Securing the Future Of Bingham University
Alumni- Dr. Chibuzor's Smart Agenda

Without exception, every University claims to prepare its students for productive careers and meaningful lives, as well as encourage them to share their talents through civic engagement both during and after their school years. Each institution also points with pride to the successes of its alumni and their contributions to the greater world. We all claim them as our most important output and the yardstick by which we measure the effectiveness of our academic programs.

Why, then, do some of our institutions begin to treat our alumni as second-class citizens as soon as they graduate? And why do we fail to take advantage of the many resources those former students have to offer us?
These are some of the questions begging for swift answers as AABHU Presidential hopeful, Dr. Chibizo Samuelson has in his arsenal, raves of points and massive agendas to turn the face of Bingham University and its Alumni association around, positively.

At a time when all institutions are scrambling for resources, colleges and Universities that do not invest in their alumni and do not invite them to be partners in shaping their futures are squandering a priceless resource. This is the more reason Dr. Chibuzo in his unique reason has set aside a management team to tackle every confronting the University.
The relationship between a University and its alumni can and should be reciprocal and mutually beneficial: The institution should offer continuing services and benefits to its former students (in addition, of course, to the educational experience already received), while its alumni can provide their alma mater with a broad range of financial and in-kind support. Dr. Chibizo has always pin-pointed and assured of fostering mutually beneficial relationship between the association and the University management. This is very key.
The spectrum services offered by universities to their alumni today can include: means by which they can keep in touch with other alumni (reunions, online communities, directories, job boards); opportunities to stay connected to former faculty or programs of special interest; continuing education programs; networking opportunities; and a stream of information about the institution (magazines, newsletters, social media bulletins). Alumni can help their universities with admissions efforts (recommending and interviewing prospective students); career counseling and networking (offering internships, mentoring, or permanent jobs); advocacy and lobbying; advising of programs and departments; and the contribution and solicitation of financial resources. This is of course the reason for Dr. Chibizo's quest to be the President of the association. Things must be done in uniformity and synergy with other stakeholders for results to flow in. Dr. Chibizo is ever ready to accomplish this task, effectively.
An educational institution must also demonstrate its commitment to alumni engagement by means other than simply offering a better magazine, larger reunions, more e-mail, and an increased alumni giving goal. Alumni must be made to feel like insiders and be assured they are important members of the community—they must believe their opinions matter and that they have a meaningful stake in shaping and advancing their alma mater.

An engaged alumni population that feels it has a major stake in the future of its university will be much more responsive and enthusiastic when the institution asks for help. Thus a university that wishes to increase its alumni giving totals and their participation rate may discover that its fundraising efforts will be received more enthusiastically if hoped-for donors have already seen, heard and felt efforts by the university to communicate with, engage and support them in ways beyond gift solicitations.

Bingham University prospects for the future can be severely impacted by its Alumni association as a group to safeguard its upcoming graduates. This is quite critical considering the phases and the beginning of the University.
Bingham University Alumni Association election is quite approaching and it's very necessary to note the aforementioned key issues and alert members in order to make informed decisions.
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This is great! Bingham University is a leading university in Nigeria and needs a strong alumni to bolster the efforts of the management and also work for the benefit of its graduates.