Name change to be announced at Dinner
By Rick Henly on Tuesday, July 14th, 2009 |
Submitted by the Quayle Center
The Quayle Center will officially announce the changing of its name at tonight’s Quayle Center Classic Charity Auction Dinner at LaFontaine Golf Course in Huntington.
Formerly the United States Vice Presidential Museum at the Dan Quayle Center, it will now place an even greater emphasis on education for students by becoming The Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center.
“It’s not a whirlwind decision for us. This has been in the planning for about two years now,” said Executive Director, Daniel Johns. “”We have put such a focus on providing educational programs for schoolchildren, it seemed a natural. Our board of directors has changed our by-laws to emphasis that we are dedicated to that goal.”
The choice of a name came after Quayle Center staff conducted research and a market survey. In 2008, the Center surveyed educators on their reactions to different name choices.
“We knew we wanted to have the words ‘Learning’ or ‘Education’ in our name. We were curious on how schools and teachers would react. I sent out a survey to educators all around the state. When they came back, we discovered that the educators really responded to the title ‘Learning Center’,” said Johns. “They felt that our being that kind of organization would really serve their needs.”
The new sign for the facility is scheduled to go up first thing on Wednesday morning, July 15th. The Center also has plans to rework and update its exhibit galleries. So far, it has received grants from the Hiner Family Fund at the Huntington County Community Foundation and the Duke Energy Foundation for these updates.
Utilizing its unique status, the Center’s primary focus is educational programming for elementary and middle schools students. The Center accomplishes this mission through educational programming on site, as well as outreach programming to schools who are not able to visit our facility. The Center has become an invaluable resource to nearly 10,000 schoolchildren each year. The Center’s target audience is made up of the students throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and New York. Currently, the Museum is in the situation to offer programs which complement traditional classroom learning about the vice-presidency, as well as the systems, structures and intricacies of American Government and its history which teachers may not have the background to teach, or even feel comfortable teaching. For more information, please contact the Center at 260-356-6356 or via email at info@quaylemuseum.org.
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