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Alumni Discounts Helps Build Alumni Programs and Loyalty

While traditional colleges and universities have long benefited from robust alumni programs, career colleges are just starting to formalize these programs within their schools. The benefits of a strong alumni group are myriad: an increase in school spirit and school personality, access and active communication with a group that actively recruits for the school and […]

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Finally, the affiliate program is here!

It was worth the wait. Fans of Beyond Graduation rejoice. Fans of all things sport-related rejoice … harder! As you blog, facebook, tweet, etc. about your love of football, Tebow, your local middle school football team, NASCAR, etc., you can feature items from Beyond Graduation or links to the online shop and get a percentage […]

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Even Beyond Graduation felt the Tebow effect

While his season may be over, Tim Tebow certainly arrived this year. And his arrival was very good for Denver and for the Broncos.

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Welcome Studica!

Behind the scenes, we’ve been very busy at Beyond Graduation. Thanks to you, December was our best month ever, and the start of 2012 sees several new partners working with us.

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Back to school

The house is empty. Both kids are back at school for quarter two of this year … one for the last year of her college education, the other for quarter #2 of his first year. Wow. 

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Resolved to ???

Happy almost new year! Let’s close the books on 2011 and anticipate 2012 … both of those reactions seem to require lists.

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The middle ground

Christmas is over, New Year’s is here in the blink of an eye … this is also a strange and strangely busy time of year. So much prep goes into Christmas … trees, cards, gifts, wrapping and oh the food. New Year’s is also all about food, but more of an evening than of a […]

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Happy holidays!

Take a moment from your holiday celebration – whatever it may be – and enjoy the skewed humor of Terry Gilliam, who takes holiday cards of yore and does Gilliam-like things with them! Wishing you, yours – and your favorite team – a wonderful holiday!

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Beyond Graduation … Fun Fundraising

Beyond Graduation has probably been a ‘thing’ for almost a year now. Sprung from the combination of two men’s experiences – Mike’s with selling software to college, Tom with selling licensed sports-related goods – Beyond Graduation has been an actual store front for a good part of the year and affiliate stores have been opening […]

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The cost of no education

While I’m feeling a bit over numbered … you know, you’ve seen so many statistics that they begin to fail to mean anything, there was a good piece in the Trib on Monday. The editorial discusses the costs – both personal and societal – of dropping out of high school.

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