- July 29th, 2016, 9:56 am
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I was speaking with one of my long term clients today, hashing back and forth the game in 2017 between Baylor and LU. I came to discover that he never actually attended Baylor only his daughters. When asked if that was his official connection to the school, he stated NO. Apparently, he has been giving to Baylor for years and through a program they have called, “Alumni by Choice,” Baylor provides a certificate/diploma for those who donate at a certain level. I understand there’s no true academic or official accreditation with this piece of paper. However, he did say it is viewed as quite the honor to hold one.
As we are trying to extend out base beyond the Lynchburg area into a more national recognition, these types of clever programs would be great. Baylor has been doing this for years and has drawn in more and more support from those who now have something official from the school stating they except them as Alumni’s by Choice. If LU did something like this program, it may draw in more of those individuals who would like to have a closer relationship with the school but are past there college years (by choice) or who never went to college. It would allow them to be recognized by the school and continue to bring in more and more support.
Of course they would not be true Alumni but could be a separate classification with benefits and perks giving them the sense that they are part of the family.
Has anyone every thought of this at LU?
As we are trying to extend out base beyond the Lynchburg area into a more national recognition, these types of clever programs would be great. Baylor has been doing this for years and has drawn in more and more support from those who now have something official from the school stating they except them as Alumni’s by Choice. If LU did something like this program, it may draw in more of those individuals who would like to have a closer relationship with the school but are past there college years (by choice) or who never went to college. It would allow them to be recognized by the school and continue to bring in more and more support.
Of course they would not be true Alumni but could be a separate classification with benefits and perks giving them the sense that they are part of the family.
Has anyone every thought of this at LU?