Hi Jill,
For December Grads, we set their Graduation Year to the calendar year of
graduation and default their Preferred Class Year to the same. However, if
they walk in May, we change their Preferred Class Yr to accordingly. (We
only have one Graduation ceremony per year.) This way when we're planning
class events they are included with the class they want to be included
with. And when we need to run reports based on actual graduation years, we
can.
Have a great weekend,
Peggy.
On Fri, May 17, 2019 at 3:14 PM Jill Doub <
jdoub@warren-wilson.edu> wrote:
> Happy Friday all!
>
> Wondering how your institutions record the class years for students who
> graduate in December. For example, are those who graduated in December 2018
> included in "class of '18" or "class of '19" communications, solicitations,
> lists, etc. We use class years so frequently, for many purposes, it seems
> like the kind of thing that should have a clear answer.
>
> Is there a recognized best practice in the Advancement Services field? Or
> a good source you know of that might have a rationale? One of our faculty
> members suggested the National Center for Education Statistics’ Integrated
> Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Anyone have thoughts on that?
>
>
> Thanks, and have a lovely weekend.
>
> *Jill Doub*
> Advancement Services Coordinator
> Warren Wilson College
> CPO 6376
> PO Box 9000
> Asheville, NC 28815
> 828.771.2052
>
>
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