Roles of Alumni Association in the Development of Tertiary Institutions in Nigeria: The Need For urgency
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Alumni Association, Community Development, Development, Tertiary InstitutionsAbstract
This paper examined the roles of alumna in tertiary institutions development in Nigeria. The paper adopted secondary data in the paper. The secondary data were collected from print and online publications. The paper identified the provision of financial support, the establishment of endowment funds, infrastructure facilities development, research development, provision of support for internal management, enhance students’ scholarship and support of community service development of the institutions as some of the critical roles and functions of alumna association in the development of tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Based on the findings of this study, the paper hereby recommended as follows: Alumna associations in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions should be given a constitutional role in the management of tertiary institutions. Tertiary institutions’ managers in Nigeria should collaborate with alumna associations in the development of tertiary institutions across the country.
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