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In June, 5,000 alumni with e-mail addresses in the Whitworth database were invited to participate in an attitude survey, and more than 1,500 responded. Along with strongly positive feelings about their alma mater, alums expressed interest in more information about the university's faculty and student achievements and about the quality of its academic programs. They also requested more programs related to career and job opportunities, and recent graduates, especially, asked Whitworth to find new ways to connect with its alumni. Across the spectrum, respondents said that it's sometimes difficult to stay involved with Whitworth because they live far from campus or they don't have much time to give to their alma mater.
During the next year, promises Alumni Director Tad Wisenor, '89, "you'll see a series of changes to our alumni program, intended to address some of these requests." The Ten, an e-newsletter for young alumni, will soon be reaching alums from the classes of 1997-2007. Wisenor says that his office is also working on more and better networking opportunities for alumni, and on regional programs to bring grads closer to other Whitworthians in their regions and to the university in general. For complete results of the Alumni Attitude Survey, please visit www.alumniattitudestudy.org/whitworth. If you have comments or suggestions, contact Wisenor at 509.777.4401 or twisenor@whitworth.edu.
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