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School of Social Ecology records (University of California, Irvine)
AS.017
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries
Title: University of California, Irvine, School of Social Ecology records
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. Program in Social Ecology
Creator:
University of California, Irvine. School of Social Ecology
Identifier/Call Number: AS.017
Physical Description:
5.1 Linear Feet
(5 records cartons and 1 oversized folder) and 0.75 unprocessed linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1969-2008
Physical Location: The collection is stored offsite at SRLF (except for new accessions, oversize folder, and restricted material). Advanced notice
is required for access.
Abstract: This collection comprises the records of the University of California, Irvine, Program in Social Ecology from 1970-1992, and
the School of Social Ecology from 1992 to present. The records document the administrative activities and curriculum of the
Program in Social Ecology, including annual reports, personnel files, inventories and agendas, minutes, correspondence, reports,
budgets, program descriptions, field study reports, and descriptions of special programs. The records also document the transition
from the Program in Social Ecology to the School of Social Ecology in 1992, including proposals, correspondence, planning
documentation, degree proposals, program descriptions, and publications.
Language of Material:
English
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Processed components of the collection are open for research. Unprocessed additions may contain restricted materials. Please
contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access. Access to files covered by California
personnel records legislation is restricted for 50 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Access to student
records is restricted for 75 years from the latest date of the materials in those files. Restrictions are noted at the file
level.
Property rights and copyright reside with the University of California. For permissions to reproduce or to publish, please
contact the University Archivist.
University of California, Irvine, School of Social Ecology records. AS-017. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine
Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information about sources consulted in this
collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Transferred from the Program in Social Ecology, 1987; accruals were transferred from the School of Social Ecology in 2017
and from Julia Gelfand in 2019.
Processed by Sharon Pugsley, 1987 and Mary Ellen Goddard, 2000; updates to the collection title (formerly University of California,
Irvine, Program in Social Ecology records) and addition of 2017 and 2019 accruals by Sarah Glover, 2020.
The School of Social Ecology began as the Program in Social Ecology, incorporated as an academic unit at the University of
California, Irvine on January 1, 1970. The program was developed to be interdisciplinary in nature and involved with the community,
allowing students to undertake field studies with various community organizations.
Social Ecology began as an undergraduate program and occupied a portion of the Engineering building. The Program began offering
Masters degrees in 1973 and Ph.D. degrees beginning in 1976. The Program grew until it was housed in three floors of the Engineering
building, two floors of Computer Sciences, and in temporary trailers. In October 1982 ground was broken for a new Social Ecology
building. The completed building opened in November 1984 and featured special laboratories for environmental simulation, behavioral
assessment, and air and water quality studies.
The Program held yearly symposiums on environmental psychology beginning in 1980. In the 1984-1985 academic year the following
three specializations were instituted: Psychology and Social Behavior; Environmental Health and Planning; and Criminology,
Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies.
In May 1992 the University of California Regents approved a proposal for the Program to become the School of Social Ecology
with the following departments: Psychology and Social Behavior; Criminology, Law and Society; Environmental Analysis and Design;
and the Graduate Program in Urban and Regional Planning.
In 1996, when Social Ecology became the second largest UCI undergraduate major with an enrollment of 2000 students, ground
was broken for a new Social Ecology building. A rapidly growing number of community-university and industry-university partnerships
were forged with research groups focusing on gang violence prevention, community health, risk perception and management, and
international environmental cooperation. More than 250 organizations and corporations participated in the School's field learning
requirement.
A number of endowed chairs have been created within the School: the Thomas and Elizabeth Tierney Chair in Peace Research (1987);
the Heinz Family Chair in Economics and Public Policy of Peace (1988); the Warmington Chair in the Social Ecology of Peace
and International Cooperation (1989); and the Roger W. Johnson and Janice M. Johnson Chair in Civic Governance and Public
Management (1998).
As of 2020, there are four departments and programs: Criminology, Law and Society; Urban Planning and Public Policy; Psychological
Science; and Social Ecology Core Program.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises the records of the University of California, Irvine, Program in Social Ecology from 1970-1992, and
the School of Social Ecology from 1992 to present. The records document the administrative activities and curriculum of the
Program in Social Ecology, including annual reports, personnel files, inventories and agendas, minutes, correspondence, reports,
budgets, program descriptions, field study reports, and descriptions of special programs. The records also document the transition
from the Program in Social Ecology to the School of Social Ecology in 1992, including proposals, correspondence, planning
documentation, degree proposals, program descriptions, and publications.
This collection is organized in a four-tiered (hierarchical) numerical filing system created by the Social Ecology Program
administrative staff. The first tier contains a series heading with inclusive second tier numbers. The second tier contains
a three-digit number representing more specific subject filing within the series. In the third and fourth tiers, numbers are
usually added that represent more specific subject filing within the hierarchy. Example: Tier 1 (Series) Program in Social
Ecology (155) Tier 2 155 Program in Social Ecology Tier 3 155-28 Undergraduate Tier 4 155-28-2 Mental health.
Accession 2019-057 and Accession 2020-002, unprocessed additions to the collection, are listed at the end.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Social ecology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- California -- Irvine
University of California, Irvine -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. Program in Social Ecology -- Curricula
University of California, Irvine. Program in Social Ecology -- Archives
University of California, Irvine. School of Social Ecology