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ERIC Number: EJ976132
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Jan
Pages: 6
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0748-478X
EISSN: N/A
Bright Prospects
Meyers, Harriet
CURRENTS, v38 n1 p16-21 Jan 2012
Rugby, football, and lacrosse; concerts by the bands of their university years; reunions with classmates and teammates. These attractions may draw undergraduate alumni back to campus, but graduate alumni are birds of a different feather. They, too, may be engaged by their alma mater, but their attachments often run contrary to the traditional alumni attractions. Indeed, graduate students have different campus experiences than undergraduates; they are there to study subjects in-depth, conduct original research, work closely with faculty mentors, and advance their careers. As such, they are generally not immersed in the social energy of the campus--at least not to the extent of undergraduates. But that doesn't mean they aren't immersed in the institution in other ways. Whether at the graduate or undergraduate level, engaged students generally lead to engaged alumni. As a rule, graduate students do not become as involved with campus activities as undergraduates, but in some cases, that might be due to the types of activities available to them, not because they aren't interested in campus life. As alumni professionals organize programs targeted specifically to graduate alumni, they are finding that professional networking, academic curiosity, faculty alliances, and even campus ties can appeal to this group.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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