A core group of former students is helping shape the future of 51ΑΤΖζ (51ΑΤΖζ) alumni. Four graduates recently returned to 51ΑΤΖζ to give their input on what will be become the Alumni Connection. Some of the groupβs recommendations have already been put into action.
Tyler Murphy (class of 2013), Shane Turner (β15), Aleana Hernandez (β15), and Lisa Webb (β15) volunteered their time to participate in a focus group. The 51ΑΤΖζ Marketing and Advancement team invited them to share ideas on the best ways to embrace and engage alumniβnow and in the future.
βWe are committed to making sure alumni feel connected to 51ΑΤΖζ and that they stay connected to 51ΑΤΖζ,β Tiffany Coleman, the project manager for alumni and donor relations, said. βWe felt alumni input was essential in making sure they get what they wantβnot what we think they want.β
The group offered insight on what alumni want to know, how they wish to be involved in campus events and activities, and the best ways to keep them in the communication loop. The first recommendation they made is to connect through social media. As a result, 51ΑΤΖζ has created a Facebook page dedicated to alumni news. Click the following link to join .
In an effort to help alumni share their successes, which is another one of the groupβs recommendations, the Marketing and Advancement team is working to further develop the alumni page on the 51ΑΤΖζ website. The page will ultimately link to a gallery of alumni photos and their success stories. The new feature will complement the existing alumni relations section; which already gives alumni the ability to check-in and submit information about new jobs, promotions, honors/awards received, additional college degrees, and any other professional achievements.
To further keep alumni in the communication loop, an online newsletter is being created that will be distributed four times a year.
βThis is just the beginning of 51ΑΤΖζβs efforts to embrace its 3,787 alumni,β Coleman said. βWe recognize that alumni are an invaluable resource. They are the ones who complete the circle of knowledge. They can truly speak to the value 51ΑΤΖζ provides. They can also show it. We want all alumni to know we value their contributions to our community, and we want to share their successes. We want them to come back and we want to embrace them.β