Materials related to Armando Arias' involvement in the founding and development of California State University, Monterey Bay, as well as academic and administrative documents from Arias' role as the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Dean of Arts Humanities and Creative Technologies during 1994 to 1999. This material consists almost exclusively of subject files Dr. Arias maintained during this time, but also includes published reports, catalogs, and binders.

In 1994, Dr. Armando Arias was called to serve as a key strategist and member of the transformation and start-up team that created California State University, Monterey Bay campus on the site of the former Fort Ord military installation. He served as the Founding Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Founding Dean of the Social & Behavioral Sciences and Founding Dean of Arts Humanities & Creative Technologies. He currently serves on the faculty of the Division of Social, Behavioral & Global Studies.

6.67 Linear Feet (5 record cartons, 4 file boxes)

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