Alumni Relations and Affinity Programming

Responsibility: Vice-President, University Relations 
Authorization: Board of Governors
Approval Date: May 11, 2001

To ensure that the identification, tendering, contracting, and management of benefits and services for alumni of the University of Saskatchewan (alumni as defined by the University of Saskatchewan Alumni Association constitution) are managed centrally by the University Relations office.

To ensure that all revenues generated from the marketing of contracted programs and services to alumni are used to benefit alumni by supporting on-going alumni relations programming managed by the University Relations office, University of Saskatchewan.

All contracted benefits and services to be offered to alumni will be contracted by the University Relations office in accordance with the tendering and contract procedures established through Purchasing Services at the University of Saskatchewan.

Revenues generated from these contracted programs and services will be used to support the on-going alumni relations programming at the University.

The University Relations office will manage the programs, determine and approve the acceptable marketing approaches, ensure that the affinity programs (revenue programs) are co-ordinated with the fundraising efforts of the University, and meet the legal obligations and policies as defined by the Freedom of Information Act and the University.

Detailed criteria relating to U of S Affinity Programs and providers can be found here.