Erik, I do not. However, if JIU is "street smart"
it would provide e-global access as an "added value" for its alumni.
My alma mater, the University of Wisconsin - Madison does this, and it is of
great professional value to this writer. Also, alumni’s networking is powerful,
as you observe. I experienced this at the end of June when Concordia University
/ Wisconsin hosted a reunion for my high school class. At one time it had a
boarding prep school for boys in Milwaukee; it realizes that it can leverage us
- student referrals, gifting, and, yes, networking. In fact, Concordia is
actively networking its alumni by industry, specific ones, and providing
professional development workshops, at no cost, to them! I have read that for
higher education today, alumni are its most vital asset. They can hire grads
from their alma mater. They can provide new students. They can fund through
gifts. They can raise the status of the alma mater through onsite professional
development for its members. You are really touching on a powerful research
topic in itself! It may be more profitable for you to reconsider your focus.
Retention is already researched, a practice field. However, leveraging alumni
is likely wide-open for serious research, first-ever. What do you think?
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