Erdogan Kumcu Europe Year Task Force records

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: RG-04-01-36

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes photographs, promotional items, press articles, and correspondence from the Europe Year Task Force committee members in Ball State and the Muncie areas ranging from 1989 to 1996 regarding all matters of the preparation and implementation of the 1991-1992 EuropeYear.

Dates

Creation: 1991-1992

Language of Materials

Materials in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Ball State University, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.

Administrative History

Erdogan Kumcu was a professor with the Miller College of Business at Ball State University from the 1980's until his death in 2004. Originally from Turkey, Professor Kumcu brought an international focus to time with Ball State and played an important role in developing the university's European Studies program.

The academic year of 1991-1992 was declared a Europe Year by the University, and professor Kumcu served as the chairperson of the yearlong program of events which brought an inter-disciplinary variety of cultural activities, entertainments, and academic activities to the Ball State campus throughout the year.