Laurence Smith, Oral History Interview, 2021

Item

Title
Laurence Smith, Oral History Interview, 2021
Transcript Available
https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/80/
Performer
Laurence Smith, EMU Vice President for Marketing and Student Affairs, 1975 - 2000
Interviewer
Connor Ashley and Matt Jones
Description
Former Vice President for Marketing and Student Affairs Laurence Smith, worked at Eastern Michigan University from 1975-2000. Smith worked in the capacity of Vice President for University Marketing and Student Affairs where he had overall leadership responsibility for strategic University marketing, communication and media relations, as well as student affairs. Smith played an important role in campus life and served on the EMU Logo Review Committee and Logo Selection Committee. In his interview, Smith describes the state of higher education thirty years ago compared to now; how alumni and community placed value in the institution vs. a symbol; and the selection process for a new logo. Smith speaks in broad strokes about higher education and their role in social justice causes and does not speak to the specifics of the committee's work.
Exact Date
2021, March 19
Subject
Eastern michigan university, EMU, Board of Regents, logo, mascot, Huron, insensitive, discrimination, stereotype, fundraising, College of Education, East Carolina State University, University of Michigan, Pinehurst, North Carolina, Memphis State, education, leladership, Kent State, Michigan Civil Rights Commission, faculty strike, Native American, John Burton, athletics, Learning University, Chief Bearskin, Huron Alumni Chapter, integration, segregation, school integration,
Publisher
Eastern Michigan University Archives
Original Object Type
.WAV audio file
Collection Location
013.OH
Digital Object File Type
.WAV
Date Digital File Created
2021, March 19
Run Time
1:13:08
Language
English
Rights
Copyright to the audio resource and its transcript is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any other format without written permission of the copyright owner, Eastern Michigan University Archives (lib_archives@emich.edu).