The Alumni Conumdrum

actsalumni — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:40:13 +0000

I have been giving a great deal of thought to the reason why ACTS alumni is virtually a non-existent entity. So many alumni I talk to tell me that while at ACTS they had a great time, made good friends, some met their spouse, and overall had a favorite prof or two, BUT, upon gradution the relationship with ACTS was pretty much over. My conclusions so far . . . .

Most students who attend ACTS do so part-time, they commute, and most of the connecting is done in the classroom or (now) the new collegium. There is no real on campus community because no one lives on campus and there are virtually no events that include all of the student body. Chapel would be the closest, I guess and it only gets at best about 10-20% of the student body in attendance. Well, there is grad I guess, the one all encompassing event, at the end! ACTS is really a collection of little communities. Also there is no grad association, director, or group to nurture any kind of post-graduation community. It also seems most of ACTS grads really don’t connect all that well to being part of the TWU alumni association. (except for discounts and library priveleges)

Don’t get me wrong, this is not a rant, but I would be curious to know what alumni are thinking about being alumni.

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