Alumni

Our Alumni Family: MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR STUDENTS

The Centre for Arts and Technology is very proud of its graduates. After all we shared a lot. Good days, bad days and in-between days; some failures, some victories, some pain and some pleasure. These are people we worked beside for many months and years; people we helped guide and mold to a new vision of themselves. People we came to care and respect and watch grow into professionals.

The only thing we are never happy about is saying goodbye. So we just decided not to. As Don Henley wrote of the famous Hotel California "You can check out, but you can never leave."

For many years our tradition is to involve our graduates in our future. This is to keep our community vibrant and alive; refreshed by new talent while connecting with the established. We do this several ways (described here) and are evolving new ways all the time. We invite your involvement and participation and hope you will help us carry this banner forward. We all know that you cannot make “new” old “friends” so placing value in this relationship is acknowledging something very important to our lives and work. We need one another, we prosper better together. The achievements of the many most often outweigh the achievements of the few.

For our New Alumni - Our Guarantee

Life is not perfect but people want to know that someone stands behind what they offer, especially a major commitment like education and a personal career. Several years ago we brought the concept of a guarantee to education. In short form, if you have not found a job within one year of graduation then you can return to school and we will provide you the chance to succeed in a different program with no additional tuition. This puts action behind the words and should illustrate that we stand behind our programs and behind you. We want you to succeed. Help us help you by staying in touch and letting us know what’s going on.

Lifelong Learning Community

Our relationship is a lifelong relationship and our graduates are a key part of our community. And things have a nasty habit of changing pretty quickly out there. So we provide free update courses, seminars and other events to grads. We arrange discounts and deals on equipment and software from time to time. We want to make you happy and successful and we want you to be a vital part of our community going forward. Past grads turn into a network of career opportunities, industry knowledge, connections and instructional talent. You are our best asset. And knowing you are valued is a nice feeling. But we need to be able to reach you so do not forget to keep your contact info fresh and make sure we know where you are.

Reaching Back – Reaching Out

Consider reaching back to share some of your success and help the many new young and talented people pursuing their dreams just as you have pursued yours. Think of your Alma Mater when your company is hiring and assist a new crop of grads by sharing your enthusiasm for your employer and opening what doors you may.

Consider guest speaking at one of our events or classes either using our virtual conferencing systems or attending in person.

Consider teaching for the school one day. Just as you were instructed by a professional working in the field you can now offer back that wealth of knowledge only real experience can bring.

Consider establishing a scholarship or bursary in the name of your company or a loved one. Education is expensive and even $500 a year to a deserving student can be a real benefit. The scholarship is tax deductible and corporate representation is available at certain limits.

Consider sponsoring a festival or awards night for Centre students, to encourage, promote hard work and creative output.

Consider hosting an Alumni party or event. Networking opportunities are always welcome and you never know when they turn into something special for yourself and/or your company.

Consider enabling students to do charitable projects at a higher level by helping finance or raise funds for the project.

And most of all consider how important it is to stay involved. Contact one of our campuses and get involved today.