(06-10-2022 09:59 AM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(06-10-2022 09:53 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(06-10-2022 09:34 AM)poppaslaw Wrote:  

(06-10-2022 09:18 AM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(06-10-2022 09:09 AM)poppaslaw Wrote:  Don't you think graduation rates and income earned from degree makes an impact on alumni giving?

I do not think income earned should play into the percentage, but higher earners are surely higher profile targets for the school.
Too, if students don’t graduate, then they don’t qualify as alumni & wouldn’t factor into the alumni giving percentage.

If you're graduating less than half of your freshman, some 4 yr stats I've seen show 30% rate then you're putting stress on your small alumni base. The more alumni, the more giving.

You most certainly have to take into consideration how much graduates make. If your grads make less than other institutions, alumni maybe can't give as much.

On campus sports don't help folks graduate and earn a higher living.

I understand your point, but I am simply referencing the extremely small percentage of alumni of the school who actually donate.
97% of alumni of the University of Memphis do not donate a nickel. Im not referencing donation amounts or levels… I’m talking donating anything.

Maybe to UofM graduates it's more of a means to improve life than it is the college experience you're talking about? I guess I can see your perspective better now. Change the mindset to the college experience and get more fruitful giving alumni.

I know the college experience was a big reason for my higher education choice.

Thats my thought… the school needs to better provide a lifetime connection with its alumni. When I travel to see the Tigers play or go to our tailgate spot on Tiger Lane, I continue to see the same faces I saw when active in Greek life at Memphis. Those groups who established friendships & connections during college are still connected now, some 30+ years afterwards. The problem at Memphis is there are far too few.