Alumni can be described as our lifeblood . I have heard it said that they are the only group associated with the university that experience all of the curriculum or have a permanent relationship with the university. As students graduate, they have a new relationship with the College. New graduates may have ambivalent feelings about us - very pleased to be done with us and a sense of pride or ownership for the College. From my perspective, our graduates serve us in many ways.
Alumni are role models for existing students and other professionals .
They fulfill their roles in ways that bring honor to the profession and the College. Alumni recruit students to programs in the College. They talk up the kinds of programs they experienced and how that is viable for the future. Sometimes they even send us their sons and daughters. They show the world that a degree from HRFS or home economics can be successfully used in a variety of employment sectors.