tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60060897430004473232024-03-14T07:47:47.203-07:00University of Glasgow SAVE ProjectUniversity of Glasgow
Sustainable Alumni Volunteer Engagement Project (SAVE)About the Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16717603617631134446noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-60383195179678214922012-07-03T06:12:00.001-07:002012-07-03T06:12:23.614-07:00Introducing the Alumni Volunteer CoordinatorAs I've mentioned in a previous blog post, we have recruited a new Alumni Volunteer Coordinator, to take charge of volunteering initiatives developed through the JISC funded SAVE project in collaboration with the Development & Alumni, Careers and Recruitment & International offices based here at Glasgow.
I'm pleased to announce that our new Alumni Volunteer Coordinator is Sarah Armour.
Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-10166076106375318602012-06-19T02:25:00.001-07:002012-06-19T02:25:36.240-07:00Latest newsWe're pleased to announce that we have recruited to the Alumni Volunteer Coordinator post. This is a new post, funded by the University for the next two years, to take over leadership of the project and develop it further. This means for the first time since April, we will have two full time staff working on the project. Once the recommended candidate officially receives their contract, I'll Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-12915309000870690242012-06-12T03:01:00.003-07:002012-06-12T03:01:38.035-07:00Sustainability - (revisited) and how we are attempting to achieve itFirstly, I should mention that I started this blog post a few months back but never published it. I think now is a good time to add to it and send it live. Anything that was previously written is in italics.
As the official end date of the project draws near, it's valuable to look back and reflect on what has been achieved, how priorities have changed, evaluate any difficulties that have arisen Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-90404839904630753722012-05-16T02:08:00.002-07:002012-05-16T02:08:47.678-07:00Some photos - Service Design and other tools
Persona templates - courtesy of WeAreSnook
These are twelve of out persona templates, developed by James, Pete and Laura. We decided to defer utilising these until the 100% signed off alumni facing website has been agreed. The site is ready, sitting in the background, waiting to be launched, however as a project team, we have decided to review each service that we are offering and more than Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-70860592281370862682012-05-15T05:34:00.001-07:002012-05-15T05:34:13.365-07:00Some more Alumni Profile stats.
35% of those who have submitted an Alumni Profile have agreed to become eMentors.
65% of respondents are male.
35% of respondents are female.
The average age of our respondents is 39.4 years of age.
The youngest respondent is 23 years of age.
The eldest respondent is 78 years of age.
Of the respondents;
31.58% come from the 20-29 age bracket
26.32% come from the 30-39 age bracket
26.33%Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-72857665733652892522012-05-10T07:49:00.003-07:002012-05-10T07:53:52.049-07:00Stats - Alumni ProfilesJust a quick update...
We're in the process of recruiting alumni to submit an Alumni Profile and also to become eMentors.
We sent out 254 email invitations to UK alumni with 23 completed responses. Of the 23, 13 have agreed to become eMentors (56%). Whilst a response rate of 9% (for completed responses) may seem low, considering that of the 254 emails sent out, only 131 were opened (51%). Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-64622419114378182162012-04-30T03:19:00.001-07:002012-04-30T03:19:23.112-07:00Partnerships with multinational employers - risk and changing expectationsLooking back through our JISC application, we were asked to identify potential areas of risk and to rate the;
probability of it occurring
the severity of it
any actions to prevent or manage that risk
One area that we did not highlight as a risk was partnerships with external stakeholders (although we did cover relationships when discussing 'Engagement with the Community').
It was our plan to Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-44059189193825463712012-04-23T02:48:00.009-07:002012-04-23T03:40:14.156-07:00Why we have made certain decisionsThose reading this blog will more than likely identify with the notion that regardless of how well you think you have anticipated risk or how well you think that you may have put together a project plan, things will not always run the way you had thought. This however is not necessarily a bad thing; it can help to shape the way that you make certain decisions. What may not have been a priority atPete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-70007091883425169142012-02-28T08:20:00.002-08:002012-02-28T08:24:30.773-08:00Service Design in Action at Glasgow UniLast week we started testing our new Alumni Volunteer Network prototype web pages and on-line sign up process using the Persona and Customer Journey Map tools supplied by Snook.
We are just getting started with Customer Journey Mapping , but even already we have been able to identify ways in which we can make the web experience more user friendly and simple for all of our alumni to sign upUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-41170878860636773032011-11-18T02:35:00.000-08:002011-11-18T03:21:23.480-08:00JISC Service Design event with We Are SnookHello.The project team (Laura, James and Pete) have made it back to Glasgow after encountering the most crowded train ever. I think I could write an entire blog post about the journey, but I'll concentrate on talking about the Service Design event instead.Firstly, thanks to JISC and Aston University for organising and hosting the event. We had been keen to meet with Snook to discuss our project, Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-55850890091261575302011-11-18T02:18:00.000-08:002011-11-18T02:25:37.635-08:00University 'consumer culture' warningThanks to our Critical Friend, Peter Kawalek for sending on this article.Maybe the most important statement is, "We need to talk about the student experience less in terms of transactions and more in terms of relationships..."As an aside, the article touches on a criticism of focusing too much on undergraduates and ignoring postgraduates. This is something that the University of Glasgow is Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-61616215657760135342011-11-15T03:19:00.000-08:002011-11-15T03:27:20.759-08:00Visual Understanding EnvironmentThis is maybe a tool that is used widely (or not) but has proved invaluable for myself and our project team.Visual Understanding EnvironmentIt's a free resource and very easy to use. Looking back at some of the original maps that we used for project planning, they are absolutely huge, difficult to read and not as focused as they could be.The tool has enabled us to focus on the elements of our Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-26223104382665929542011-10-31T03:37:00.000-07:002011-10-31T04:14:02.110-07:00Project updateIt's quite worrying when you take a look at your own blog and realise that it's been so long since you posted anything to it however, it does mean that the team has been busy and focused.After meeting with our Cluster group members in London at the start of September, the project team have been kicking on with defining the key aspects of our programme. Whether this be process flows, definitions Pete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-50960374107209155032011-09-28T03:45:00.000-07:002011-09-28T03:47:35.465-07:00Alumni networking events attracting recent graduateshttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/sep/15/alumni-graduate-employabilityUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-89971240555864800322011-08-18T02:39:00.000-07:002011-08-18T06:40:25.288-07:00Update of many, many things.Forgive me father for it has been over one month since my last blog post.
