| Tactic/Activity | KPI |
|---|---|
| Facilitate the presence of alumni / employers in classrooms, speaker series, mentorship program, and other events, with a focus on DE&I. | Increased job / internships /and other post-graduate placements |
| Increased alumni giving | |
| Increased student satisfaction with educational experience | |
| # of students/alumni participating in mentorship program | |
| Expanding industry relationships / internships opportunities with a focus on: 1) increasing internship opportunities outside of KY, and 2) utilizing greater area expertise in career services for developing industry relationships and connecting students with employers / alumni. | Increased employer pool / student placements inside and outside of KY |
| Tactic/Activity | KPI |
|---|---|
| Formalize a mentorship program between alumni and students with a focus on DE&I, facilitating engagement between multiple key stakeholders. | Analytics of platform to measure success of engagement |
| Measure both quantitative and qualitative outcomes | |
| Communicate engagement opportunities, including information about high performing students to our Gatton alumni via all the channels. | Evaluate analytics for all channels (website should serve as a one-stop location for alumni) |
| Number of hire / internship increases | |
| Distinguished Lecture Series: Invite distinguished speakers from academic, politics, business to discuss pressing societal challenges. | Engagement of University with wider community, yielding increased outreach visibility |
| Donors to underwrite the series and other activities | |
| Develop a podcast series that highlights successful Gatton alumni in the “Behind the Blue” podcast. | Use analytics of platforms to measure success of engagement |
| Tactic/Activity | KPI |
|---|---|
| Increase Gatton-specific events on- and off-site that are geared towards enabling our alumni to make more meaningful connections with one another at University events (e.g., UK Athletic events). | Number of new contacts and relationships and the depth of connections |
| Rollout and promotion of the Gatton College app allowing higher connectivity to the College, UK and other alumni / faculty and staff. | Assess app engagement measures (e.g., # and duration of interactions with the app) |
| Develop a database of alumni and key companies who hire within the region. | Better and consistently targeted communication with alumni and employers |
| Establish additional departmental advisory boards. | Board membership and participation |
| Expand the cultural impact of Gatton as a “Second Home” – the support and culture of Gatton can be important to all alumni. | Increase relationships |
| Expand area alumni expertise in Graham Office of Career Management and Alumni Relations. | Increase relationships |
| Encourage faculty engagement with alumni / employers through continuing education, advisory board membership and classroom events. | Number of alumni engaged with faculty |
| Number of alumni engaged in continuing education through Gatton | |
| Number of alumni engaged in classroom, extra-curricular activities |