<p>AsleepattheWheel's post on another thread reminded me that one of the attractions of Tulane to this parent is that it seems to WANT my D and it is willing to do some little things to indicate that she is wanted. From what I've heard from Tulane students and alumni whom I've grilled (and what I read here), it appears that the prospects continue to feel wanted when they become Tulane students (green waves? really?). </p>
<p>I was wondering if the alumni continue to feel wanted. I have some initial indication that they do (past president continues to keep in contact with alumnus and his parents), and I'm pretty sure that FC feels as if Tulane stills values him, but are there other alumni stories out there about what the school has done to make the alumni feel a part of the university still. I'm sure there are the big newspaper stories; I'm looking for the smaller, more intimate stories.</p>
<p>Here's my reason for asking: I teach at a college that isn't very warm and fuzzy to its students; sometimes it's downright hostile. Also, I've heard it said of one or two colleges that these places know how to keep their undergrads happy and devoted (one is huge and one is tiny). I'm wondering if Tulane is a third such school, and I'm thinking there might be certain administrative and faculty practices at these schools that other schools like my own might emulate. So I'm after bigger fish than Tulane's alumni love affair, if it exists, but I'm willing to settle for some data gathering for now.</p>