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07.01.002 Lesley Graduate School, Graduate Handbooks, 1967-2008, Marie Wasnock

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This collection contains graduate handbooks published annually for Lesley University's Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) and Graduate School of Education.

07.01.003 Lesley Graduate School, Graduate School Programs, 1976-1985, Marie Wasnock

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This collection contains graduate school programs published annually for Lesley University's Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) and Graduate School of Education.

Tipping The Balance Towards 21st Century Skills Through Peer-To-Peer Learning: A Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Of Peer Review Software, John Mccormick, Lisa Spitz, Liv Cummins

Staff Scholarship

There is growing recognition that many college students enter the workplace lacking “21st Century Skills” such as critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Peer-to-peer feedback provides a large number of benefits, including these “lifelong learning” skills valued by industry. Peer review, however, poses many challenges: for instructors; these include management of the process and poor quality of peer feedback; and for students, socioemotional barriers. Key socioemotional challenges are learners’ lack of trust in the process, in their peers, and in themselves as reviewers. This paper describes a pilot of a web-based peer review software called “Peergrade”, which was found highly effective …

Tipping The Balance Towards 21st Century Skills Through Peer-To-Peer Learning: A Cross-Disciplinary Pilot Of Peer Review Software, John Mccormick, Liv Cummins, Lisa Spitz

Staff Scholarship

There is growing recognition that many college students enter the workplace lacking “21st Century Skills” such as critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Peer-to-peer feedback provides a large number of benefits, including these “lifelong learning” skills valued by industry. Peer review, however, poses many challenges: for instructors; these include management of the process and poor quality of peer feedback; and for students, socioemotional barriers. Key socioemotional challenges are learners’ lack of trust in the process, in their peers, and in themselves as reviewers. This paper describes a pilot of a web-based peer review software called “Peergrade”, which was found highly effective …

2018 Annual Report, Hedi Benaicha

Library Reports

Lesley University Library's 2018 Annual Report, A Culture of Engagement: Our Students, Faculty and Staff within the Larger Community, provides an overview of the Library's focus on strengthening its central role within the university. The report outlines what was done during the 2017-2018 academic year to achieve the Library's vision of building community, providing easy access to knowledge and information, preserving the institutional memory, and becoming an innovation center.

The 2018 Annual Report begins with an executive summary by the Dean of Libraries and documents the Library's achievements and goals for the 2018-2019 academic year. This is followed by …

Collaborative Action Research To Implement Social-Emotional Learning In A Rural Elementary School: Helping Students Become "Little Kids With Big Words", Donna M. San Antonio Dr.

Faculty Scholarship

Research has shown that social and emotional learning (SEL) can benefit students in affective, interpersonal, communicative, and academic realms. However, teachers integrating SEL face a variety of logistical, pedagogical, and skill development challenges, including how to effectively facilitate classroom conversations on social justice and personal loss. This article draws from classroom observations, teacher conversations, interactive journals, and field notes to describe a seven-month-long university-school partnership to carry out an action research project in a high-poverty rural elementary school in the US. Teachers grappled with how to address race, immigration, and gender discrimination in a predominantly White community. Classroom vignettes, and …

Digitalcommons@Lesley Quarterly Report & Impact Infographic - December 2017, Philip M. Siblo-Landsman

Library Reports

Lesley University's institutional repository (IR) continues to grow since it's launch in May 2017. This report discusses the addition of new collections including the migration of an academic journal, and the addition of two conferences. It also discusses the outreach efforts of the digital team and comments on the download metrics and how they indicate the demographics of users accessing Lesley scholarly and creative works. An infographic is included to provide a visual report of these metrics and to highlight the impact of Lesley scholarship.

11.001 Lesley College Schools For Children, 1909-2002, Alyssa Pacy

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The Lesley College Schools for Children collection contains catalogs produced annually and other records from the schools (the Carroll-Hall School, the Lesley-Dearborn School, and the Lesley-Ellis School) that the former Lesley College acquired. Each catalog contains a history of the school, information about faculty, admission, buildings, course descriptions, academic calendars, school policy, and tuition and expenses. The collection also contains a book of published poems from students in Lesley-Ellis Schools' creative writing class from 1958 - 1964.

09.01 Ph.D. Programs, Advanced Graduate Council, 1982-2005, Jennifer Zanolli

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This collection consists of internal notes, correspondences, and documents that describe and summarize the events and happenings of the Ph.D. Programs. The Advanced Graduate Council records are produced annually and are sorted by academic year.

