ALUMNI FOLLOW-UP

 

This policy is designed to establish responsibility for providing a systematic follow-up of graduates of the University. The academic departments, the Office of Alumni Services, and the Office of Career Services each have specific responsibilities, with the Office of Alumni Services serving as the central depository for accurate, current records of graduates.

 

Responsibilities are established as follows:

 

Office of Alumni Services

 

On May 1 of each year, each academic department shall be provided with a list of alumni, by major, from the alumni master file. The list shall contain, to the extent available, the following information:

 

Name and current address
            Spouse or maiden name
            Reference name and address
            Company name and address
            Undergraduate major and graduation date
            Graduate major and graduation date

 

The alumni shall be surveyed periodically to update information, with the goal of reaching all alumni within each two-year period.

 

Master files shall be updated annually by using information provided by academic departments and using information on graduates in teaching positions provided by the Illinois Office of Public Instruction.

 

The Office of Alumni Services, in cooperation with the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, shall provide leadership and assistance to the academic departments in establishing appropriate follow-up procedures.

 

Career Services

 

Each year in the Fall Semester, the Office of Career Services shall provide the Office of Alumni Services with a list of the past year's graduates who have obtained employment and the positions accepted.

 

Academic Departments

 

Each academic department chair is responsible for information about departmental alumni and reporting that information, on an annual basis, to the Office of Alumni Services.

 

Approved:
President
February 1, 1989

 

Nomenclature Changes
July 16, 1997

 

Monitor: President