Coker University Alumni Oral History Project

COKER UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ORAL HISTORY PROJECT

The Project

The Coker University Alumni Association wants to hear your stories! With 10,000 alumni, it would take years to meet with each of you individually. As such, we’re excited to embark on a new project to collect the stories of our alumni as told by YOU. These stories will be collected in a book that celebrates Coker and the impact it has had on your lives. We’re excited to get started on this project today in partnership with Publishing Concepts, Inc. (PCI)!

Have You Moved?

As part of this project, we are also taking this opportunity to help make it easier for you to stay connected to Coker in the future. PCI will help us collect updated contact information from those of you who may have moved and inadvertently lost touch with your alma mater.

Your

story

So what story will you tell?

  • Did a special faculty or staff member have a profound impact on your life?
  • Are you a Cobra Couple that met at Coker?
  • Can you trace your career path back to a defining moment at our alma mater?
  • Have connections you made on campus turned into lifelong friendships?
  • Were you on campus during a historical moment?
  • Are you a Cobra legacy?
 

PCI Partnership

With our limited resources, we’d never be able to tackle a project like this. By partnering with PCI, we’re able to access their trained staff of real, live human beings who are excited to listen to what you have to share. PCI will also help collect and assemble the stories into a book that we can share with all Coker-nuts and Cobras. Please note, we have only shared your contact information with PCI in conjunction with this project. We have NOT sold your contact information, or otherwise used it for outside marketing purposes.

 

Do I Have to Buy Something?

No. This project is being done at NO COST to Coker. The project is completely funded by the alumni who choose to purchase the book that will be produced at the end of the project. Various book packages will be offered. PCI will also offer you the option to purchase other Coker University branded merchandise such as a blanket and pullover. You are welcome to purchase these items, but you are not required to do so to participate in the project or order the book. Again, we’d never be able to embark on a project like this without the support of our amazing alumni and the partnership with PCI. We sincerely thank every person that participates and chooses to purchase the book.

 

What’s Next?

Soon you will be receiving email and postcard communications from the PCI team with instructions on how to participate. We’d like to invite you to share one of your stories with us and take part in this first of its kind project to honor the experiences and voices of our alumni. We hope to have the book distributed in 2022 after the story collection and editing phases are completed.

 

What to Look For

You will receive a postcard in the mail. This is an official postcard from the Coker University Alumni Association, distributed by our partner PCI. Once you receive the postcard, please follow the instructions to update your information and set up an interview time to share your memories.

You will also receive an email in your inbox. Once you receive the email, please follow the instructions to update your information and set up an interview time to share your memories. If you do not receive it, please take this opportunity to call PCI at 1-800-982-1590 and update your contact information so we can stay connected.

 

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