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More than Mentoring: Creating Student and Young Alumni
Engagement Opportunities
Chip Tuson The Ohio State University
#HERU17
Definitions
• Mentoring • Alumni-Student or Alumni-Alumni mentoring, experienced
professionals guiding less knowledgeable individuals
• The Ohio State University Honors & Scholars Center • University Honors Program
• Honors program based in student’s academic experience • Ohio State Scholars Program
• 17 thematic living-learning community experiences • 9,000+ total high ability students
Overview
• Context • Advancement • Alumni Engagement • An Ohio State Perspective
• Moving Beyond Mentoring • Combining Programming Efforts • Conclusion • Questions
Time
Talent Treasure
Ohio State Alumni Engagement
OSU Alumni Association
Alumni Clubs Alumni Societies
Honors & Scholars Alumni Society
Moving Beyond Mentoring
• OSU Alumni Association Mentoring Resources • Alumni Fire, Young Alumni Academy, Buckeye Pen Pals
• Decentralized Mentoring • College and Academic Program Mentoring • Student Life Mentoring • Career Services Mentoring • Scholars Program Mentoring
• Role of Honors & Scholars Alumni Society
Student Retention
Service
Fundraising Networking
Diversity
Arts
Student Retention & Engagement
Alumni Student Event Examples
• Started with Cookie Decorating
• Student members on Alumni Board
• Alumni Society First Year Book Discussion
• Partnership with Student Programming Board • Networking events • Student vs Alumni Trivia nights
• Expanding to larger events, online, and regionally soon • Traditions
Creating a Flow
Student Engagement
Student-Alumni
Interactions
Alumni Engagement Advancement
Conclusion
• Creating opportunities for mutual alumni and student interaction and engagement beyond mentoring leads to: • More opportunities for students to engage with
alumni in natural settings • Higher visibility of alumni • Higher student engagement, which correlates to
higher alumni engagement post graduation • Brings young alumni back to campus and back to
experiences they directly remember • Advancement
Questions? Chip Tuson