Identify Your Strengths
IUAA Career and Professional Development continues to add more relevant content and topics to our list of professional development offerings. We are excited to announce that we now have two Gallup Certified Strengths Coaches! Gallup’s Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment is the first step in helping people identify their talents. The results give people a way to …
A Portrait Commemorating Carrie Parker Taylor
On Saturday, September 10, a contingent of alumni, IUAA and IU leaders, students, community members and descendants of Carrie Parker Taylor gathered in the Ruth N. Halls Theatre within the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center to witness the unveiling of the Carrie Parker Taylor commemorative portrait. Carrie was the first African-American woman who, in …
We Want to Say ‘Thank You’ at Homecoming!
Friends, As an alumni leader, you do so much to make IU and the IUAA better. Thank you for your time and effort. The entire IUAA staff wants to honor you during Homecoming weekend, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14–15. Please join us for Alumni Leader Recognition Weekend, a very special part of Homecoming. Here’s a …
IU Alumni Association Seeks Leaders
In October, the IUAA Governance Committee will meet to review scores of candidate packets for volunteer leadership positions on the Executive Council and Board of Managers for the IU Alumni Association. Now’s the time to submit nominations for consideration. We seek volunteers with these characteristics: A demonstrated commitment to IU, alumni engagement, and serving others. Enthusiasm …
Empower Staff and Volunteers: Our Webcast Series Does It!
Priority number three in the Five Year Plan is Empower Staff and Volunteers. One of the many ways my office does this is by providing ongoing training such as the webcast series. Now in its third season, we surveyed you – our wonderful volunteers – to find out what you wanted and when. So, we’ve …
Alumni Leader Bio: Kyle King
When I first spoke to Kyle about this blog, I asked him, “Why do you volunteer with the IUAA?” I felt it best to let his words speak for themselves. Here is Kyle’s reflection on his extensive volunteering with various alumni groups. “I think the better question is why wouldn’t you volunteer with the IUAA.
Miss IU 2016
With the 2016-2017 academic year upon us, we’ve been taking some time to reflect on the important events that have made University history. This past February we witnessed Justus Coleman receive the Miss IU crown, the second African-American woman to do so. While a junior at the time of her accomplishment, she studied community health. …
Preview of the Fall IU Alumni Magazine
It’s been more than 40 years since I reported to Read Hall to get started on my IU student journey. I can still remember the excitement of the challenge ahead. That’s probably one of the few things I have in common with the IU class of 2020 that just began its freshman year. I brought …
Come home to Bloomington for IU Homecoming 2016
You do so much to make IU and the IUAA better! We appreciate your time and effort and want to honor you during Homecoming weekend: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 14–15. Please join us! Here’s a rundown of what we have prepared for you: Spirit Stations (Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) – sponsored by the …
Avoid The Confidence Gap and Enhance Your Presence
When an IU alum reaches out to the Career and Professional Development department for a career coaching session, we ask them to complete some written questions about their career coaching goal. I am struck by how many people state in this form that they believe their lack of confidence is holding them back from future …
Career and Professional Development – Last Fiscal Year at a Glance
IUAA Career and Professional Development made great strides in reaching more IU alumni in the 2015-16 fiscal year. With a focus on connecting alumni to IU and to each other, and an initiative to make access to our services and resources easier, we implemented new systems and processes to better measure our impact. We are …
The Great Eight
The graduation dust has begun to settle, but there are specific accomplishments that have reached national heights: a group of eight black women who earned their PhDs from the IU School of Education, a unique and phenomenal occurrence. Jada Phelps-Moultrie, Shannon McCullough, Johari Shuck, Nadrea Njoku, Tiffany Kyser, Jasmine Haywood, Demetrees Hutchins, and Juhanna Rogers …