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Corporate Reputation Review (2006) 9, 258–270 doi:10.1057/palgrave.crr.1550033

An Integrative Approach to University Visual Identity and Reputation

Sue Westcott Alessandri1, Sung-Un Yang2 and Dennis F Kinsey3

  1. 1Department of Public Advertising & Relations, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
  2. 2Department of Public Relations, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
  3. 3Department of Public Relations, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
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Abstract

This study focuses on the concepts of university identity and university reputation as they relate to a large private university in the Northeast United States. In the first part of the study, the concept of university identity was investigated. We used methodology to find the most distinctive visual identities of the university among students. In the follow-up study, the authors explored the concept of university reputation, using survey methodology. The implications of the study on the practice of branding – specifically, branding a university – are discussed.

Keywords:

university visual identity, university image, university reputation, organizational identity, corporate identity

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