Mission
The Calvin Alumni Association connects alumni, strengthens the college, and inspires alumni to answer God’s call.
Vision
An active and engaged network of Calvin students, alumni and friends who:
- help each other through lifelong connections
- support the college
- inspire each other to be agents of renewal
Goals
Connect
- Connect physically: The association will identify, promote and develop effective networking strategies
- For students
- For new grads
- For careers
- For life transitions
- Physical space for alumni on campus
- Connect virtually: The association will develop a digitally relevant communication strategy
- Connect emotionally: The association will help gather and share stories of the extended Calvin community
Strengthen
- Strengthen financially: By building upon existing programs or creating new programs as needed, the association will be an active partner in bringing in revenue
- Increase the percentage of alumni who contribute to Calvin
- Increase the number of alumni donors that contribute $100 or more to Calvin
- Develop additional and complementary sources of alumni association revenue to support a percentage of the association’s activities
- Strengthen enrollment: The association will be a strong partner in supporting admissions and increasing college enrollment
- Increase the number of legacy enrollments
- Instill in current students the value of being a “legacy” enrollment partner
- Strengthen Calvin’s people and programs, including the alumni association: The association will play an active role strengthening the Calvin community
- Be a conduit through which alumni support learning
- Proactively seek and engage alumni input
- Strategically review college programs to see if there are areas for alumni involvement/support
Inspire
- Inspire spiritually
- Growth: Alumni know and use Calvin as a lifelong source of spiritual growth
- Reinforce the Reformed perspective of intellectual curiosity and deep conviction
- Promote and provide easy access to the college’s spiritual formation resources
- Determine whether additional association spiritual formation resources should be developed
- Service: Alumni receive and respond to God’s continuing call to service
- Incorporate alumni in college service-learning opportunities
- Incorporate students in alumni service-learning opportunities
- Inspire intellectually: Alumni know and use Calvin as a lifelong source of intellectual growth from a Reformed perspective
- Promote and provide meaningful access to the college’s academic resources
- Determine if additional association academic resources should be developed
- Inspire vocationally: Alumni know and use Calvin as a lifelong source and resource for vocational development
- Promote and provide meaningful access to the college’s vocational resources
- Highlight association vocational awards and the stories behind them
- Share student, faculty, staff and alumni vocational stories
