International Alumni Connections Posted on October 9th, 2009 by Barb Larson Taylor

Recommendation from the Global and Multicultural Initiatives Task Force:

Create an international alumni communications infrastructure for students, professors, and administration to connect with alumni through the development of robust online tools.

Additional explanation:

It is envisioned that alumni could provide information and insights on multicultural/global experiences, associations, interests, passions, skills, and accomplishments. Alumni would self-select ways to support the development of the global and multicultural experience for Gustavus students.

This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:

Create a communication infrastructure and tools to connect internationally-based and internationally-connected alumni for student mentoring and to serve as “Admission Ambassadors.”

This recommendation was placed is Tier 1 and is being monitored by the Vice President for Enrollment Management.