Difference between revisions of "Brigham Young University. Placement Center"

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Subordinate unit: [[superior to::Brigham Young University. Educational Placement]] ([[date::1972]]-[[date::1976]])
 
Subordinate unit: [[superior to::Brigham Young University. Educational Placement]] ([[date::1972]]-[[date::1976]])
  
Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Placement Bureau]] ([[date::1952]]-[[date::1960]])
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Earlier unit: [[earlier unit::Brigham Young University. Placement Bureau]] ([[date::1952]]-[[date::1961]])
  
 
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Placement and Employment Services]] ([[date::1985]])
 
Later unit: [[later unit::Brigham Young University. Placement and Employment Services]] ([[date::1985]])
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==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1955-56: p. 392 (University Placement Office; Placement Office)
 
  
 
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1958-1959: p. 93 (Placement Bureau assisted graduating students to find jobs in business, industry, government, and education; worked with deans and department chairmen; helped students find part-time jobs; the placement library had information on jobs, interviews, letters of application, how to find employment, etc.) p. 123 (Teacher Placement functioned with University Placement Bureau)
 
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1958-1959: p. 93 (Placement Bureau assisted graduating students to find jobs in business, industry, government, and education; worked with deans and department chairmen; helped students find part-time jobs; the placement library had information on jobs, interviews, letters of application, how to find employment, etc.) p. 123 (Teacher Placement functioned with University Placement Bureau)
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Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement, variant name) (UA 881.16.6)  
 
Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement, variant name) (UA 881.16.6)  
  
Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement Center had three divisions: student employment, staff employment, and career placement; Student Placement Bureau, variant name; organized in 1952) (UA 881.16.14)
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Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement Center had three divisions: student employment, staff employment, and career placement; Student Placement Bureau, variant name; organized in 1952; July of 1961 was an official name change from Placement Bureau to the Placement Center) (UA 881.16.14)
  
 
==Maintenance Information==
 
==Maintenance Information==

Revision as of 16:01, 28 March 2011

The Placement Bureau was established in 1952 as a centralized organization to work with all colleges and departments of the University in the placement of graduates, as well as to provide a systematic and more effective service to students who need and desire employment while attending school. Since then, the Placement Center, or Placement Bureau extended to include service in three areas: Senior and Graduate Placement, Student Employment, and Staff Personnel. Placement Bureau assisted graduating students and alumni find jobs (specifically in business, industry, government, and education). Placement Bureau had an established library for magazines and brochures about companies, jobs, interviews, letters of application, how to find employment, resumes, etc. Placement Bureau worked closely with all the deans and department chairmen. Students were encouraged to register with the Placement Bureau at the beginning of the school year in which they would graduate. B. Keith Duffin was the director (1957-1968).

Variant names

University Placement Bureau

University Placement Office

Placement Office

Placement Center

Placement

Student Placement Bureau

Description

Established: 1961

Abolished: 19

Location: Provo, Utah (1961-19)

Functions

Placement Bureau's main function was to assist students to find jobs after graduation. Placement Bureau assisted with student part-time employment on and off campus and staff employment as well.

Assets and Administrative Structure

Placement Bureau reported to the Administrative Assistant to the President of BYU. Placement Bureau functioned under a director: B. Keith Duffin (1957-1969) and under a Manager: R. Wayne Hansen (1970-1976). Placement Bureau had the following subordinates: Teacher Placement (-); Educational Placement (1964-); Student Employment (1961-1962); Staff Employment (1964-1968), Donald R. Lyman; Career Placement (1961-1962); and Technical Placement (1964-1970), R. Wayne Hansen.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Student Personnel Services (1955-1971)

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. Student Services (1972-1981)

Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. Teacher Placement (1961-1971)

Subordinate unit: Brigham Young University. Educational Placement (1972-1976)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Placement Bureau (1952-1961)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Placement and Employment Services (1985)

Associated Archival Materials

Placement Bureau Records, 1936 (UA 137 folder 1)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1958-1959: p. 93 (Placement Bureau assisted graduating students to find jobs in business, industry, government, and education; worked with deans and department chairmen; helped students find part-time jobs; the placement library had information on jobs, interviews, letters of application, how to find employment, etc.) p. 123 (Teacher Placement functioned with University Placement Bureau)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1964-1966: p. 424 (Staff Employment Supervisor Donald R. Lyman; Technical Placement Supervisor R. Wayne Hansen)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1970-1972: p. 530 (Manager R. Wayne Hansen)

Beginning. (B. Keith Duffin, director)

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1972-1973: p. 53 (Materials available in the placement library on how to prepare a resume)

Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement, variant name) (UA 881.16.6)

Papers, 1948-1963 (Placement Center had three divisions: student employment, staff employment, and career placement; Student Placement Bureau, variant name; organized in 1952; July of 1961 was an official name change from Placement Bureau to the Placement Center) (UA 881.16.14)

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2011-00062

Creator: UPB