‘Lifelong Engagement’ CategoryPage 2
Honorary Alumni Status
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Re-imagine and broaden granting “honorary” alumni status for parents, staff, friends, and former board members/volunteers of Gustavus. Additional explanation: The Alumni Board should determine criteria, process, and privileges to more effectively “adopt” non-graduates and include these people in programs to intentionally keep them engaged long-term. This recommendation was placed […]
Support for “Friend” Groups
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a staffing, financial, and volunteer management model to sustain mutually beneficial Gustavus “Friends of the …” groups (e.g., Gustavus Library Associate, Friends of the Arboretum, Friends of Music). This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create a staffing, financial, and […]
Continuing Education Programs
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Invest in a market analysis for the development of robust continuing education programs for alumni, parents, and friends including programs on campus, in the cities, international travel tours, and via distance education. Additional explanation: Any program created would need to be minimally self-sustaining, including all […]
Alumni and Admission
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Implement a best-practice plan to engage alumni in the identification and generation of new student applicants. Additional explanation: This could be through meetings based on shared interests and geography and representing the institution at a college fair when an admission representative is not available. This recommendation was placed in […]
Faculty Travel and Alumni
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Establish a clearinghouse for Gustavus faculty/staff that facilitates communication and connects faculty/staff with alumni during other college-related travels. This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Establish a clearinghouse for Gustavus faculty/staff that facilitates communication and connects faculty/staff with alumni during other […]
External Volunteer Leadership for Academic Program
Recommendation from the Community Engagement Task Force: Create volunteer leadership councils of alumni, parents and friends for interested academic major or interdisciplinary program. Additional explanation: Support academic excellence by broadening the experiences for students and faculty outside of the classroom by involving volunteers in meaningful and mutually beneficial engagement. The council could provide faculty/staff with […]
Alumni and Current Students
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Create a framework to connect students and alumni such area as real estate (housing for graduating seniors) and advising/mentoring connections (within and outside of majors for professional and non-professional purposes). This recommendation was placed in the Lifelong Engagement Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language: Create a framework to […]
Information to Drive Alumni Engagement
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Actively gather new and different information from alumni and use information to drive alumni engagement—online, at events, face to face, in print (The Gustavus Quarterly, class letters, newsletters), virtually, through social networking, and with video programming. Additional explanation: This involves providing appropriate levels of database support to track, disseminate, […]
Class Communication
Recommendation from the Stewardship Task Force: Ensure class communication provides needed college messaging while being vibrant, relevant, and volunteer-driven. Additional explanation: Explore new ways to empower and motivate volunteer class letter writers; new ways to motivate class members to contribute content; new delivery methods; a streamlined process to eliminate re-keying; and expanded use of the […]
Alumni and Academic Departments
Recommendation from the Academic Programs and New Initiatives Task Force: Enhance relationships with Gustavus alumni and students by establishing formal programs connecting alumni with academic departments and other College programs. Additional explanation included: Alumni are a valuable source of support for Gustavus students. Programs could take a variety of forms and could involve both academic […]