Rodney J. Sawatsky

Series 3: Presidents
Subseries 4: Rodney J. Sawatsky (1989-1994)

Files from previous presidencies that were maintained during the Sawatsky years are filed here.

Vol. 1: Aids-Correspondence

1. Aids policy, 1988
2. Alumni fundraising, 1987-1989
3. Bicentennial Commission, 1986
4. Building on the Vision campaign, 1990-1991
5. Caleb Fund, 1989/1990
6. Canadian Association of Mennonite Schools (CAMS), 1981-1994
7. Canadian Centre for Habitation and Research, 1990
8. Canadian Higher Education, 1987-1990
9. Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanist Social Sciences, 1985
10. Centre for Society, Technology and Values, 1985-1990
11. Centre for Studies in Religion, Culture and Society, 1988
12. Charitable Institutions, 1990
13. China Educational Exchange (CEE), 1985-1995
14. Christian Legal Fellowship, 1987-1988
15. Church Colleges, 1982-1990
16. Church Colleges - Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminaries, 1981-1995
17. Church Colleges - Bethel College, 1991-1994
18. Church Colleges - Bluffton College, 1994
19. Church Colleges - Canadian Mennonite Bible College (CMBC), 1974-1994
20. Church Colleges - Columbia Bible College, 1981-1989
21. Church Colleges - Council of Mennonite Colleges, 1990-1995
22. Church Colleges - Council of Mennonite College Presidents, 1982-1991
23. Church Colleges - Eastern Mennonite University, 1980-1995
24. Church Colleges - Emmanuel Bible College, 1973-1977
25. Church Colleges - Fresno Pacific College, 1988-1994
26. Church Colleges - Goshen College, 1991-1994
27. Church Colleges - Hesston College, 1994
28. Church Colleges - Institute of Mennonite Studies, 1983-1992
29. Church Colleges - Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, Ind.), 1978-1990
30. Church Colleges - Menno Simons College, 1988-1991
31. Church Colleges - Mennonite Brethren Biblical Seminary, 1992
32. Church Colleges - Niagara Christian College, 1974-1977
33. Church Colleges - Ontario Bible College, 1983
34. Church Colleges - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, 1989-1995
35. Church Colleges - Selly Oak College, 1982
36. Church Colleges - Swift Current Bible Institute, 1982-1983
37. Church Colleges - Tabor College, 1988-1995
38. Churches Council on Theological Education in Canada, 1985-1991
39. Conference of Mennonites in Canada, 1984-1995
40. Correspondence (Misc.), 1987/88
41. Correspondence (Misc.), 1986/87
42. Correspondence (Misc.), 1988/89
43. Correspondence (Misc.), 1989/90
44. Correspondence (Misc.), 1990/91
45. Correspondence (Misc.), 1991/92
46. Correspondence (Misc.), 1992/93
47. Correspondence (Misc.), 1993/94
48. Correspondence (Misc.), 1994/95

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Vol. 2: Council-Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries

1. Council of USSR Ministries, 1991-1993
2. Doopsgezind Seminarium, 1989
3. Ecology Based Christian Training Centre, 1992
4. Endowments - IAMS proposals, 1986
5. Endowments - IPACS, 1989
6. Endowments - IPACS fundraising correspondence, 1986-1987
7. Endowments - IPACS proposals, 1985-1986
8. Endowments - Janzen, Jacob H. fund, 1974-1990
9. Endowments - Stauffer, Joseph correspondence, 1972-1989
10. Endowments - Scholarship and Bursary Committee minutes and memos, 1982-1994
11. Endowments - Student Aid, 1985
12. Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, 1992-1995
13. General Conference Mennonite Church correspondence, 1984-1993
14. Government - Funding formula for Ontario universities, 1994/95
15. Government - Ministry of Colleges and Universities, 1988-1992
    15a. Government - Ontario Council of University Affairs, 1984-1989
16. Government - Ontario Council of University Affairs, 1984-1995
17. Habitat for Humanity, 1992
18. Higher Education Council (General Conference Mennonite Church), 1990-1996
    18a. Inauguration, 1989
19. Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario), 1985-1987
20. Inter-Mennonite Conference (Ontario) Executive Council, 1980-1988
21. International Doukhobor Intergroup Symposium, 1982
22. International Student Centre (at UW), 1995
23. M.A. in Religious Studies memos, reports, 1977-1986
24. M.A. in Religious Studies memos, reports, 1988-1989
25. M.A. in Religious Studies memos, correspondence, 1993-1994
26. M.A. in Religious Studies - Funding, 1990-1991
27. McLean, Walter, M. P., correspondence, 1984-1988
28. Mennonite/Baptist dialogue, 1982
29. Mennonite Bicentennial Commission, 1983-1986
30. Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA), 1985-1994
31. Mennonite Economic Development Associates (MEDA) - Soviet Union, 1989
32. Mennonite Board of Congregational Ministries, 1982-1990

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Vol. 3: Mennonite Board of Education-UW-Honorary Degrees

