Most of the lectures and seminars are held on our campus, but there are some that require a field trip to another facility, hosted by the guest. Essentially the alumnus would be responsible to give a lecture on topics that have been discussed and cleared with the Head Instructor. Lectures generally concern issues and experiences that lie beyond the scope of the course work, but can be expected and appreciated by present students. Seminars are open only to students and their guests. We tend to have weekly seminars but those hosted by outside alumni (not presently employed by the school) may happen only a 2 or 3 times during a 9 month course. Alumni who are working in our industry and show active interest in giving back to the school tend to be in contact with our placement officer on a regular basis. Alumni range in age, race, employment history, even in the industry focus. This allows us to give examples to the students how the things they're learning apply to more careers than they might at first believe.