These days, Lee Jae-oh who graduated in Chung-Ang university(CAU) (economic department 64) became National Assembly representative. In alumni association homepage, there is a letter of support to Lee jae-oh. Professor Lee Jong-eun wrote this supporting letter for Lee Jae-oh who is a member of the National Assembly for the Grand National Party. Lee jae-oh introduces Daum cafe the name is "Jae-oh Love". In this cafe there are about 30 to 40 CAU graduated people enlisted. Like this, people who graduated from the Same University help each other. Of course it is not always good support someone just because he only graduated in the same university.


However, these believes are from love almamaterism. All graduated student love their Alma master. In alumni association, they share their memory and information. However, Alumni association are not only for former students, they also help current students and support schoolwork. Now let us watch CAU school alumni association.

There are around two hundred thousand CAU alumni association member. It is the number included persons who received degree from CAU colleges and graduate school.
CAU alumni association established in April 1952. the works of the alumni association are divided in 4 parts.

First, the alumni association seeks to create and endure relationships among alumni association members. For example, the New year party it is called “Night of Chung-Ang people” it held every year to celebrate new year and wish for the growth of the alumni association and the alma master. In December 5, 2005, “2005 Night of CAU people” held in Gang-nam central city convention hall. Around a thousand people participated in this event. “Night of CAU people” wasn’t able to be held in 1997 because of the IMF. However, it revived in 2002. Alumni association held not just big national meetings but also separate meeting with different purpose like regionals, or alumni for the same college, same job and even same hobby. This way many small alumni association meeting take place all year long. The last big meeting is called the mountain climbing. this is one of the largest alumni association event. Every spring, lots of alumni association members hike a mountain; This event give chance to meet many other alumni association member. In 2005, May 15 was held to climb So-rak mountain. In that event, one thousand two hundred people participate in it.

 

Second, encouragement learning work and helping develop their Alma master. Alumni association give million won to 100 students two times a year. They give it both Seoul and An-seong campus. They also give professor studying support one hundred million won. In addition they participate in many major even in school and support it too.

 

The third purpose is to make an alumni association bulletin. It’s published around 5~6 times in a year. To make a good alumni association bulletin, before the alumni association bulletin is publish, the alumni association have an editing meeting in which most of it members are journalists.

 

Forth is managing alumni association. To have a efficient alumni association, they held “regular general meeting” every May. Before regular general meeting, they held “Director’s meeting”. In the regular general meeting, they report affairs of the association, inspection, deliberate on the budget and generate a working plan.

 

In theses days, our school is gathering fund to build the law school. Many fellow students donated to the Alma master funds last year. In 2005, 906 fellow students donated to the Alma master developing funds. Also one hundred three million seven hundred thousand won were gathered in January 2006. Recently day, Sin Hyeon-guk(Chemistry department 79) who is actually the CEO of “U.P Chemical” donated hundred million won. So in February 7th in the president room, there was a formal ceremony. Like this have help our school to gather many Alma master developing funds. When was needed to raise funds to build the gym, many fellow students participated in it. Cause of many fellow students great helps, the Alma master developing fund is now 7,001,721,977 won.

 

Then, what about other university alumni association?


Han-yang alumni association has two hundred thousand fellow students. When they do alumni association ceremony, they do it mostly separated. They do their alumni association ceremony among people within the same region, same department, and same job. Especially they do ceremony for person who has passed the national exam. They also make alumni association bulletin every month to inform about their fellow students.


Yon-sei university alumni association has two hundred eighty thousand persons. They are a very powerful alumni association. They support their Alma master’s construction. They support their Alma master’s construction to the 100th memorial hall, Dr Baek Nak-jun’s bronze statue, and the extension of open-air theater. Espacially open-air theater, they carved the donator’s name on it, like CAU try to in Law school. One of the Interesting event that they do is a Golf challenge like CAU do mountain climbing. Also, Yon-sei university has 328 fellow students special treatment hospitals, which treat specially to fellow students.


Kyung hee university alumni association has one hundred eighty thousand persons. They do both Golf challenge and mountain climbing. The special things to fellow students are they have many diffrent kind of fellow students’ special treatment in companies or store. They have 38 hospitals, 12 law offices, 10 academies, 24 other companies. If Kyung hee university fellow students use this company or store, they will obtain a discount. The reason they can do this, is because these companies are own by  Kyung hee university fellow students.


Dan-kook university alumni association has one hundred thirty thousand persons. They held tennis match in May, golf challenge in September, and mountain climbing in October. The special thing is Dan-kook University is that they have a service which connects unmarried fellow students. They give a chance to meet people to marry. Also fellow students’ family can use this service. In addition, Dan-Kook University does lecture for female fellow students for culture cultivation. 

 

Like this, each university have special alumni association activities and commodities. It is a shame that CAU has no special alumni association activity looking forward to help the CAU student comunity. Also, it is also regretful that CAU has no fellow students special treatment in stores or companies. However, “CAU alumni association exists for exchange and cooperation with the other fellow students to make a base of the Alma master. It becomes a discussion place for the development of the university. Like this answer which CAH ask for the real necessities of alumni association to CAU alumni association, alumni association is to connect with another fellow students. Therefore, now days, CAU should not only concentrate in the physical benefit. Instead, CAH suggest, that CAU makes a chance to meet and communicate many great fellow students. There are many famous former students who graduated CAU. Not only in the Departments of theater and film studies but also a lot of great alumni from the pharmacy department and Mass communication. Also, there are many other great fellow students in our society. Therefore CAU students must get a pride about CAU. To create a big alumni meeting will raise love for our school. In addition, we could be able to discuss school problem more wisely.


Some day, we will graduate. At the time, we will meet our fellow students through the alumni association. As graduated students, we will connect with Alma master through alumni association. Because we are Chung-Ang University students even when we graduate! Many fellow students pass through like you do. You are now following their track. Think about it, you can help CAU by you become famous. If you do good thing to society, it help improving good image about CAU. On the contrast, if you do bad things, it will damage to CAU. Think about it always when you do your work. “How my junior will look me after I graduate?” CAU is own you.         

 

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