12.001 Lesley University Alumni Donations, 1896-1987, Tessa Updike

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This collection consists of alumni donations to the Lesley University Archives. Donations may include, but are not limited to; personal correspondence, school records, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs and published works relating to Lesley University and student experiences at Lesley. Published works have been removed to specific collections within the archives, with a photocopy of the front page of the work remaining within the Alumni Donation collection.

10.02 Lesley University Photographs, 1909-2013, Marie Wasnock

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The Lesley University Photographs collection contains images and photographic materials documenting Lesley University’s history and community from 1909 to present.

A collection of Lesley images may also be browsed online at: http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/digital_archives/

The Digital Archives (Image) collection reflects only a portion of our photographic holdings. Additions and updates will be made periodically.

09.03 Ph.D. Programs, Student Profiles, 1994-2008, Jennifer Zanolli

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This collection consists of packets published annually by the Ph.D. Programs at Lesley University for the incoming students and faculty. The Student Profiles include the newly admitted student’s name, address, Ph.D. focus, Curriculum Vitae, and professional background.

09.02 Ph.D. Programs, Handbooks, 1989-2007, Jennifer Zanolli

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This collection consists of handbooks published annually by the Ph.D. Programs at Lesley University for the incoming students and faculty. These handbooks contain information about the faculty, administrative officers, language requirements, library guidelines, course descriptions, dissertation guidelines, and an explanation of the different Ph.D. stages at Lesley University.

10.01.005 Lesley Magazine, 1987-2009, Marie Wasnock

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The Lesley Magazine Collection comprises issues from December 1987 to 2009, and also includes the special Centennial issue, 2009-2010.

Lesley Magazine was published biannually by the office of public relations at Lesley University and was distributed without charge to alumni and friends of the University.

10.01.001-.004 Lesley College Newsletters, 1972-1998, Marie Wasnock

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Lesley College Newsletters comprises news and newsletters written and published by the college’s Office of Public Relations (now Office of Communications) and provided to the Lesley community. The following publications are contained in the collection: Lesley Weekly, Lesley College Newsletter, the Lesley College News, and Lesley News.

08.01 New England Kindergarten Conference, 1962-2003, Marie Wasnock

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This collection contains New England Kindergarten Conference proceedings from 1962-1978. It also includes programs and pamphlets about the conference from 1980-2003.

10.01.006 Lesley College Current, 1970-1987, Marie Wasnock

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The Lesley College Current was published by the Lesley College Office of Public Relations and Communications and distributed to alumnae, parents, students, faculty, staff, governing boards, and friends of Lesley.

Its purpose was to represent various aspects of the College - its achievements, aspirations, diversity, and controversies. In September 1970, the Current replaced the Alumnae Review, the Parents Newsletter, and the Community Newsletter.

13.001 Lesley University Archives Oral History Collection, 2008-2010, Marie Wasnock

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The Lesley University Archives' Oral History Collection comprises recorded interviews conducted with Lesley alumni, professor emeriti, former staff and laboratory school teachers. The interviews are in digital .wav audio format. Transcripts of selected interviews, pre-interview preparation materials and administrative paperwork are also available.

14.01 Lesley University Special Collections, Objects And Memorabilia, 1929-2002, Alyssa Pacy

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This collection consists of a variety of materials that are organized into the following categories: artwork, objects, scrapbooks, and textiles. Some highlights include former president of the Lesley College Board of Trustees Livingston Stebbins’ family coat of arms, the trowel that former Lesley College President Trentwell Mason White used during the dedication ceremony of Trentwell Mason White Hall, a gym suit from the 1930s-1940s, and a green Lesley blazer. Also included are several scrapbooks, one of which chronicles the life of a Lesley School student in 1929.

07.01.001 Lesley Graduate School, Course Catalogs, 1954-2010, Marie Wasnock

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This collection contains course catalogs published annually for Lesley University's Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences (GSASS) and Graduate School of Education.

10.01.008 Lesley Publications, Misc., 1968-2008, Marie Wasnock

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The Lesley University Publications (Misc.) collection comprises magazines, newsletters, newspapers, and other promotional brochures and periodicals published with the Lesley College/University community between 1968-2008.

The Lesley University Archives has sporadic runs or selected issues of these publications. (See finding aid for list of publications.)

02.002 Marguerite Franklin Papers, 1943-1944, Marie Wasnock

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This collection contains correspondence by and research materials about Marguerite Franklin, who was the first President of Lesley College in 1943.

