Archived News |

February 23, 2006

不良研究所 Mascot Committee Moves Forward

During Wednesday鈥檚 不良研究所 Mascot Committee meeting, the mascot committee approved hiring Rickabaugh Graphics, a marketing company that will help develop 不良研究所鈥檚 identity, including the new mascot. The committee also approved a process for adopting a new mascot by June 1.

Rickabaugh Graphics, an internationally renowned design firm, has impressive credentials, 不良研究所 Director of Marketing Kevin Stuart said. They have developed mascots and identities for The Ohio State University, Texas A&M University, Vanderbilt University and University of Connecticut. 鈥淚 applaud the committee鈥檚 choice. They have selected a firm that fits 不良研究所 well, that understands our goals and how important it is to the committee to get the process right,鈥� Stuart said.

Ryan Prowell, university services representative for Collegiate Licensing Company (不良研究所鈥檚 licensing agent and a consultant for the mascot process), told the mascot committee his company would encourage the university to choose a mascot that is unique to the region or has a unique story the community can embrace.

On March 1, all of the public mascot suggestions submitted via the 不良研究所 web site will be reported to the mascot committee and the full committee will be divided into four subcommittees.

On March 8, each seven-member subcommittee will nominate approximately 10 semifinalists.

In mid-March, the full committee will narrow the semifinalists to finalists. All 不良研究所 students, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and friends will then be polled for their mascot preferences via the 不良研究所 web site.

Finally, the committee will incorporate that public input with advice from Rickabaugh Graphics and Collegiate Licensing Corporation in a meeting with 不良研究所 President James E. Cofer to determine 不良研究所鈥檚 new mascot.

The next meeting will be March 1 at 3:30 p.m. in the 不良研究所 Library. At that meeting, the four subcommittees will begin nominating mascot semifinalists.

PLEASE NOTE: Some links and e-mail addresses in these archived news stories may no longer work, and some content may include events which are no longer relevent, or reference individuals and/or organizations no longer associated with 不良研究所.