Our school has created a mission statement. It basically states what we do for our students and how we supply them with the necessary tools and technical training needed to function in a variety of medical settings.
Hi Anna,
So, my question to you would be - should the mission statement for your alumni association be the same or do you have different goals? What exactly do you want to accomplish with your alumni?
Often Alumni Associations take a portion of their institution's mission statement, but then add to it with more specific direction toward their graduates.
June
I plan to create a new mission statement for our alumni association. I think it's important to emphasize the connection between graduates and employers; therefore, creating a more focused mission statement.
Angela,
So, what would a rough draft of your mission statement look like?
June
"To assist students and graduates in enabling the connection between academic accomplishments and their career path." This is just a starting point; I still need to include a sentence on building relationships with potential employers.
We will most likely draft a new mission statement, based somewhat off of the schools official mission statement, as it is completely focused on education, and our alumni association will be used more for networking, job placement, and some continuing educational purposes. A draft of it would read "To continue fostering our world-wide professional community of graduates in an effort to provide proactive placement, networking, and continuing education within the changing creative media industry."
Chris,
Great job! I like it!
June Gudeman
I will hybridize the mission statement of the school with the goals of the association. This is a first attempt at this so I feel connecting with grads long ago is most important to our success. We are a audio technology school and have been around a long time. We have many outstanding alumni that will also help in the promotion of the school and its standing in the industry.
Francis,
I like the idea of a hybrid - taking the current direction with a twist down the path of your alumni association direction.
June Gudeman
The mission of our school is to provide distinctive creative and collegiate education, based on a foundation of exemplary learning-centered practices, endowing graduates with skills, abilities, and competencies that enable them to achieve personal and professional success in an evolving global market. Our mission drives our programs and practices and serves as the foundation for evaluating our college’s effectiveness.
Christian,
It sounds like you have a great school mission statement and certainly some of those goals may be reflected in your alumni statement. I encourage you to really think through the goals you have for your alumni association or community and write your alumni mission statement to match those goals.
June Gudeman
We will create a new mission statement specific to the Alumni that is focused on supporting the graduate throughout his/her entire career.
Andrew,
Will it include some of the foundational concepts that are currently in your school's mission statement? Often institutions create a statement that is specific to their alumni and yet connects and stays in focus with the direction their school is heading.
June Gudeman
We currently have a mission statement that covers the broad spectrum of what the fire department is about, but I think that we (staff) are going to have to modify or recreate a statement that best defines what the fire academy is about. I have been teaching here at our fire academy since its inception and I don't remember seeing anything more specific to the academy. UUUHHMMM something for me to start working on.
Michael,
Most institutions include the direction of their schools mission statement with an emphasis on what you want to accomplish with your alumni.
June Gudeman
Yes I realize that however we are a fire department that has a state certified training center so the main mission statement is one that encompasses the city's mission, We are going to have to create a seperate mission statement that relates to the fire academy only. Guess I have to talk to the Fire Chief about that.
Thanks, Mike
Michael,
You are certainly a unique educational setting, but I think you can create something that is specific to the graduates of the academy.
June Gudeman
I would plan a new mission statement for our alumni which tie into my school mission statement
Virginia,
It's good to include the focus of your institution's mission statement. What would you include that would be specific to your mission for alumni?
June Gudeman
We will create a mission statement for a alumni which is focused on connection between graduates and employers
