2006-10-31 15:56:57 · 20 answers · asked by Tracy G 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Think it depends on the school.
2006-10-31 15:58:16 · answer #1 · answered by ManWithAPlan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/alumnus
2006-11-01 00:01:26 · answer #2 · answered by sixgun 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Only if you are a graduate. If you are providing info on a CV or a resume as a alumni/alumna of that school, one would expect you to have graduated from said school. If a furture employer hires you on that basis and finds out, you are in touble my friend. Especially if the school is a top 25 LA college like Mount Holyoke or Smith, or an Ivy like Yale or Harvard.
However, if I attended but did not graduate, you'd better believe I'm going to find some way of making that very prominent on my CV; perhaps in the education section. I would note that I attended said school for said time, but transferred or changed to the school from which I graduated. That way, they know what kind of learning you have been exposed to without your appearing crass about it. Also, if you accomplished something major while at that school, you could and should put it in your CV or resume.
As for donations, etc., perhaps it's a personal thing. If I am going to use that school as a stepping stone, then I will donate or if the school offered me significant financial aid or I felt it contributed immensely to my personal and educational growth, I would then make a donation to it as a personal recognition of gratitude and I would also make a donation to the school where I got my degree. Your donation needn't be astronomical. I know to the school it is the amount that count, but why not let it be, for you, the appreciation that counts.
2006-11-01 00:52:03 · answer #3 · answered by gwyneth03 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wikipedia says . . .
An alumnus (masculine) or alumna (feminine) of a college, university, or school is a former student. The plural is alumni for men and mixed groups and alumnae for women. The term is often mistakenly thought of as synonymous with "graduate."
2006-11-01 00:00:23 · answer #4 · answered by ranethelp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
I worked at a call center for my university. Basically I called the alumnus of my school and asked for donations toward our fund. (I hated that job, and I'm so glad I quit. :] ) All the people in the directory either graduated from the university or transferred out. If you are getting calls, just ask them to take you off the list.
2006-10-31 23:59:51 · answer #5 · answered by Jean 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, an alumnus is anyone who studied at that school.
2006-10-31 23:58:48 · answer #6 · answered by Star Eyed 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am on the alumi commitee for our school and we allow non graduates to become alumians if they attended at least a year of high school here.
2006-11-01 00:00:05 · answer #7 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...lol...you have to graduate. You are not considered an Alumni until you receive your degree.
2006-11-01 00:01:16 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alumnis' are made distinctly for graduates. I hope you are asking this question for somebody else. And....that's not how you spell it.
2006-11-01 00:01:51 · answer #9 · answered by redgirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, according to the definition on Meriam online,it means graduate ?
2006-11-01 00:01:17 · answer #10 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