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In an effort to build a thriving network of former students, The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to relaunch its alumni association.<\/p>\n
The association will be the link for students to stay connected and strengthen ties with their alma mater, while giving back.<\/p>\n
A 2013 Computer Repair graduate, Ronnique Ferguson is the driving force behind the association and is assisted by a planning committee which includes BTVI\u2019s Activities Coordinator, Colin Francis along with former students Genta Brown and Sheryl Pyfrom-Leary.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe should want to give back to BTVI which has played a role in getting us where we are or where we\u2019re going.\u00a0 It\u2019s where we got that hands-on technical education.\u00a0 Being products of BTVI, we should want to continually sow seeds where we were planted,\u201d said Ms. Ferguson.<\/p>\n
Various initiatives are already being discussed, including how the association can assist current students and the community at large, in addition to making a donation to the institution.\u00a0 However concrete plans are to be revealed following the launch meeting for the general body slated for Thursday May 29th at BTVI, when officers will be elected.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, Mr. Colin Francis described joining the alumni association as a good investment.<\/p>\n
\u201cFormer students will be going into the workforce and spreading the word of what BTVI has to offer.\u00a0 The association would help keep the institution\u2019s spirit alive.\u00a0 An alumni association always brings students back.\u00a0 We want them to play a greater role in terms of the institution\u2019s growth,\u201d said Mr. Francis who is also an instructor and counselor.<\/p>\n
Mr. Francis also commended Ms. Ferguson for her efforts thus far.\u00a0 \u201cFrom last year, she was advocating for an alumni association.\u00a0 She has been working the field and speaking with students from her graduating class and it has been favourably received,\u201d said Mr. Francis.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven students who are about to graduate, we want them to join, so the association is never depleted of numbers,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Ms. Ferguson believes that an alumni association would aid in igniting a spirit of loyalty during and after graduation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want a mentoring program between the alumni and current students in various disciplines.\u00a0 We want to help empower the students, therefore assisting with the growth of the institution,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n PLANNING \u2013 Members of the committee spearheading the relaunch of BTVI\u2019s Alumni Association from left to right are: BTVI\u2019s Activities Coordinator, Colin Francis along with former students Sheryl Pyfrom-Leary, Ronnique Ferguson and Genta Brown. <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In an effort to build a thriving network of former students, The Bahamas Technical and Vocational Institute (BTVI) is set to relaunch its alumni association.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":65563,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_10223285771444175_51037792744":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[2016,296],"class_list":["post-65556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-education-2","tag-students"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bahamasb2b.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}