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National Alumni Association Council Envisioning

1 Leave a comment on paragraph 1 0 National Alumni Association Council Meeting
Alumni & Family Weekend
Friday February 10, 2017
Slavin Soft Lounge (SPSC members present/facilitators: Botelho, Keefe, Sjovall, Zapata)

2 Leave a comment on paragraph 2 0 On February 10, members of the Strategic Planning Committee held a Strategic Planning Focus Group with members of the National Alumni Association Council. The questions posed to meeting attendees during the focus group are as followed:

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  2. If Providence College were to be best known for one thing within the next 10-20 years, what should it be?
  3. What should the College be doing in the next 10-20 years that it isn’t doing today?
  4. If Providence College had $100M new dollars to spend, how should it be spent?
  5. What should be the most important measure or indicator of the College’s success? Why?

4 Leave a comment on paragraph 4 0 The group was divided into four groups, and tasked with discussing one question in-depth with a committee liaison present to record responses. Below please find detailed notes and interpretations of the group discussions around each core question.


5 Leave a comment on paragraph 5 0 Question 1: If PC could be best known for one thing in the next 10-20 years, what should it be?

11 Leave a comment on paragraph 11 0 Question 2: What should the College be doing in the next 10-20 years that it isn’t doing today?

15 Leave a comment on paragraph 15 0 Question 3: If Providence College had $100M new dollars to spend, how should it be spent?

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  • Create more mentoring and training opportunities for students outside of PCSB
  • Eliminate the financial aid gap
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    • Will make PC more competitive with more robust financial aid packages at other Colleges
    • Offering more aid will allow PC to take in more diverse population (race, region, etc.)
  • Concentrated recruiting efforts outside of New England
  • Improved technology around campus
  • Invest in faculty

20 Leave a comment on paragraph 20 0 Question 4: What should be the most important measure or indicator of the College’s success? Why?

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  • Caliber of graduate coming out of PC
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    • Ability of alumni to find a career that they find meaning in
    • Employment opportunities and job placement rates after graduation
    • Employers’ of these alumni appraisal of the quality of education their employees received
  • Retention rates, graduation rates, admissions acceptance rate, etc., other typical metrics for higher education institution
  • Alumni giving participation rate
  • Well-roundedness of students coming out of PC
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Source: http://library.providence.edu/fhertr/index.php/national-alumni-association-council-envisioning/