Ferguson, Ralph 2019-11-12
This interview features Ralph Ferguson as he discusses being an employee of the Texas Tech University system and the projects and advancements he has made while working in the system. In this interview, Ferguson begins by explaining how he got his job in the TTU graduate school, and what it was like working with the Banner system. He then moves on to recall getting his PhD. Finally, Ferguson and Wilkinson discuss educational philosophies surround universities.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Ralph Ferguson
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: November 12, 2019
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Interviewer: Andy Wilkinson
Length: 02:08:58 (2 hour 8 minutes)
Abstract
Introduction; getting a job in the graduate school; Working with the Banner system; Getting his PhD; Universities getting funding; Student debt and education philosophy; Changes to university education; international students; How he got the job at the ethics center; five year plan; His new plan for the ethics center; Pre-med students and pre-law students; Changes at Texas Tech throughout the years; University incubators and innovators
Access Information
Original Recording Format: born digital
Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room
Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/374010 >
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