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Sun Belt Conference Alumni Support
I have a few questions for Sun Belt members.

What year was your school founded?

What year did your school start football?

How many degrees have been awarded by your university?

How many degrees were awarded this past spring?

What is the total number of Alumni?

South Alabama was founded in 1964. The football program was started in 2009. It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.
05-16-2012 09:37 AM
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Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932
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(05-16-2012 09:37 AM)FloridaJag Wrote:  I have a few questions for Sun Belt members.

What year was your school founded?

What year did your school start football?

How many degrees have been awarded by your university?

How many degrees were awarded this past spring?

What is the total number of Alumni?

South Alabama was founded in 1964. The football program was started in 2009. It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.

You're right, is was established in 1964. Before that is was called the University of Alabama-Mobile. I started there in '63.
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Quote:It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.

I feel incredibly stupid for asking this question, but how does this happen, exactly?
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(05-16-2012 11:48 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  
Quote:It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.

I feel incredibly stupid for asking this question, but how does this happen, exactly?

I actually looked at that for a while and found a way you could have more degrees than alumni, but not the other way around. I'd like to be enlightened as well....
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(05-16-2012 12:00 PM)Tuscon Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 11:48 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  
Quote:It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.

I feel incredibly stupid for asking this question, but how does this happen, exactly?

I actually looked at that for a while and found a way you could have more degrees than alumni, but not the other way around. I'd like to be enlightened as well....

Degree recycling? 4 alums use the same degree. 03-idea Go green (or red, white and blue).
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(05-16-2012 12:00 PM)Tuscon Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 11:48 AM)Tiguar Wrote:  
Quote:It has awarded 75,000 degrees and has over 300,000 Alumni. USA awarded 1,347 degrees this past April.

I feel incredibly stupid for asking this question, but how does this happen, exactly?

I actually looked at that for a while and found a way you could have more degrees than alumni, but not the other way around. I'd like to be enlightened as well....

I do not understand the question.

USA has awarded 75,000 degrees; BS,MS, & PHDs. You are considered an Alumni if you completed one term (quarter or semester) at a school. Therefore, not all alumni are graduates of the university. USA utilized the quarter system for the first 30 years before switching to semesters.

Does that make sense to you now.

From wiki:

An alumnus (plural alumni) is "a graduate of a school, college, or university".[1] An alumnus can also be a former member, employee, contributor or inmate as well as a former student.[[[3] In addition, an alumna (pl. alumnae) is "a female graduate or former student of a school, college, or university".[4] If a group includes both genders, even if there is only one male, the plural form alumni is used.


I like the inmate part. 04-cheers
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mm I didn't know that was the definition of Alumni and learned something today. I thought you had to graduate to be an Alumnus. Thank you for your answer.
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(05-16-2012 12:21 PM)Tiguar Wrote:  mm I didn't know that was the definition of Alumni and learned something today. I thought you had to graduate to be an Alumnus. Thank you for your answer.

No problem. I did not realize it myself until a few years ago. I am trying to get an understanding if the actual alumni numbers affects pressure on an athlectic department. I think it actually depends on the number of "graduates" that have matured and give back to the university.
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Is that broad definition useful though? If you spent only a semester at an institution do you really have a connection with the institution? I mean, looking at it from the perspective of alumni support.
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RE: Sun Belt Conference Alumni Support
quote='mtsuskyman' pid='7898121' dateline='1337180958']
Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932[/quote]

I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.
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(05-16-2012 12:47 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 10:09 AM)mtsuskyman Wrote:  Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932

I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.

I'm quite sure that if we used the "completed one term" definition of alumnus that MT would have many, many more alumni. The term "Alumni", when used by MT, refers to (IIRC) the total number of degree-completing students that have passed through the university.
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(05-16-2012 02:09 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 12:47 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 10:09 AM)mtsuskyman Wrote:  Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932

I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.

