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Message: [QUOTE="Dooley, post: 1354861, member: 2920"] [LIST=1] [*][B]A more inclusive approach[/B]. [B][I]Currently there are 230,000 UConn alumni. Of that number, only 5 percent, or about 13,000, are members of the Alumni Association. Another way to look at it: That means 95 percent, or 220,000 alums, are currently not members of UConn’s primary alumni outreach organization.[/I][/B] As [URL='http://uconnalumni.com/donny-letter']Donny Marshall, former captain of the UConn men’s basketball team and supporter of the alumni transition, says[/URL]: “That (lack of Alumni Association members) doesn’t meet the championship standards for which UConn is known.’’ Many of the nation’s top colleges and universities have already eliminated their membership model in favor of this inclusive and integrated approach [/LIST] ^ This is absolutely disgusting. No wonder Power conferences think UConn is small potatoes. If this data is true, and I have no reason to believe it isn't, we are leaving 220 friggin' thousand alums out in the cold (and off of our Power conference profile)?!?!? We need to unite as one alumni base: 230,000 STRONG. This split alumni is small potatoes, shows disorganization, and is not attractive whatsoever in the eyes of "B1G" conferences. [/QUOTE]