Alumni Give TWU high marks
Alumni survey generates positive response
More than 800 alumni took a half an hour out of their day to respond to the University’s recent alumni satisfaction survey.
“I was very impressed by the response,” says Dave Swan, director of Alumni Relations at TWU. “It was a fairly comprehensive survey, so the fact that people took the time to do it, says something in and of itself.” Alumni Relations, Student Life, and faculty all contributed to the formation of the survey and are applying the results within their respective programs.
Among the messages the survey responses communicated were strong themes of satisfaction with a TWU education. Swan was particularly interested in whether or not TWU alumni felt that their education prepared them for the workplace, and was happy to find that 90.2 per cent found their first job within 12 months of graduation. He also points out that 79.3 per cent had mentors while at TWU, two thirds of which were faculty members.
“This really gives credence to the idea that TWU is a uniquely personable university,” Swan says. “As an alumnus myself, I can certainly identify with that.”
Other Results Included:
- 97.6 per cent of alumni were satisfied with the education they received at TWU
- 92.2 per cent would recommend TWU
- 90.8 per cent believe TWU prepared them well to pursue further studies
- 88.2 per cent believed that their overall education experience prepared them for the marketplace
- 78.9 per cent are now leaders in their employment
- 39.4 per cent found first time employment through a TWU contact
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