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position that does this? | position that does this? | ||
* Could there be an alumni club in the centre of Dublin somewhere? (far-fetched I know) | * Could there be an alumni club in the centre of Dublin somewhere? (far-fetched I know) | ||
- What would this club be for? What would alumni do there? | |||
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Why is some sort of alumni involvement in a club or society a *good idea*? | Why is some sort of alumni involvement in a club or society a *good idea*? | ||
* Why it's a good idea for alumni | |||
** It's a good way for alumni to keep in touch with each other, DCU doesn't really facilitate that | |||
* Why it's a good idea for clubs & socs | |||
** Alumni are coming back to DCU to help out with Clubs & Socs independently, and for free | |||
** Alumni have a lot of experience & advice to give & could really enhance growth of club/soc | |||
- Both of the below are more brainstorming than concrete reasons under this heading, aren't they? | |||
* An Alumni group could leverage useful extras from the Alumni office, in addition to "giving back" in itself | * An Alumni group could leverage useful extras from the Alumni office, in addition to "giving back" in itself | ||
* C&S involvement by Alumni is the most likely starting point in building a strong Alumni-College relationship in general and may prompt bodies outside of the SPC and SCC to think about how they can engage the graduate community, rather than just how they can milk it for cash | * C&S involvement by Alumni is the most likely starting point in building a strong Alumni-College relationship in general and may prompt bodies outside of the SPC and SCC to think about how they can engage the graduate community, rather than just how they can milk it for cash | ||
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Why is some sort of alumni involvement in a club or society a *bad idea*? | Why is some sort of alumni involvement in a club or society a *bad idea*? | ||
*Why it's a bad idea for alumni | |||
** Won't DCU just try to use this to fleece people for donations? (probably - but alumni would be donating "time" and "experience" rather than money! DCU may need this concept explained to them repeatedly, possibly with the aid of hand puppets, but hopefully should get it in the end.) | |||
- Actually, the new Alumni Officer, Barbara, seems very clear | |||
about this, and she specifically mentioned she was very keen to get | |||
alumni back to help with the mentoring and careers programme, or | |||
training. But hand puppets might still be a good move | |||
* Most of the power needs to be with the ordinary members, it'd be bad if the oldies were throwing their weight around years after they've left | *Why it's a bad idea for clubs & socs | ||
* Who's going to pay for all this lark? Current DCU students? | ** Most of the power needs to be with the ordinary members, it'd be bad if the oldies were throwing their weight around years after they've left | ||
** Who's going to pay for all this lark? Current DCU students? | |||
- Can't be current students. The DCU Alumni Office has a certain | - Can't be current students. The DCU Alumni Office has a certain | ||
budget for activites related to an Alumni Association. Some of it | budget for activites related to an Alumni Association. Some of it | ||
would have to be self-funding I guess. | would have to be self-funding I guess. | ||