The relationship between undergraduate student involvement and subsequent alumni engagement

Author

Joseph Volin

Publication Date

2016

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Kortegast, Carrie A., 1975-

Degree Name

Ed.D. (Doctor of Education)

Legacy Department

Counseling, Adult and Higher Education

LCSH

Private universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae; Private universities and colleges--Public relations; Undergraduates--Attitudes; Group identity

Abstract

With the increase in challenges facing higher education in regards to balancing budgets while responding to decreasing enrollments, increasing tuitions, and decreasing external support, it is now, more than ever, important to increase alumni engagement. This correlational study uses Social Identity Theory to examine the relationship between undergraduate student involvement and subsequent alumni engagement at a small, private institution. Specifically, this study examines the factors that influence alumni monetary and alumni non-monetary engagement amongst alumni that graduated between 2005 and 2014.

Comments

Advisors: Carrie A. Kortegast.||Committee members: Alicia M. Schatteman; Thomas J. Smith.||Includes bibliographical references.

Recommended Citation

Volin, Joseph, "The relationship between undergraduate student involvement and subsequent alumni engagement" (2016). Graduate Research Theses & Dissertations. 6188.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/allgraduate-thesesdissertations/6188

Extent

viii, 136 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

Rights Statement

In Copyright

Rights Statement 2

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Media Type

Text