File #3136: "1970 Yearbook, V.U. Growth"

1970 Yearbook, V.U. Growth

Dublin Core

Title

1970 Yearbook, V.U. Growth

Subject

Indiana--History; Vincennes (Ind.)--History; College Publications

Description

VINCENNES UNIVERSITY GROWS IN ENROLLMENT AND IN STRUCTURE. Drawing: Vincennes University's Building Plans (aerial view showing current and planned buildings), by Vivian Fanton. Left page: Text: Describes Progress and a progressive Vincennes University, progress of V.U. through its history, extension of V.U. from O'Neal Airport, Westport, Illinois, to Jasper, Indiana; enrollment increase from 483 in 1960 to 2900 in 1970. Right page: Text: History of campus expansion: three dormitories with one under construction, expansion into aviation and mechanics, acquisition of an airport, renovation of a pumping station, a warehouse, and an entire brewery complex into university buildings, purchase of one of the largest computers in the state, an atmosphere where the student has a second chance and is not lost in the shuffle.

Creator

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Date

1970

Contributor

Vincennes University, Byron R. Lewis Historical Library

Format

jpg

Language

eng

Type

Image

Identifier

vul-ybk-1970-00002