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Title
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Laurence Smith, Oral History Interview, 2021
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Transcript Available
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https://commons.emich.edu/oral_histories/80/
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Performer
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Laurence Smith, EMU Vice President for Marketing and Student Affairs, 1975 - 2000
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Interviewer
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Connor Ashley and Matt Jones
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Description
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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.
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Exact Date
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2021, March 19
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Subject
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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,
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Publisher
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Eastern Michigan University Archives
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Original Object Type
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.WAV audio file
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Collection Location
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013.OH
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Digital Object File Type
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.WAV
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Date Digital File Created
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2021, March 19
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Run Time
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1:13:08
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Language
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English
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Rights
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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).
Laurence Smith