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What Closure Can Teach Us About Engagement
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What Closure Can Teach Us About Engagement

Most advancement programs spend enormous energy trying to engineer the kind of engagement Trinity experienced in its final months.

When Trinity Christian College announced it was closing in November 2025, Mackenzi Huyser — the school’s vice president for advancement and a Trinity alum herself — braced for what she expected: anger, withdrawal, people running away from something painful.

That’s not what happened.

Events filled up. Alumni who hadn’t been back in years started showing up…

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