1. Mennonite Board of Education, 1984-1996
2. Mennonite Board of Education, Mennonite Church census, 1982
3. Mennonite Board of Missions, 1981-1991
4. Mennonite Center (Toronto), 1983
5. Mennonite Central Committee correspondence, etc., 1975-1994
6. Mennonite Central Committee -- 75^th anniversary, 1995
7. Mennonite Central Committee -- Mental Health program, 1989-1990
8. Mennonite Conference of Eastern Canada, 1988-1994
9. Mennonite Conference of Ontario/Western Ontario Mennonite Conference, 1983-1987
10. Mennonite Council of Learned Societies, 1989
11. Mennonite Festival of the Arts, 1990
12. Mennonite films (David Dueck), 1981-1989
13. Mennonite Historical Society of Canada, 1984-1992
14. Mennonite Historical Society of Ontario, 1981-1995
15. Mennonite Publishing Service (Mennonite Reporter), 1980-1991
16. Mennonite/United Church, 1990
17. Mennonite World Conference, 1989-1990
18. Mennonite Youth Council, 1980-1993
19. Non-credit tutorial, 1985
20. Pastors’ breakfast, 1985-1986
21. Pastoral Leadership Training Commission, 1985-1994
22. Provident Bookstore, 1990
    22a. Rempel, David - Correspondence, 1983
    22b. Residence Planning Committee, 1995-1996
23. Soviet Union Network, 1992
24. UW - Admissions Committee, 1994
25. UW - Arts Dean, 1981-1995
26. UW - Arts Faculty, 1989-1994
27. UW - Board of Governors, 1991-1994
    27a. UW - BTU Equity Reports, 1990-1995
28. UW - Campus Development, 1990-1995
29. UW - Church College Heads, 1989/90
30. UW- Church College Heads, 1990/91
31. UW - Church College Heads, 1991/92
32. UW - Church College Heads, 1992/93
33. UW - Church College Heads, 1993/94
34. UW - Church College Heads, 1994/95
35. UW - Faculty Association, 1978-1995
36. UW - Fees, 1974-1989
37. UW - Funds for Music program, 1996
38. UW - Future negotiations, 1981
39. UW - General correspondence, 1985, 1991-1995
40. UW - Heads of Federated & Affiliated Colleges of Ontario, 1992-1994
41. UW - Honorary degrees, 1986-1994

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Vol. 4: UW-National Alumni Council - World Vision, Later additions

1. UW - National Alumni Council, 1987, 1988, 1991-1993
2. UW - Renison College, 1986-1995
3. UW - Senate minutes and reports, 1994/95 (incomplete)
   3.a. UW - Service Charge Agreement, 1992-1995 (some back to 1974)
4. UW - St. Jerome’s College, 1989-1995
5. UW - St. Paul’s College, 1982-1995
6. UW - Vice President, Academic, 1977-1995
7. UW - Writer-in-Residence, 1979-1990
8. Wilfrid Laurier University
9. World Vision, 1995
10. Frank H. Epp Memorial Fund, 
    Correspondence, 1986-1994
    Committee minutes, 1986-1996
11. Religious Studies/M.A. in Religious Studies
    Correspondence, minutes, 1975, 1995
12. Taskforce on University Accountability, 1992-93
    (Relationship of UW and the Colleges, summary analysis)
13. Benjamin Eby Lecture
    1981-1985
    1986-1995
14. Correspondence, David G. Rempel
    1972-1987
    1990-1996
    Rempel Library inventory, ca. 1980 (photocopy)
    Rempel materials listing compiled by Len Friesen, 1993
15. Correspondence, Bill Dick, 1990
16. Correspondence, Archives, 1979-1994
    Includes agreement with MCC Ontario (1983)
    Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario (1981)
17. Peter Braun Archive correspondence, 1993/94
18. College Council Retreat materials, 1982-1995
19. Higher Education Council (General Conference), 1989-1992
20. Financial Forecasts, 1993
21. Fund Raising recommendations (Community Charitable Counselling Service of Canada), 1990
22. Government Funding for Affiliated College Capital Projects, 1987-1991
23. Network: Interaction for Conflict Resolution correspondence, 1988-1995
24. President's Advisory Council, 1992
25. Social Contract Act, 1993
26. Strategic Planning
    1992/1993-1994/1995
27. Sexual harassment policies
28. Dean of Students search, 1993 (Restricted)
29. Faculty/staff/administrator farewells and retirements - Helen Martens

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Sub-Series 5: Ernie Regehr (Interim, 1994-1995)

Most of Regehr’s Presidential files are included in the R. Sawatsky Presidential files, since Regehr integrated his documents into the same filing system. Some files created solely by Regehr are listed below.

1. Installation, 1994
2. Faculty Salary and Pension Issues, 1990, 1993-1995
3. University of Waterloo Transfer Payments to Conrad Grebel, 1994/95
4. Memos, notes on Financial Issues, 1994/95
5. UW - BTU Equity Reports, 1995-1996
6. Committee on CGC/CMC Relations, 1994-1995

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Sub-Series 6: Hildi Froese Tiessen (Interim) (1995)

Froese Tiessen’s Presidential files are included in the R. Sawatsky Presidential files, since Froese Tiessen continued to use the same filing system