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

Tuson.1@osu.edu