by David Agron, Ph.D. | Feb 5, 2024 | 2024, Fundraising, Student Services, Winter
In Part 5, we looked at ways to stay connected with alumni and communicate with volunteers. In this part, we’ll brainstorm ideas for funding the leadership of those volunteers. Small schools often begin their alumni offices with volunteer leadership, such as an...
by Melanie A. Howard | Feb 4, 2024 | 2024, Student Services, Winter
I stood in the student-led chapel service singing along with a worship song that proclaimed, “Oh, the overwhelming, never-ending reckless love of God. Oh, it chases me down, fights till I’m found, leaves the ninety-nine.” Though drawing on the familiar...
by Joshua Waltman | Sep 19, 2023 | 2023, Fall, Library, Spiritual Life, Student Services
After serving as a librarian at a Christian university for nearly five years, I have recently accepted an appointment to teach theology and apologetics in the school of divinity at that same institution. Reflecting on my time as an academic librarian, I cannot...
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Sep 18, 2023 | 2023, Fall, Fundraising, Student Services
In Part 4, we looked at many alumni volunteer opportunities, especially as a way for them to stay connected to your school. Another way Christian colleges can help alumni feel connected to their schools is by communicating well with alumni and helping alumni to...
by Wes Wilson | Sep 17, 2023 | Fall, Recruiting, Student Services
Key findings from a study entitled “Administrator Perceptions of Student Retention Factors.” identify factors perceived by college administrators as most important to student retention at colleges and universities having a significant Black student population....
by David Agron, Ph.D. | Feb 1, 2023 | 2023, Recruiting, Student Services, Winter
In Part 3 of this series, we reviewed several services a small Christian college can develop for its alumni. In Part 4, below, we’ll look at various ways alumni can serve its alma mater and why it’s important to cultivate volunteer opportunities for your...
