Monday, November 8, 2010
How to bring them in
Roland suggests that the key to raising attendance will be to get "luminaries" in our cohort to commit to coming, or at least to planning to come. I'm not sure who those luminaries might be, nor why the "rank and file" should decide on that basis. (Could you offer some examples, perhaps, Roland?) My hunch is that people will come if they see some names familiar from college days, and -- especially -- if we can develop program elements that will tickle their interest, such as seminars or workshops on topics that will challenge or grab or mystify them. And of course they will come to see spectacular developments at -- or associated with -- the University, but creating those is not really within our committee's purview. /Ralph/
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Luminaries are those who stood out while on campus in various aspects of student life (student government, sports, service clubs, the arts, publications, housing leadership) as well as later-bloomers who are now well known for their accomplishments since then (for example Pete Carmel,'56 who was recently elected President of the American Medical Association). If you have a Cap and Gown for your class that will refresh your memories.
My hypothesis is that the more of those individuals who express an interest in attending, the more likely it will be that other 'rank and file' like myself will plan to return for the gathering.
Thanks for the clarification, Roland. Alas, my copy of the 1954 Cap and Gown seems to have got lost during my many moves since then. Has anyone scanned the 1954 issue and put it on the Web, perhaps? It might be a useful resource to do so with the four or five issues covering the classes of the mid-fifties. /Ralph/
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