Abstract
The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Records are primarily comprised of meeting minutes, agendas, publications, funding and planning documents, and memoranda created by the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN) from 1965 to 2019. CSUN is the undergraduate student government of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The records include information about how CSUN operates on a daily basis as well as the type of activities CSUN sponsors.
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The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Records are primarily comprised of both physical and digital meeting minutes, agendas, publications, funding and planning documents, and memoranda created by the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN) from 1965 to 2019. CSUN is the undergraduate student government of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The records mainly provide information on how the three different branches (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) of CSUN operate. The collection documents activities of defunct committees like the Organizations board and Services board. The records also document how CSUN interacts with, serves, and represents the students of UNLV through events, scholarships, elections, lobbying, and hearings. The records provide significant documentation of CSUN activities at UNLV and show how the student government of UNLV has grown since 1965.
Access Note
The materials in this collection have not been fully processed and must be reviewed for protected information prior to access. Protected information includes: personally identifiable information, personal health information, student records, records regarding disciplinary procedures, records that compromise security or operations, legal communications, and legal work product. Requests for access must be made in advance to allow time for the materials to be reviewed. Please contact Special Collections and Archives for more information.
Publication Rights
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
These records are arranged into five series:
Series I. Executive Branch, 1975-2019;
Series II. Judicial Branch, 1989-2019;
Series III. Legislative Branch, 1973-2019;
Series IV. Publications, 1965-2010;
Series V. Committee Meetings, 1982-2018.
Biographical / Historical Note
The Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (CSUN) is the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) undergraduate student government. The purpose of CSUN is to "represent the voice of students, build a campus community, and to create a memorable college experience." CSUN is comprised of three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. The Executive Branch oversees all CSUN activities and is comprised of the Student Body President, Vice President, Senate President, Senate President Pro Tempore, and one appointed non-voting member. The Legislative Branch functions as CSUN's Senate. The Senate is comprised of twenty-five senators from all nine UNLV colleges. The Senate votes on various bills and funding proposals throughout the year. The Judicial Branch consists of nine justices who hear cases relating to CSUN activity and interprets CSUN's constitution and bylaws.
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Preferred Citation
Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Records, 1965-2019. UA-00029. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1m614
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Acquisition Note
Materials are periodically transferred to the University Archives by the Consolidated Students of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas; accession numbers: 2016-058, 2017-08, 2017-31, 2017-079, 2020-075, 2020-101, 2021-007, 2021-147, 2022-033, and 2023-017.
Processing Note
In 2017, Maggie Bukowski processed the collection and created the finding aid in ArchivesSpace. In 2020, Tammi Kim minimally processed the 2020 addition and updated the finding aid. Digital files were transferred from Google Drive and access files created. In 2021, Tammi Kim accessioned the 2021 additions and updated the finding aid. In 2022, Tammi Kim accessioned the 2022 addition and updated the finding aid. In 2023, Tammi Kim minimally processed digital files from the 2023 addition and updated the finding aid. Digital files from the 2021 and 2022 additions were accessioned and described but access files were not created at this time.
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Tammi Kim performed minimal appraisal on the digital files and deleted the following types of files: temporary, corrupted, student coursework, duplicates, and personnel files.
Additions
Additions to these records are received annually.