The last month has seen a raft of progress for the SAVE programme at Glasgow which includes...
Meeting with an international company to discuss a mentor programme.
Meeting with Blackbaud to discuss potential solutions within NetCommunity.
Laura & Pete delivered a presentation on internal and external findings relatingPete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-82978882585200761952011-07-20T01:48:00.000-07:002011-07-20T01:49:38.796-07:00Link to article : Turning recent graduates into active alumni at the University of Leicesterhttp://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2011/jul/13/higher-education-alumni-strategy?&Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-22434800296902332472011-07-11T09:00:00.000-07:002011-07-12T05:51:55.553-07:00Great On-line NetworksIf our Alumni Volunteering Programme could produce a community like this (on a much smaller scale) I'd be a very happy project officer. Some great examples of engaging with an on-line community through blogs and interesting discussions.http://www.thisiscentralstation.com/home.aspxUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-27119684502768525522011-07-07T07:17:00.000-07:002011-07-07T07:36:49.345-07:00Database Officer: The New StartFor all the regular readers, you may have noticed a new name on the right hand side of this page (if you logged on in the last five minutes) and that is Pete Speak - Database Officer.Today marks my first day in post, working alongside the awesome and supremely talented Laura Henaghan. Over the past few weeks, I have met Laura on a number of occasions to discuss the SAVE project and have beenPete Speak - Database Officerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579415438843336510noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-28498213250103930892011-06-22T02:49:00.000-07:002011-06-22T02:57:33.381-07:002nd & 3rd Stage Research UnderwayJust a quick update for the moment.With a flurry of activity the GlasgowSAVE project is very much gaining momentum. Upon returning from a successful visit to various Russell Group universities in England, we delivered against our first research objective, a review of alumni volunteering activity across the sector. The project team discussed the report produced from the research trip at our 2nd Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-30415592067481258352011-06-02T06:12:00.001-07:002011-06-02T07:04:30.613-07:00Research UpdateJust back from the picturesque St Andrews where i visited the University Careers Centre to meet with Paul Brown and Pam Andrew who very kindly agreed to talk through their online Careers Centre and Alumni Careers Network. St Andrews are currently gathering up to date information about where their Alumni are now and their experience to date in their chosen fields. The existing Alumni Careers Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-25659197036643644092011-05-26T04:27:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:49:57.719-07:00A Possible Idea For International Alumni ProfilesMy research is coming across some interesting examples of how universities across the world are highlighting their internationalization and proudly displaying their graduate stories and profiles. I particularly liked this example from the University of Auckland , an interactive world map search-able by country, with lots of examples of their alumni working all over the globe.The website has a Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-6478500893379372202011-05-25T02:20:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:45:46.624-07:00Alumni PerspectiveLast Friday I was lucky enough to have a meeting with an Alumnus who is very actively involved with Glasgow University as well as many other universities across the UK. It was a very positive meeting as this Alumnus has a real affinity for Glasgow. Despite his busy schedule on a flying visit to the city he very kindly let me ask him all sorts of questions on his opinions of alumni volunteering Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-56658559906894438982011-05-17T05:43:00.000-07:002011-05-17T06:19:00.904-07:00Fact Finding Mission(s)Over the past couple of weeks I have attended some highly informative presentations and discussions at the University of Glasgow and been alerted to some innovative ideas for the potential alumni volunteering programme of the (not too distant) future. It has given me an insight into how alumni may be able to contribute to schools and services through volunteering.One such interesting discussion Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-45613888327590166532011-05-12T05:13:00.000-07:002011-05-13T10:39:49.074-07:00Micro - Volunteering : Another Interesting IdeaI have had quite a few meetings with the Graduate Attributes team at Glasgow University, a lovely pair, with lots of great university contacts and even greater ideas.Jamie Wightwick ,Graduate Attributes Project Officer, pointed me in the direction of Micro Volunteering and in particular a website called 'Sparked' as a potential idea for delivering certain aspects of an alumni volunteering Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6006089743000447323.post-1929612697259707342011-05-11T07:11:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:47:01.792-07:00GlasgowSave: Project Update - ResearchGlasgowSAVE Research 1st stage (due early June) : UpdateOverview of Alumni volunteering across the sector, Russell Group, Universitas 21 and other national universities with notable alumni engagement activityLast week I produced an overview of all alumni volunteering programmes across the Russell Group universities. My research flagged up some really interesting (and in some cases vast!) examplesUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1