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Showing 1 to 20 of 313 for “"Alumni"”.
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Alumni Characteristics that Predict Promoting and Donating to Alma Mater: Implications for Alumni Relations
… institutions of higher education, support from alumni is of major interest to university administrators, alumni associations, university advancement officials and other stakeholders. Gifts from alumni are becoming more important in sustaining revenue streams for institutions of higher education. …
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Comparison of alumni donors and alumni nondonors on selected demographic, educational and involvement factors
This study compared College of Agriculture (COA) alumni of a research university (RU/VH) in the Southern U.S. on selected demographic characteristics and contact information by whether or not the alumni are donors to the university. The target population was COA graduates from 1862 Land Grant …
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Factors and Characteristics of Alumni Role Identity: Implications for Practice in Higher Education Fundraising and Alumni Relations
… universities are relying on funds raised from alumni to support their operations. At the same time, the percentage of alumni donors is in decline and new research suggests that higher education fundraising strategies are overly reliant on alumni behaviors and demographics as predictors of …
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Alumni Association Membership Levels at Public Universities: A Comparative Analysis of the Effects of Alumni Association and Institutional Characteristics
… that influence membership levels at dues-based alumni associations serving public universities. Prior studies have demonstrated that alumni association members are more likely to give to their institutions; and their gifts, on average, are larger than those of nonmembers (Webb, 1993; Patouillet, …
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Predicting academic self-efficacy in foster care alumni
… previously in foster care (termed “foster care alumni”). The research design is guided by and grounded in self-efficacy theory, using predictor variables aligned with Bandura’s (1982) four sources of self-efficacy (mastery experience, physiological arousal, social persuasion, vicarious …
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An examination of alumni engagement at Rowan University
… of this study were to (a) examine what selected alumni report about their engagement as alumni at Glassboro State College/Rowan University in the areas of giving, formal and informal involvement, politics, student recruitment, and satisfactory reflection (b) determine if there was a significant …
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Alumni Financial Donations, Life Cycle and Student Activities
… to campus, gender and college in which the alumni graduated from the public university. Based on this study, higher educational institutions can benefit from determining the giving cycle as it relates to these characteristics. The percentage rate of giving remained consistent over 30 years, …
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MPA/MSA Program Survey of Columbus State University Alumni
… mailed to all Columbus State University MP A/MSA alumni, and the responses were used to evaluate alumni perception of the program. Survey questions included: indication of the alumni option area; selection and evaluation of program objectives; relationship of the degree to the objective; year of …
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Sexual attitudes and behaviors of married Christian college alumni
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between religiosity, marital satisfaction, sexual behaviors, and sexual satisfaction of married persons who attended a church affiliated university. Data were collected from 56 married individuals who attended a conservative, …
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An Untapped Resource: Virginia Tech African American Alumni Engagement
… the need for additional research about Black alumni, from predominately white institutions, and their feelings toward their alma mater. Relationship management is the notion of public relations as the management of relationships between an organization and its key publics (Ledingham & Bruning, …
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Study on the careers of MIT Mechanical Engineering undergraduate alumni
The purpose of this study is to understand the skills used in the professional field in order to tailor the MIT undergraduate curriculum to address those needs. Data was collected through a survey sent to the graduating classes of 1992 through 1996, 2003 through 2007, and 2009 through 2013 in order …
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Factors in the Undergraduate Experience that Influence Young Alumni Giving
… 2010). One such alternative source of revenue is alumni giving (Monks, 2003; Archibald and Feldman, 2012; CAE, 2014). Research has shown that the factors that influence alumni financial giving include demographic characteristics (Hoyt, 2004; Monks, 2003), academic experiences (Monks, 2003; …
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Development of an Alumni Relations Web App Using an Agile Approach
… developing a web app to interface with an alumni database for the Computing Sciences department at Brockport. Prior to the end of each semester, the College seeks to gather relevant information from graduating students (e.g. contact information, employment data, etc.). All this information …
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FACTORS THAT LEAD MILLENNIAL ALUMNI TO DONATE TO THEIR ALMA MATER
… the characteristics and predictors of Millennial alumni who donated financially to their alma mater and those who did not by reviewing data from the Alumni Attitude Survey (AAS). The data set was composed of 2,108 Millennial respondents and 1,110 as Generation X respondents. This study can help …
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From Campus to Commerce: Examining MIT Alumni Roles in Startup Ecosystems
… of fostering entrepreneurship among its alumni, with more than 20% having founded for-profit ventures; significant portion of these enterprises are based in Massachusetts and California [1]. To gain deeper insights into this economic engagement, we conducted a comprehensive survey to …
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A proposed student alumni center for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Thesis (B.Arch)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1954.
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Virginia Tech Business College Alumni Reflect on Literature in their Lives
Some colleges and universities require their business majors to take literature classes; others do not. Some businesspeople, as well as many educators such as Donna M. Kish-Goodling (1999), William McCarron (1980), and Philip Vassallo (1991), support the need for business students to study …
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Predictors of Post Foster Care Functioning: Assessing Emotional Intelligence in Foster Alumni
… and mental health functioning. Twenty one foster alumni participated in the study. Correlational and hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Predictor variables were organized into four blocks and entered using a hierarchical method in the following order: contextual foster care factors, …
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