Effective Alumni Leadership and University Excellence

Abstract

Onukwuba attempts to establish a connection between effective alumni leadership and university excellence. He starts by looking at how students' satisfaction with the overall quality of their education engenders an emotional attachment to the School, which in turn encourages the students' involvement after graduation. The chapter discusses various means by which the alumni, who are "the conscience and the sounding board of the university," contribute to the success of the School. Onukwuba then traces the contributions of the alumni to the national and international rankings and accreditation of Lagos Business School, and the important part played by a properly structured and effectively led alumni association in galvanising this alumni support.