Alumni and their Alma Mater:It is about reciprocity and complementarity

by Prof RC BodibeVice Principal: Student and Alumni Affairs

Role of Alumni

• Mirror to their alma mater – reflects the values

• Conscience to sensitise their alma mater

• Relationship needs nurturing

What Unisa offers it’s Alumni

• Library services at reduced cost

• Update on latest literature for masters and doctoral alumni

• “Come togethers”/Networking opportunities

• Update on activities at Unisa by means of quarterly publications

• Technology access

What Unisa offers it’s Alumni

• Negotiated tax deductions for donations made to Unisa

• Acquisition of Unisa memorabilia

• Unisa Online

What Unisa expects of it’s Alumni

• Contribution to bursaries

• Contribution to the University coffers

• Mentoring of students

• Negotiating with powerful guilds and associations

• Influencing boardroom discussions

What Unisa expects of it’s Alumni

• Feedback to Unisa to revisit curricula – quality assurance mechanism

• Contribution re HIV/AIDS

• Partnering in outreach programmes

• Feedback re needs of the industry

• Influence Unisa’s direction

What Unisa expects of it’s Alumni

• Supporting round table projects

• Partnering alumni in Africa and elsewhere

• Benchmarking

• “Alumnus of the year”

Our many illustrious alumni• Former President Nelson Mandela • Gill Marcus, Deputy Governor, SA Reserve

Bank • Ezekiel Mphalele, writer • Dr Mamphela Ramphele, Director, World

Bank • Prof Brenda Gourley, Principal, Britain’s Open

University • Carl Niehaus, former politician, now a

consultant to Deloitte and Touche, Netherlands

• Cyril Ramaphosa, former politician, company director

Our many illustrious alumni• Adv Dikgang Moseneke, Chairman of Telkom • Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel prizewinner• Sipho Ndlovu, Manager, Spescom Global

Systems • Adv Francis Bosman, Chief Family Advocate• Bunguza Peter Vundla, MD of HerdBuoys• Prof Sibusiso Bengu, politician and diplomat• Frances Kendall, politician and writer • Dr Stanley Mogoba, Presiding Bishop,

Methodist Church of SA • General Siphiwe Nyanda, Chief, SANDF • Prof Kader Asmal, Member of Parliament

Our many illustrious alumni

• Prof Rachel V Gumbi, Chief Director, Department of Health

• Sakuzumi Macozoma, Chief Executive, NAIL• Vincent T Maphai, Director, SAB • Richard CM Laubscher, Chief Executive,

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Conclusion

• Unisa and yourselves can form formidable partnerships

• We implore you to do exactly that!

• Thank you