LEVERAGING ON THE POWER OF ALUMNI IN THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM PREPARE FOR THE UNKNOWN BY STUDYING HOW OTHERS IN THE PAST HAVE COPED WITH THE UNFORSEEABLE AND THE UNPREDICTABLE- GEORGE S. PATON THE WISDOM OF THE ELDERLY IS LIKE THE SUN,IT ILLUMINATES THE VILLAGE AND THE GREAT RIVER- NILOTIC PROVERB An organisation's alumni are the reflection of its past,representation of its present and a link to its future. With the advent of Social media,educational institutions have begun to tap nto the power of alumni through networking platforms like Linkedin,Facebook,Twitter etc by forming their alumni groups and profiles on them. IMPORTANCE OF ALUMNI Alumni are the brand ambassadors of the institution they graduated from.Institutions have realized how a strong and a positive relationship with their alumni can benefit them socially,academically and professionally.A study conducted by The Ambix team on a group of Alumni Relations Managers across the UK,discovered that the ...