Written by Janet Sailian. CCAeLearning webinar – September 28, 2017 John Grant, Director, Alumni Relations, Simon Fraser University Categories: Special events, Alumni relations Long-standing events are not sacred artifacts, says John Grant. To engage target audiences – especially younger alumni – advancement staff need to re-examine the purposes, goals and formats of events that may […]
Written by CCAE, Video by BrandHeroes. CCAE 2018 National Conference Video Session Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), University of Manitoba Ry Moran, Director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR), University of Manitoba lead CCAE NC 2018 attendees through an enlightening discussion about shifting the language, […]
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Christine Szustaczek, Sheridan College
On October 16, 2017, the longest academic strike in Ontario college history began. Watch this case study that shares Sheridan’s blueprint for real-time, two-way communication during a five-week long academic strike that cancelled classes for 23,000 students, before switching gears to help ease our community’s transition back to class and work.
January 2019
Kay Dass, Student and Young Alumni Program Officer, Alumni Relations, McGill University
Chelsea Bell, Student and Young Alumni Programs Associate, Alumni Relations, McGill University Advancement
In the face of an increasingly “disrupting” job market, millennials are choosing universities that, in addition to a stellar education, provide the resources needed to prepare them for the world beyond the classroom. Spearheaded by McGill’s Alumni Relation unit in University Advancement, in partnership with a variety of campus units, Life After Your Degree, or LifeAYD incorporates both existing and original career exploration, job preparedness and life transition activities and events that are delivered to students by career professionals and alumni, on campus, in key regions and virtually. Learn how students, alumni, and – your engagement metrics! – can reap the benefits of alumni contributions to your student-future-readiness programs.
February 2019
Sue Porter, Senior Associate Director, Ceremonies and Events, Simon Fraser University
Ron Johnston, Pro-Tem Director of Simon Fraser University’s Office for Aboriginal Peoples
In this session Sue Porter and Ron Johnston share some of the challenges, barriers, opportunities and lessons learned as Simon Fraser Univeristy moved forward on it’s reconciliation journey with indigenous peoples. They sincerely hope that this will inspire other organizations to support Indigenization of their events and their institutions in their own unique ways and will provide them with some innovative ideas to do so.
November 2018
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Mark Tilbury, Annual Fund and Alumni Engagement Director, Lakehead University
In 2018, Lakehead University won a Prix d’Excellence in the category for Best Alumni Initiative for their varsity engagement program. Learn about a tried and proven new strategy to engage alumni (and potential donors!) using distance to your advantage!
April 2019
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