Posted By: Dave Landers @ 06/13/2008 9:47:16 AM
Comment: I writea faculty blog for Saint Michael's College and just addressed the issue of college reunions. While many of our returning alums ARE connected with each other AND whether those connections are through social networking on the web OR through small gatherings WITH each other, I suspect that what they are looking for is a re-connection with that place where they learned, loved, fell, got back up, challenged, questioned and GREW UP. They can't find that on the web. The usual questions of how are you, how are the kids, what are you doing soon slid into how is the College? How is the new President? Are students still treated fairly? How is professor XX, etc. These alums who return for reunion are looking for reassurance that the place they once called "home" IS still home to a new generation of students. They want to make sure that their vision of what college WAS like is still intact. Social networking can and does enchance their relationships which may have been started IN college but is can never replace the return and the opportunity to seek reassurances. If you are interested in my blog - go to smcvt.edu and search blogs - the title of my most recent blog is Who do people return for reunions????
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