02.005 Margaret A. Mckenna Papers, 1985-2007, Marie Wasnock

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This collection comprises personal papers, university records, publications, and other ephemera created and kept by Margaret A. McKenna, president of Lesley College from 1985-2007. In addition to papers created during her presidency at Lesley, the collection includes feature articles about McKenna when she became the Director of the Bunting Institute at Radcliffe College and select papers from her positions with Radcliffe, the White House, and the Clinton/Gore Presidential Task Force on Education.

01.001 Board Of Trustees Records, Marie Wasnock

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This collection consists of organizational records kept by past and current Lesley Board of Trustees members.

05.01 Aib/Lucad, Administrative Records, 1942-2008, Marie Wasnock

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This collection documents the history of the School of Practical Arts (SPA), the Art Institute of Boston (AIB), and the Lesley University College of Art and Design (LUCAD) since its founding. This collection encompasses papers from 1942-2015. It includes information about the institution's administration, mission, accreditation, articles of incorporation, and bylaws. Additionally, the collection contains records related to budgets, fundraising, admissions, enrollment, curriculum, programs, and correspondence.

05.02 Aib/Lucad, Publications, 1918-2013, Marie Wasnock

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This collection comprises publications produced by the School of Practical Arts (SPA), the Art Institute of Boston (AIB), and the Lesley University College of Art and Design (LUCAD) since its founding. Publications include:

• Course catalogs, 1918-2013
• Marketing materials (brochures, viewbooks) promoting SPA and AIB student admissions and academic programs
• Articles about AIB from newspapers and magazines
• Promotional materials (posters, catalogs, postcards) advertising student, faculty, alumni, and visiting artists, as well as special events and exhibits at AIB.
• Student newspapers, newsletters, literary journals, and zines
• Student yearbooks
• Other miscellaneous print media created and distributed by the School of Practical Art, Art …

05.03 Aib/Lucad, Photographs, 1940-2001, Marie Wasnock

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This collection comprises photographs, slides, and audiovisual materials (videotapes, cassettes, CDs, DVDs) created and collected by the School of Practical Art (SPA), the Art Institute of Boston (AIB), and the Lesley University College of Art and Design (LUCAD).

Photographic materials document administration, faculty, students, and campus life; artists and artwork exhibits; and special events on campus between 1940-2005.

06.01.001 Lesley College Publications, Course Catalogs, Alyssa Pacy

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The collection contains course catalogs produced annually by Lesley College (the undergraduate school), which had the following name changes: the Lesley Normal School, 1909-1920; the Lesley School, 1920-1944; Lesley College, 1944- 2001; Lesley University, 2001- present. The course catalogs contain names of administrative officers and the Board of Trustees, faculty, a brief history of Lesley College, description of library facilities, instructions for admission and registration, requirements for degrees, description of types of financial assistance, tuition, and fees. The collection contains the following years: 1909-1910, 1913-1914, 1917-1918, 1919-1920, 1922-1923 to 1923-1924, 1926-1927 to 1940-1941, 1943-1944 to 1944-1945, 1947-1948 to 2016-2017.

06.01.003 Lesley College Publications, Student Handbooks, 1937-2009, Alyssa Pacy

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The collection contains handbooks produced annually by Lesley College (the undergraduate school), which had the following name changes: the Lesley Normal School, 1909-1920; the Lesley School, 1920-1944; Lesley College, 1944- 2009 and 2012- 2015. The handbooks contains the academic calendar, Lesley facts, campus maps, information from the student government association, student services (including health services), campus regulations (including residence hall rules), academic regulations, academic awards, scholarships, loans, student activities (including religious groups and clubs), names of administrative officers and the Board of Trustees, phone numbers, and a listing of each student by class.

06.01.004 Lesley College Publications, Yearbooks, 1924-2008, Tessa Updike

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Formerly called The Lesleyan, this collection consists of yearbooks published annually by Lesley College for the graduating classes between the years 1924 to 2008. The yearbooks contain photographs of students, staff, faculty and organizations, providing a valuable historical view of Lesley University throughout the years. The yearbook was not published in 2007 and 2009-present.

Yearbooks are also accessible online at the following site: http://digitalcommons.lesley.edu/yearbooks/

Yearbooks for 1925, 1927, and 1943 are available in the Archives in digital format only; Physical copies of these editions may be found at the Lesley University Office of Advancement.