College students -- Religious life

Scope and Contents Documents concerning membership policy and procedure in the National Student YWCA, National Student Assembly reports and documents concerning the purpose and functions of the United States National Student Associations. Membership in the YWCA of the U.S.A. changes and evolves as the drive towards a more inclusive organization increases. In the National Student YWCA the desire for open and inclusive membership drives discussion and study of a revised membership basis. Notes and reports,...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning student Christian work on college campuses including governing documents of the United Campus Christian Fellowship, an overview of student Christian movements and a report of the study "Changing Values in College." This study, sponsored by the Edward w. Hazen Foundation, examines the affect general social science education has on the values and attitudes of American college students. The United Campus Christian Fellowship unites several student Christian movements to...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from general assemblies of the United Student Christian Council (USCC). The USCC, a member of the World Student Christian Federation, unites student Christian organizations in the United States to build Christian community on campuses and support the member organizations' shared goals. Reports from the 1958 general assembly are reflections written by two delegates from the YWCA of the U.S.A. Detailed minutes are available for the entirety of the 1957 assembly and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from general assemblies of the United Student Christian Council (USCC). The USCC, a member of the World Student Christian Federation, unites student Christian organizations in the United States to build Christian community on campuses and support the member organizations' shared goals. General assemblies are the main legislative body of the organization allowing members to participate in discussion and decision making at a national level and hear reports and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports from general assemblies of the United Student Christian Council (USCC). The USCC, a member of the World Student Christian Federation, unites student Christian organizations in the United States to build Christian community on campuses and support the member organizations' shared goals. General assemblies are the main legislative body of the organization allowing members to participate in discussion and decision making at a national level and hear reports and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the United Student Christian Council (USCC) relationship to the National Council of Churches and small college proposals. The USCC unites autonomous student Christian organizations under common purpose in order to strengthen the student Christian movement in the United States as a whole. The sometimes complicated relationship between the USCC, the National Student YWCA and the National Council of the Churches is debated and defined in statements, correspondence and...

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Minutes and reports of the executive committee of the World's Student Christian Federation. The World's Student Christian Federation unites member student Christian organizations from around the world under common purpose in order to strengthen the international student Christian movement. The executive committee meets to discuss the administration, management and finance of the organization. 

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Minutes and reports of the executive committee of the World's Student Christian Federation. The executive committee carries out the program and policies of the General Committee of the World's Student Christian Federation meeting annually when the general committee is not in session. 

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Minutes and reports of the general committee of the World's Student Christian Federation. The general committee is comprised of at least one delegate from each member organization or group of organization and is responsible for the general program and policies of the federation, reviewing the progress of the movement and adopting a budget. 

Scope and Contents World Student Christian Federation constitution, consultation reports and history. The World's Student Christian Federation unites student Christian movements and organizations from around the world in common purpose and fosters international cooperation and understanding. The history and development of the federation is illustrated in a pamphlet celebrating its sixty-five years of existence while constitutions and bylaws with proposed changes establish its structure, organization and...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the World Student Christian Federation Life and Mission of the Church Project. Recognizing many cultural, global and political changes that have occurred and the relative stasis in the structure and organization of the church, the Life and Mission of the Church project seeks to "reexamine the traditional structures and mission of the churches." The relationships of the National Student YWCA and the United Student Christian Council to the project are explained in...

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Minutes and reports of officers' meetings of the World's Student Christian Federation. Meeting topics include staff and budget reviews, updates from member organizations, interorganizational relationships and the general progress of the federation. 

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Reports of the World's Student Christian Federation. The triennial reports summarize the general progress and emphases of the federation and its related student Christian movements. 

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Handbooks, discussion notes and pamphlets concerning the World's Student Christian Federation, its relationship with other organizations, it relationship as a lay Christian movement to churches and the overall mission and purpose of the organization. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YMCA of the USA's student work and miscellaneous documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A.'s National Student YWCA programs and activities. Reports of studies of the program and activities of the National Student YMCA summarize the current scope of the student work of the YMCA to inform the future direction of the movement and the organization and functions of the National Student Council of the YMCA is established in its bylaws. Materials concerning the program...

