By Leila Schoepke | Staff Writer
The new APSU yearbook, “The Monocle”, coming off the presses. “The Monocle” is now available for purchase online. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
“The Monocle” is the new name of the 2008-2009 APSU yearbook, which is on sale now while supplies last. The APSU yearbook tradition was suspended for over a decade; however, the revived publication is only the first of many to come.
Rachel Yeatts, Editor in Chief for the 2009-10 yearbook, has been working on “The Monocle” for a year as a Marketing Manager and a designer for the yearbook. She supervised the advertising on Facebook while the Student Publications staff was in charge of editing photos, designing pages, writing cutlines and conducting research on the timeline section with the assistance of Director of Student Affairs, Tammy Bryant and Coordinator of Student Affairs Publications and Marketing Tabitha Gilliland.
“Our photographers were taking photos-they covered freshmen orientation and two graduation ceremonies in the spring including the winter ceremony,” Yeatts said.
The student publications staff members think one of the reasons the APSU yearbook has not been produced until 2009 is perhaps the lack of funding.
Yeatts said the new yearbook costs $85.
“Anybody can buy it. You can pay with a credit card on the Web site,” she said.
According to Gilliland, once the student’s order of “The Monocle” is processed, Student Publications will confirm the purchase and contact the student to pick up the book.
Yeatts said the new APSU yearbook is very different from the previous versions.
There is, of course, the new title: “The Monocle,” suggested by Assistant Director of Marketing at APSU Terry Damron. It refers to the little eye piece APSU’s mascot the Gov wears. The front cover has an innovative design, and there are candid days that were included in the yearbook.
Student publications staff said “The Monocle” is symbolic of a look into the past year. Like a time capsule, it is a witness to APSU’s history, making it memorable for all students and their families.
Many people contributed to the creation of “The Monocle. The name was a colabrative effort as well. Alumni, faculty members and the yearbook staff came together and compiled a list of names.
The yearbook staff picked the top three names they liked the best and sent them to President Timothy Hall. He then selected the name that best represented the contemporary APSU yearbook.
“We started from scratch. We reinvented it… You have something to look at so far in the future … There is a legacy in the making here,” Yeatts said.
Yeatts also said the Student Publications staff members who worked on “The Monocle” were fortunate to have a lot of support from both the faculty and President Hall. She said Hall had a vision and a strong opinion about bringing the yearbook back.
“He is the one who really backed it, who brought it to life.”
To buy a copy of “The Monocle,” visit www.jostensyearbooks.com. Only a limited supply of the yearbooks are available.
For questions regarding “The Monocle,” you can contact Tabitha Gilliland at gillilandt@apsu.edu or 221-7375.
– Leila Schoepke, Staff Writer
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