Monday, August 3, 2015

Alumni Relations

Departmental News

2015 Homecoming Results
New & Enhanced Events to Drive Attendance
·      ‘60s decade dinner and Master Follies Sneak Peek
o   Building off of last year/first year successes
o   Video capabilities to capture personal interviews
o   50 year medallions awarded
o   Started in 2014, replicated again for 2015

·      ‘70s decade dinner
o   New event
o   Video capabilities to capture personal interviews
o   Special guest appearances by beloved 70s decade faculty/staff
o   40 year reunion pins (similar to service award pins in the corporate world)
o   Hard Travelers concert with former members

·      ‘80s decade reunion
o   On-going event sponsored by core 80s group
o   40 year reunion pins (similar to service award pins in the corporate world)

·      Forever Blue Breakfast Club for members of clubs that no longer exist
o   Goal: To give ’60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s decade alums another reason to come home
o   23 total clubs through history with 8 existing today
o   1,254 affected alums without a place to go on Saturday morning

·      Chorus Alumni Gathering for members of all current/former choruses
o   Goal: To give alums another reason to come home
o   New for 2015 in this format based on success of November pre-event gathering
o   Fine Arts Division will be hosting the official chorus reunion in September 2015

·      Sunday morning devotional and communion
o   Goal: To create a worship experience familiar to alums from the 70s and 80s decades
o   Highlight for many who attended last year
o   Started in 2014, replicated again for 2015

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