BYU Harold B. Lee Library

Placement Center had an official change of name from Placement Bureau in 1961. Placement Center worked with all colleges and departments (deans and chairmen) of the University in the placement of graduates and alumni, as well as to provide a systematic and more effective service to students who needed and desired employment while attending school. Placement Center worked mainly with business, industry, government, and education entities. Placement Center had an established library for magazines and brochures about companies, jobs, interviews, letters of application, how to find employment, resumes, etc. B. Keith Duffin was the director (1961-1968).

Variant names

University Placement Office

Placement Center

Placement

Student Placement Bureau

Description

Established: 1961

Abolished: 19

Location: Provo, Utah (1961-19)

Functions

Placement Center's main function was to assist students to find jobs after graduation. Placement Center 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