As it turns out, the “gathering of the data” to assess whether the alumni of the “research universities” are more or less integrated in their respective alumni communities wasn’t exactly a “walk in the park.” Thanks to the many hours of hard work coding data by our Swedish exchange student/intern, Emil, I can report the [...]
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Scholarly Orientation and Affinity – The Data Are In!
Tuesday, August 16th, 2011Teaching, Research, and Alumni
Thursday, July 7th, 2011Today I am musing on the implications of the “scholarly orientation” of a university and if that orientation matters to students in ways that influence their affinity as they become alumni. This musing is sparked by a recent meeting with the Dean. At this meeting she asked a colleague and me if we would be [...]
The News, Ohio State, and Alumni Affinity
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Greetings! Today’s blog is a contribution of Tony Grech, a very talented OSU MBA student who works with us on the BCI Project. Tony has been spending some time thinking about the way in which alumni communities and advancement professionals can be impacted by different types of “turbulence” in our environment. So, here’s his latest, [...]