Archives: Guide to President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records, 1964-2004

Title:  President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records
Dates:   1964-2004 (bulk, 1990-2001)
Collection number:  A-053
Size:  73 cubic feet (70 record boxes, 2 half record boxes, 37 videotapes, 11 maps, 3 oversize folders, 10 photograph folders)

Description:  The records document the administration of Jerry Moskus, president of Lane Community College, 1990-2001. The collection contains correspondence, administrative records, legal records, maps, videos, photographs, and writings of Jerry Moskus.

Access Restrictions:  None, collection is open for research
Provenance:  Administrative transfer
Processed by:  Cindy Chabre, 2006-2007

Citation:  President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records, 1964-2004 (A-053), 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

Biography: Jerry Moskus

Jerry Moskus was president of Lane Community College from March 1990 until June 2001.

Moskus, born in 1942, earned a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Illinois State University in 1983. He wrote his dissertation on community college student withdrawal.

He began his professional career as an administrative assistant to the president of Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois, where in 1984 he advanced to the position of vice president for academic services. The next year he was hired by Des Moines Community College, where he supervised four campuses as executive vice president of educational services. Leaving the Midwest for Oregon, Moskus became the fifth president of Lane Community College on March 1, 1990.

As president of LCC, Moskus won voter approval for a $42.8 million construction bond in May 1995 to fund construction on main campus, a new center in Cottage Grove, renovations in Florence, and learning centers at eight district high schools.

With the implementation of a customized workforce training program, he helped attract to the community major high-tech employers including Symantec Corporation in 1993, Sony Disc Manufacturing in 1994, and Hyundai Electronics America in 1996.

Moskus advanced diversity and affirmative action at the college by hiring the first affirmative action director in seventeen years, updating the affirmative action plan, and implementing a diversity plan. He received awards from the African American Community Coalition and the Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment for his efforts.

Moskus restructured the college to place emphasis on learning and students.

After retiring from LCC in June 2001, Moskus moved to Omaha, Nebraska, to become president of Metropolitan Community College.

With his wife, Dr. Virginia Loftus, Moskus has had five children.

Biography: Marie Matsen

Marie Matsen started her career at Lane Community College as a computer lab assistant in 1982. She held positions in several departments over the years, including Computer Services; Institutional Research, Planning, and Evaluation; and the President's Office, where she worked as assistant to the president from 1991 to 1994. She was vice president for college operations from 1994 until her retirement in 2006, including a stint as interim president of the college from July to August 2001 between the Moskus and Mary Spilde administrations.

Biography: Tracy Simms

Tracy Simms began working in the President's Office during the 1993 school year as secretary to the president. She became assistant to President Moskus in 1997 and continues to work as executive assistant to President Mary Spilde as of 2007.

Scope & Content Note

The records document the tenure of Jerry Moskus, president of Lane Community College, 1990-2001. The collections contain reports from and correspondence with organizations outside the college, reports and other administrative records from internal college committees and departments, other correspondence, legal files, speeches and articles written by Moskus, administrative records in topical files, administrative records as kept by Marie Matsen and Tracy Simms of the President's Office, maps, videos, and photographs.

The collection is divided into 10 series.

• Series A: Correspondence, 1984-2001
  • This series contains ingoing and outgoing correspondence, including personal letters, letters of recommendation, complaints, and compliments.
• Series B: Committee Records, 1970-2001
  • This series contains correspondence, agendas, minutes, and other records of internal college committees.
• Series C: Internal Departmental Records, 1967-2001
  • This series contains correspondence, agendas, minutes, and other records of internal college departments, including instructional and student support departments, the Florence and Cottage Grove campuses, the Downtown Center, and the Lane Community College Board of Education.
• Series D: Assistant to the President (Marie Matsen) Files, 1982-2004
  • This series contains records from the desk of Marie Matsen, assistant to President Moskus from 1991 to 1994. Files include budget documents, committee records, and the president's calendar.
• Series E: Assistant to the President (Tracy Simms) Files, 1998-2001
  • This series contains records from the desk of Tracy Simms, assistant to President Moskus from 1997 to 2001. Files include budget documents and committee records.
• Series F: Subject Files, 1964-2001
  • This series contains files covering a wide range of topics, including accreditation, budget development, diversity, elections, employee groups, events, and shared decision-making, as well as articles and speeches written by Moskus.
• Series G: Legal Records, 1971-2001
  • This series contains legal case files, agreements and contracts, and opinions from the college's legal counsel.
• Series H: External Organization Records, 1965-2002
  • This series contains correspondence, agendas, minutes, newsletters, and seminar and convention files concerning national, state, regional, and local organizations and associations such as the American Association of Community Colleges, the League for Innovation in the Community College, and the Oregon Community College Association.
• Series I: Maps, 1982-2001
  • This series contains 11 maps of Lane County depicting elections precincts and Lane Community College Board zones.
• Series J: Video Recordings and Films, 1985-1998
  • This series contains VHS cassettes and 16 mm films covering campus meetings and events, local news, and publicity materials.

Finding Aid

For a detailed finding aid which includes a complete list of the contents of this collection, refer to:

• Guide to President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records (NWDA Web site)
• Guide to President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records (MS Word file)
• Guide to President's Office (Jerry Moskus) Records (Adobe PDF file)