Strategy 23: Alumni Engagement

University Advancement will take the lead in creating new university-level opportunities and pathways for alumni to become even more engaged in the life of the University, and will collaborate with faculties as appropriate.

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Alumni are one of Ryerson’s greatest resources, and many have returned to Ryerson to contribute in a variety of meaningful ways. They serve on advisory councils, the Board of Governors and the Senate; they are active in University Advancement initiatives, contributing both their time and financial resources, and they play an active role in the programs from which they graduated. They are also significant ambassadors for the University in many different ways. The University takes pride in the achievements of its graduates and respects the passionate engagement of many such graduates, particularly at the level of their individual academic programs. In this respect some who have earned bachelor’s degrees at Ryerson express a link back to their program but less so to the University itself, which is unlike the pattern at most other universities, perhaps because Ryerson students so strongly identify as a student in a particular program. Yet there are many additional ways alumni can help build Ryerson’s quality and reputation, and toward that end, a Ryerson Alumni Association has been established. It is hoped that the Association will play a vital role in helping Ryerson renew its bonds with its graduates, so that alumni become even more engaged, and in new ways that expand their engagement with current students and University initiatives.

Stakeholder(s):

• Ryerson Alumni Association


• Ryerson University Alumni

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