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Archives:
Guide to Student Services Office (Linda Fossen) Records, 1971-2000
Title: Student Services Office (Linda Fossen) Records
Dates: 1971-2000
Collection number: A-049
Size: 48 document boxes (19.2 cubic feet)
Description: Administrative and departmental records for Linda Fossen, Vice President of Student Services from 1992-1997. This collection includes
administrative records,
correspondence,
financial and accounting records,
external organizations
records,
internal department records,
program and committee records,
speeches and writings, and
publications and reports.
Access Restrictions: The collection is open for research.
Provenance: Administrative transfer.
Processed by: Tiah Edmunson-Morton, 2005. |
Linda Fossen, 1995 |
Citation: Student Services Office (Linda Fossen) Records,
1971-2000 (A-049), Lane Community College Archives, Eugene, Oregon
Repository:
Lane Community College
Archives and Records Management
Elizabeth M. Uhlig, Archivist
4000 East 30th Avenue
Eugene, Oregon 97405 USA
Telephone: (541) 463-5466
Fax: (541) 463-3996
E-mail: archives@lanecc.edu
Administrative History
The Student Services Office, as it was known during
Linda Fossen's
time, has undergone several name changes. The Office of the Dean of Students was created in 1965 and became Student Personnel Services in 1967. It was changed again in 1976 to Student Services. In 1997, the department reorganized and merged with Instructional Services to become the Office of Instruction and Student Services.
Biography: Linda Fossen
Linda Fossen (formerly Holladay) succeeded Robert Marshall as vice president for the Student Services office in July 1992.
From 1995-1996, Lane Community College began work on a project called Process Redesign, which reinvented the way the college operated, making the organization more cost effective, efficient, and student-oriented (see A-047 for details). Fossen was on the Process Redesign Leadership Team during the design phase of the project and was an advisor to the Implementation Team once the design was complete.
In March of 1997, Lane Community College President Jerry Moskus merged the Student Services and Instructional Services offices to form the Office of Instruction and Student Services. Fossen is currently the associate vice president for Enrollment Management at the University of Texas at Brownsville.
Before taking her position at Lane Community College, she was the director of Admissions and Records at Central Wyoming College (1987-1992), director of Student Services and Admissions at Northern Montana College (1985-87), and was the student services coordinator at Prince William Sound Community College (1982-1985). In addition to her administrative work, she taught high school English for six years.
She has a bachelor of science in secondary education, a master's degree in education from Northern Montana College, and a public school administration certificate from the University of Montana in Missoula.
Fossen was active in community and civic activities. She was the chair of the Red Cross of Lane County; volunteered for social service agencies serving victims of violence and abuse; and belonged to the American Association of University Women, the League of Women Voters, Soroptomist International, chambers of commerce, and genealogical societies. |
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Scope & Content Note
Records include memos, calendars, articles, reports, surveys, institutional planning materials, and departmental records.
The collection is divided into 8 series.
- Series A: Administrative Records, 1971-1997
- This series contains information on staff development, team building, and leadership trainings for Lane employees. It also contains records for the Fast Forward program, which emerged from the Alternative Visions and College Forum programs in 1993. The program emphasized collaborative learning, interdisciplinary studies, and multiculturalism.
- Series B:
Correspondence, 1992-2000
- This section includes administrative correspondence to and from Linda Fossen, as well as correspondence to and from other Student Services personnel.
- Series C:
Financial and Accounting Records, 1988-1996
- These records generally consist of budget summaries and audit reports. In addition to files containing copies of grant applications and contracts, this section contains financial records for individual departments, tuition increases, and information about the Lane Foundation.
- Series D:
External Organizations, 1985-1996
- This section contains records from outside associations and organizations. It includes committees, coalitions, councils, associations (including Oregon Community College Association), legislative bodies and state boards, meeting records, and information from other colleges and universities.
- Series E:
Internal Departments, 1984-1996
- This section includes records from college departments such as Financial Aid, Counseling, and Instructional Services.
- Series F:
Programs and Committees, 1987-1996
- Included in this section are board agendas/minutes, meeting notes, and College Council records.
- Series G:
Speeches and Writings, 1993-1995
- This section contains speeches and presentations given by Linda Fossen, as well as information about the groups she was addressing.
- Series H:
Publications and Reports, 1986-1997
- These records consist of external and internal publications, reports, and surveys.
- Series I:
Confidential Records, 1986-1997
- This series contains confidential legal and personnel files.
48 document boxes of paper records, 45 color and black & white slides, 13 color photographs.
Finding Aid
For a detailed finding aid which includes a complete list of the contents of this collection, refer to:
Related Resources
Student Services Office (Robert Marshall) Records, 1965-2000 (A-048). Administrative and departmental records from Robert Marshall, Vice President of Student Services from 1988-1992.
Student Services Office (Hakanson, Carter) Records, 1965-1987 (A-024). The collection includes administrative records from the tenure of Dean of Students I.S. (Bud) Hakanson, 1965-1969, and Dean of Students/ Vice President for Student Services John (Jack) Carter, 1969-1988. |
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