I'm quite sure that if we used the "completed one term" definition of alumnus that MT would have many, many more alumni. The term "Alumni", when used by MT, refers to (IIRC) the total number of degree-completing students that have passed through the university.

Thanks for the clarification!
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(05-16-2012 12:41 PM)FIU4Ever Wrote:  Is that broad definition useful though? If you spent only a semester at an institution do you really have a connection with the institution? I mean, looking at it from the perspective of alumni support.

That is the question that I am trying to figure. We have schools that state their alumni numbers but what does that mean? I think the number of alumni with two years of attachment might mean more.

Example. Do transfers from Junior College of Community College count more than the two semester freshman that dropped out?
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(05-16-2012 02:11 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:09 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 12:47 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 10:09 AM)mtsuskyman Wrote:  Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932

I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.

I'm quite sure that if we used the "completed one term" definition of alumnus that MT would have many, many more alumni. The term "Alumni", when used by MT, refers to (IIRC) the total number of degree-completing students that have passed through the university.

Thanks for the clarification!

MT Alumni numbers appear to have more weight.
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(05-16-2012 02:23 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:11 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:09 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 12:47 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 10:09 AM)mtsuskyman Wrote:  Middle Tennessee

Founded: September 11, 1911

Football Started: 1911, though full schedule didn't begin until 1913.

Degrees Awarded: (Through 2011 incl. Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, and Ed.S Degrees) 120,723
Spring Commencement 2012 2,541 degrees awarded including the 100,000th undergraduate degree.

Total Alumni, through August 2011: 102,932

I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.

I'm quite sure that if we used the "completed one term" definition of alumnus that MT would have many, many more alumni. The term "Alumni", when used by MT, refers to (IIRC) the total number of degree-completing students that have passed through the university.

Thanks for the clarification!

MT Alumni numbers appear to have more weight.

They seem to classify alumni as

1) Got degree at MT
2) Still alive

Which is what I always thought it meant.

Are those numbers from the website?
Seems a bit misleading.
I joined the alumni association a number of years ago and my buddy who did 4 years at South but then got his degree from the U of Mobile decided to do so as well. He was told he was ineligible.
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(05-16-2012 03:03 PM)Dedsquirrl Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:23 PM)FloridaJag Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:11 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 02:09 PM)mtsufan561 Wrote:  
(05-16-2012 12:47 PM)MTalum09 Wrote:  I would think that MT has way more alumni than this.

I'm quite sure that if we used the "completed one term" definition of alumnus that MT would have many, many more alumni. The term "Alumni", when used by MT, refers to (IIRC) the total number of degree-completing students that have passed through the university.

Thanks for the clarification!

MT Alumni numbers appear to have more weight.

They seem to classify alumni as

1) Got degree at MT
2) Still alive

Which is what I always thought it meant.

Are those numbers from the website?
Seems a bit misleading.
I joined the alumni association a number of years ago and my buddy who did 4 years at South but then got his degree from the U of Mobile decided to do so as well. He was told he was ineligible.

http://www.southalabama.edu/alumni/docum...ER2011.pdf

From the Alumni Association Constitution

Section B. ALUMNI MEMBERSHIP

Any person who: (1) has received an academic or honorary degree from the University, (2) was an enrolled student at the University and successfully completed not less than 36 quarter hours or 26 semester hours of academic work at the University, or (3) received certification for completion of a non-degree academic or professional program offered by the University, shall be eligible to be an alumnus member of the Association. Undergraduate students while enrolled in The University shall not be eligible for membership.

Edit: The National alumni association as 56,000 current members.
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(05-16-2012 03:14 PM)mtsuskyman Wrote:  http://www.mtalumni.com/s/1092/index.asp...1&pgid=348


WTH.

Did 10 of your alumni go start a mining village in Alaska? 03-wink
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Ha! Not sure, but we do have a B.S. in Concrete industry management, which may play a role in oil field construction.
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