According to the annual lists of university committees the Speakers and Programs Committee came into existence at the beginning of the 1968-69 Academic Year. It disappeared from the annual lists at the end of the 1971-72 year. There was a Programs and Publications Committee from 1972 to 1998, but whether this committee replaced or assumed the responsibilities of the Speakers and Programs Committee is not clear. The charge of the committee as of 1971-72 was the following: "Reporting to the Vice President for Student Affairs, the Speakers Program Committee develops general policy recommendations concerning speakers on campus and, upon request from the Vice President, makes recommendations concerning individual speakers and particular programs being considered to appear on campus." (See XU Committee Descriptions, 1971-72)