Alumni

An institution’s alumni are the reflextion if its past , representation of its present and a link to its future . Our Alumni are the brand ambassadors of the institution they past from. Shibpur High School loves to declare the list of its notable alumni as a way of connecting their successes with what the school has provided them . However , in this era of social networking , the connect with its past students appears an easy way out. Institution has realized how a strong and a positive relationship with its alumni can benefit the school socially, academically and professionally. Likewise even the alumni community have released that it’s not just a mere nostalgia that they associate their alma-mater with , but it’s much beyond that.

Educational Institutions are changing the way they see and interact with their alumni community. Earlier , enen in our school , alumni and their alma-mater were treated as separate entities wherein one’s existence was independent of the other . Local alumni chapter were formed as a means to interact with other fellow alumni . However , these associations seldom had any interaction with the institution they passed from . With the advent of social media , alumni relationship has taken a different flavour all together . School has started to harness the power of alumni through various net working platforms like linkedin , facebook , twitter etc. by creating their alumni groups and profiles on them . The alumni even after pass out helps the school and the students in various ways like

1. Fund-raising – A strong alumni association can be one of the biggest benefactors of an institution that can contribute towards various developmental activities of the institution .

2. Placements –the alumni network of a college is one of the biggest sources of placement opportunities to the students . Alumni can help students to get placed at their respective organizations .

3. Mentorship and Scholarships – alumni can play an active roll in voluntary programmes like mentoring students in their areas of expertise .

They could also play significant role in contributing scholarships to deserving students .

4. Career Guidance – alumni is a huge talent pool whose guidance can be beneficial to many students an other fellow – alumni in their respective areas of study .

5. Networking platform – alumni network by itself is one of the best professional networking platforms available today .

Leveraging the alumni community can be a wine –wine for both the institution and the alumni . Many of them are willing to ‘Give-Back’ to their alma – mater as a sign their gratitude and affinity towards the institution . However , most of them are unsure of how an what should be done towards this . An effective alumni network assures the alumni as a significant stake holder bu making them actively participate in  the institution’s developmental activities.