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“There is no greater power on this earth than story.”
– Libbra Bray
What is the PU Oral History Project?
Every Haymaker has a unique story from their time at Phillips University. We recognize the value of these stories and their role in shaping our shared history, and want to see those stories shared across the PU Haymaker community. Two years ago, thanks to suggestions from alumni volunteers, we started the PU Story Project and began collecting these stories. However, we learned that with thousands of living alumni, meeting each of you individually would take years. That’s why we’re partnering with a company named PCI to streamline the process of capturing and sharing these Haymaker stories.
A Partnership with PCI
This new opportunity is possible thanks to a partnership between the Phillips University Legacy Foundation and Publishing Concepts, Inc., (PCI). They will help streamline how we collect stories, allowing us the collect as many stories as possible over this next year. In addition to collecting stories, PCI will be assisting us with collecting updated biographic information from alumni, ensuring we have the best information available to stay connected with Haymakers across the nation and beyond.
Stories Connecting Haymakers Far and Wide
The result will be a beautiful and diverse collection of stories from across the decade that will be shared with the haymaker community. Stories will be shared online and made available in a beautiful hardcover coffee table book published by PCI.
What To Expect & How to Get Involved
Come join this community of storytellers and story-keepers. Read below to learn more about the steps and stages of the PU Oral History Project.
1. Project Start
As a PU alum, or a member of the faculty or staff you will receive an email and postcard providing details about the PU Oral History Project. This postcard or email will go through the steps for scheduling a time to call PCI to update your information and share your story.
2. Tell Your Story
During your scheduled call, a trained interviewer will help guide your conversation and ensure that your story is captured accurately.
3. Purchase Your Book
During the scheduled call with your trained PCI interviewer, you will have a chance to purchase a UW Alumni Association Membership, special UW Apparel, and a copy of the Haymaker Stories book with your story in it! Stories will also be shared through our newsletter and online throughout the project and beyond.
4. Check your Story
This is where you will have the chance to make sure your story is captured the way you want it and make any changes to your story that you would like to.
5. Project Completed
Once all of the stories have been collected and reviewed, you will get a notification that the project has been completed. For those ordering a book, it will arrive once publishing is complete!
6. Share Stories – Stay Connected
Dive into the stories of fellow alumni, faculty and staff and friends of the university and stay connected as we continue to share stories at alumni gatherings, through the newsletter and elsewhere!
Want to know more? Read the FAQ below and for other questions please email alumni@pulf.org.
We have partnered with PCI (also known as Publishing Concepts) to produce an Oral History publication for the Phillips University community. PCI is a family-owned business based in Dallas, TX that has published directories for educational institutions, fraternities, sororities, and military organizations across the nation for over 100 years. This project allows us collect stories of Haymakers near and far and make sure those stories are shared with the PU community. While we have you on the phone, we want to make sure your contact information is up to date for future alumni projects.
Yes, in two ways: updated Information allows us to effectively communicate with and engage alumni and sharing and collecting stories preserves the history of our school and helps connect our Haymaker community to one another.
PCI is committed to protecting your information. The names, addresses, and information provided to PCI for the publication of the Oral History Project will be held confidential by PCI, except to the extent that they are utilized in, or in the preparation of, the Oral History Project and except as required by court order or law. The Legacy Foundation will update information only and not share the information with other organizations unless permission is granted.
If you have received a postcard or an email with a telephone number, you may call the number to speak with a dedicated representative for the Oral History Project. The representative will verify the information we have on file for you, make any updates where needed, and then ask you to share your story about your time at Phillips University. If you have received an email with an embedded link, you may go to the online site to review your information and submit a story.
If you did not receive a postcard or email, you may call the dedicated Phillips University update line at 1-888-887-5995. If you are living internationally or are unable to call the update line, please email customerservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.
If you would like to participate and are unable to share a story orally, please email customerservice@publishingconcepts.com. PCI will send you a personalized link for you to share your written story and photo.
The only information that is included in the publication is your name, class year, and degree, along with your story and photo. No contact information is printed. You may revoke consent for your story and/or photo to appear any time before April 18th, 2025 by contacting PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 / customerservice@publishingconcepts.com.
You can call back at any time before April 18th, 2025 to share your story.
You will receive an email with a link to upload one photo (black and white or color) plus a caption.
No. This project is being done at NO COST to our alumni. PCI will offer the opportunity to purchase the Phillips University Oral History book that will be produced at the end of the project and various book packages will be offered. To clarify, the print version will be massive! Our partnering company Publishing Concepts, Inc. has worked with many institutions and produced 500- to 900-page long oral histories. With your participation, our print version will be impressive! However, there is no obligation to buy a 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 also those who choose to purchase the book.
The book itself is only available to alumni, faculty and staff of the university and their families.
The total duration of the Oral History Project is about 12-14 months. Since we began the project in October 2024, the books will be distributed from October through December 2025.
The PU Legacy Foundation will share stories in our newsletter and occasionally online although we will most likely not be able to share the sheer volume of stories that are contained in the published book.
Contact PCI’s customer service helpdesk at 1-800-982-1590 and they will take care of this for you.
