The LSM in in the process of widening the scope of its alumni blog to include stories generated within the school, without reducing the number or quality of stories by and about alumni, and media industry news, including jobs and internships. Continue reading
In case you missed the broadcast, the transcript of Professor Mary Beard’s “Point of View” Radio 4 talk last Friday is well worth reading. She questions the current preoccupation in HE with student surveys, both national and local, and suggests:
“………maybe the right time to be asking someone about what they got out of their course at university is not when they are still in it, or as they are just leaving it, but five, 10, 20 years later, when they’ve got some perspective on what difference it made to their lives.”
Just what alumni blogs do? Continue reading
The latest University of Lincoln alumni blog went public last week. Lesley Allinson is working hard on finding alumni stories and she is confident that the new blog will get into its stride over the next few months.
If you are a graduate of the Lincoln School of Psychology, or you know of any graduates, Lesley would love to hear from you. Just use her contact page on the new blog.
There are now four live alumni blogs at the University of Lincoln, and more are expected soon. Progress in the rollout has picked up recently as more schools have discovered the advantages of establishing school based alumni networks.