Memo from Dan McCarthy to Kiefer Rittenhouse

TOWSON STATE UNIVERSITY August 3, 1989 University Relations Memorandum 321-2230 TO: Kiefer Rittenhouse, SGA FROM: Daniel J. McCarthy, Director RE: SGA Speaker Series Kiefer, I am writing you regarding several concerns I have with regards to the SGA Speaker Series for 1989-90 series. I offer these comments in hopes that we can quickly resolve them in time so we may adequately and professionally plan and execute a strong publicity campaign in support of the speaker series. When you, Kathy Williams and I met on Thursday, July 13, in our offices to discuss the speaker series, I left with the impression that we would be receiving information almost immediately and photographs in order for us to begin our work. However, I have learned that it has taken in two weeks with a follow-up memorandum and a telephone call to you for us to receive any information and this far it is still incomplete. I think you should realize that we need lead time in order to provide the necessary publicity associated with the speaker series. By now we should have photographs and a release sent to the media announcing this year's series. What we have is some questionable information and xeroxed copies of photographs which quite frankly are useless for our purposes. With regards to advertising, there is no clear answer to some of your questions as to just how much this series will cost. It will vary from speaker to speaker, it will vary from time to time, as well as depending on what we use as givaways with various radio stations that saves us a tremendous amound of money. Kiefer, we want to work with you to ensure that this series is a success. It is not just a reflection on the SGA, but my office and the entire university as well. I would like very much to sit down with you and other SGA officers to discuss the speaker series in detail. I would hope that you would accept my offer in terms of giving you a perspective from a marketability standpoint. This is not by any stretch a lost cause, but we will have to work diligently and quickly in order to recover any lost time. Please understand that many variables enter into this sort of an equation and consideration has to be given to the time, the date, the space between speakers, and the speakers popularity as well. Therefore, I will wait to hear from you sometime in the very near futuyre in an effort that we can resolve any problems. Thank you. DM:ads cc: Michael Aronin Kathy Williams Arlene Campeggi