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Guidelines and suggestions for committee structure, purpose and implementation in student associations in Young Women's Christian Associations. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the constitution and governance of student associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Membership in an affiliated association of the YWCA of the U.S.A. during the early years of its existence requires membership in an evangelical Christian church. Student associations request an alternate personal basis for membership to allow members that do not fulfill such a requirement. Documents include bulletins, pamphlets, articles, reports and minutes discussing the proposed change...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the constitution and governance of student associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A.The National Student Assembly, the governing body of the National Student Y.W.C.A., appoints a commission to study the standards of affiliation to the national organization and following this appoint a purpose commission to recommend a new statement of purpose for student associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Documents include proposed standards and purpose statements, minutes and reports...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. National Student Assembly standards commission for student associations of the YWCA of the U.S.A. The commission is formed to study the relationship of the national student organization to local associations and their role on college campuses and make recommendations for basic standards for affiliated student YWCA of the U.S.A. associations. Later, the Constitution and Standards Committee studies the standards of affiliations outlines the standards...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the cooperation between the Student Department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and local associations, communities, city associations, country communities and Girl Reserve clubs. Cooperation with communities includes consideration of the college campus as a community, the community where the campus is located and the communities where girls live and work. Reports, notes, minutes, correspondence and pamphlets suggest ways in which the student associations may cooperate with...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning cooperation between the student department and industrial department of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Joint conferences are held to discuss the relationship between the two groups and how they can help each other out and better understand one another. Reports document cooperative work in local associations and regions and include summaries of how local student and industrial clubs are working together. Student industrial summer projects are organized in cities around the...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. student associations, activities, program, finance and history. Documents concerning the financing of the National Student Y.W.C.A. include budgets, narrative reports, guidelines and suggestions for financing student associations, and pamphlets explaining how the student department money is being used. In-service training is offered to develop professional leadership for the student associations and documents summarize and report on training sessions....

Scope and Contents Reports concerning the YWCA of the U.S.A. on junior college campuses and documents concerning the Intervarsity Christian Fellowship. Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, an interdenominational evangelical Christian student organization, provides biblically based publications, bible studies and activities on college campuses in the United States. Documents include issues of "HIS" magazine, pamphlets advertising the group and a term paper by a student critical of the organization. Studies and...

Scope and Contents Minutes and reports of the annual meetings of the National Student Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and the National Student Assembly of the YWCA of the U.S.A. These governing bodies meet to hear reports from committees of the National Student Y.W.C.A., discuss the program and emphases for the student associations and the national movement, vote on policy and pass resolutions and recommendations. The National Student Y.W.CA. participates as a member of the National Intercollegiate Christian...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the finance, organization and administration, program and economic education programs of the National Student Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Reports, minutes and notes of the economic and finance committees of the council concern the efforts to educate student members on basic economics and the social-economic problems they may face and the student's role in social and economic change in addition to the financial policies of the council. Policies, bylaws,...

Scope and Contents National Student Council of the YWCA of the U.S.A. bulletins, handbooks and miscellaneous documents. Council bulletins summarize the objectives and emphases for the coming period, discuss the social, economic and religious issues important to students and publish updates from conferences and meetings. Handbooks for council members provide overviews of the duties of the council member, the structure, purpose and organization of the National Student Y.W.C.A. and its relationship to other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning YWCA of the U.S.A. work in normal, private and professional schools as well as program and policy documents for the National Student YWCA. Reports, notes and minutes concerning work with normal, private and professional schools include discussion of their relationship to the National Student YWCA and other student associations, descriptions of the work and activities at those types of institutions, problems and challenges unique to the groups, and updates from specific...

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Religious resources and documents concerning the reorganization of the Student division of the YWCA of the U.S.A. Religious resources include discussion guidelines and pamphlets addressing the role of religion on the college campus and in the work of student associations. Reorganization of the student division responds to the changing needs of the college students and the national student movements. Studies and reports are made prior to discussion and proposals. 

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the staff meetings, standards study, Student Volunteer Movement and studies of the National Student YWCA. Staff meeting minutes concern the personnel needs of the student division, leadership training, the implementation of the program and emphases of the National Student Council. Two standards studies are conducted to assess the structure and organization of the student division, its relationship to the parts of the YWCA of the U.S.A. and its relationship to other...

Scope and Contents Documents concerning the United Student Christian Council, United Student Peace Committee, University Christian Mission and World Mission of Christianity, organizations working with student associations. The United Student Christian Council is an organization of student Christian organizations to encourage unity between organizations and across denominations, discuss together the common issues faced by students, discuss the role of Christianity in campus life and social problems and decide...