Alumni Lifelong Learning Task Force shares report

This summer, the Alumni Lifelong Learning (“ALL”) Task Force, led by Allison McWilliams (OPCD) and Lauren Burns (SPS), completed a thorough review of current practices at Wake Forest and best practices from a number of peer institutions.

The ALL Task Force’s charge included exploring current practices at Wake Forest and other institutions, market research on the value proposition for graduate program tuition discounting, and creating a suggested plan for a centralized website and communications strategy to support lifelong learning for Wake Forest alumni.

The group’s recommendations and strategies included:

1. The creation of a centralized, well-resourced website that includes a robust search function of all alumni lifelong learning opportunities available through Wake Forest;
2. A marketing and communications strategy to promote the adoption and use of the website;
3. Implement a collaborative approach across the College and graduate and professional schools to reduce friction for alumni to utilize offerings;
4. Create an alumni scholarship or tuition discount for graduate programs; and
5. Provide proper resource planning for a successful Alumni Lifelong Learning program.

The work of the Alumni Lifelong Learning Taskforce and this report serve as a recommendation for a future-forward approach and corresponding strategies to increase adoption of lifelong learning into the Wake Forest community, create an on-ramp for prospective alumni into Wake Forest graduate programs, as well as to create a larger return on investment for Wake Forest alumni and for the institution.

The full report is available below.