Alumni and their Alma Mater:

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Alumni and their Alma Mater It is about
reciprocity and complementarity
by Prof RC Bodibe Vice Principal Student and
Alumni Affairs
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Role of Alumni

• Mirror to their alma mater reflects the values
• Conscience to sensitise their alma mater
• Relationship needs nurturing

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What Unisa offers its 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

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What Unisa offers its Alumni

• Negotiated tax deductions for donations made to
  Unisa
• Acquisition of Unisa memorabilia
• Unisa Online

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What Unisa expects of its Alumni

• Contribution to bursaries
• Contribution to the University coffers
• Mentoring of students
• Negotiating with powerful guilds and associations
• Influencing boardroom discussions

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What Unisa expects of its 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 Unisas direction

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What Unisa expects of its Alumni

• Supporting round table projects
• Partnering alumni in Africa and elsewhere
• Benchmarking
• Alumnus of the year

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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, Britains Open
  University
• Carl Niehaus, former politician, now a consultant
  to Deloitte and Touche, Netherlands
• Cyril Ramaphosa, former politician, company
  director

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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

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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, Nedcor

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Conclusion

• Unisa and yourselves can form formidable
  partnerships
• We implore you to do exactly that!
• Thank you