There is a great (and short) article on the NYTimes.com about how some colleges are engaging alumni in service activities. Boston College invited their alums to come out and clean up a local park....555 of them showed up. Clemson grads recently sorted food at a food bank. And, Oregon State alums helped the forest service root out an invasive species of knapweed. I have no idea what that is but it sounds nasty and I'm happy those OSU grads got rid of it.
This kind of engagement is great. I'm dying for some alternative ways to have a relationship with my alma maters. I'm so tired of getting invitations to go on a "booze cruise" around Manhattan with other alums. I would LOVE IT if they would invite me to help clean up the eye sore on 43rd St. between Ninth and Tenth Aves. We'd probably have to wear full body hazmat suits but hey, I'm game. Here's hoping these kinds of opportunities keep coming...
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