Morningside Connect

In June of last year, the president formed a Task Force designed to explore just what the college ought to be doing between now and 2025. In the case of the Alumni Office – exciting additions that call for your help!

As you may recall, John Reynders, president of Morningside College, commented in his column in The Morningsider about a recent survey. The survey inquired about your satisfaction with your experience at Morningside College. The survey also explored ways in which you would like to be involved with us. Involvement is what I want to follow-up on.

Beginning this fall, the Alumni Office will be working with other college offices to build awareness of the alumni function among students. The idea is to build awareness of the Alumni Office throughout the students’ time at the college. Part of that building process will involve you.

We are investigating the following: 1) a simple mentorship program; 2) a series of alumni and student panels exploring pertinent things students need to know before they graduate; 3) a Friend Family program for international students; 4) a series of dinners with alumni at the president’s house for all first-year students; 5) a series of “fireside chats” with classes and affinity groups designed to keep them in the alumni loop. All of these programs are new initiatives that we are developing, more information to follow.

As I said, we will need your help in doing this! If anything at this point trips your trigger in any of the above areas, please get in touch with me right away. Would love to chat with you.

Gene Ambroson