The College-Alumni Study Project was initiated in 1967. The Steering Committee members included Ridgway F. Shinn, Dean of Liberal Studies at the time; Ann L. Hogan, President of the Alumni Association; Mary Davey, Director of Public Relations and Alumni Affairs; and Selby Gration, Director of Adams Library. The project’s aim was to examine the relationships between Rhode Island College and its alumni, with the goal of developing strategies to encourage and sustain these connections. Over the course of three meetings, faculty, alumni, and students were invited to identify issues with current strategies and develop an action plan to address them. This action plan included commitments to enhancing alumni involvement in recruitment, college activities, and funding programs, as well improving services provided by the alumni office. In the final phase of the project, they compiled their findings into a report, which was subsequently submitted to President Charles B. Willard.
The collection contains documentation from the College-Alumni Study Project Steering Committee, including reports, meeting minutes, progress reports, and correspondence. The collection also includes a program recommendation letter, funding report, and an organizational chart of the Alumni Association.
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The collection is open for research.
Rhode Island College. Presidential Committees and Task Forces. College-Alumni Study Project records, CA-0083, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
The collection is arranged in rough chronological order.
The collection was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2019.
The collection was arranged by Special Collections staff prior to 2022. The guide to the collection was updated, and the collection described by Special Collections intern Liz Riccio in 2024, under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison.
This collection has not been digitized and is not available online.