President's records, Collection C377, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.

CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Herman B Wells Library E460
1320 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-7000, United States
CAMPUS:
Indiana University Bloomington
CONTACT:
812-855-1127
archives@indiana.edu