Membership Update
Hello Alumni Volunteers, Good news! We have resumed the monthly distribution of our member lists, which you can sort by your chapter, campus, or school (we are not yet able to provide affiliate group). We encourage you to reach out to your new and renewing annual and life members to thank or welcome them, as …
IU Alumni Association Seeks Leaders
Every October, our Nominating Committee meets to review scores of candidate packets for volunteer leadership positions at the IU Alumni Association. Now’s the time to submit your names for consideration by the Nominating Committee. We seek volunteers with these characteristics: Strong and demonstrated commitment to IU and IUAA. Enthusiasm and willingness to be a public …
Please help shape the 2015-20 IUAA Strategic Plan
As you may know, it is time to update our five-year strategic plan. This message is an update on strategic planning activities next steps. We want you to stay engaged in this process, since the final plan will only be a strong as the feedback we receive. We will be seeking additional input on two …
Help Recruit Outstanding Students to IU
Volunteers, As the fall is approaching, we wanted to remind you about our Alumni Student Recruitment program for Bloomington and the Jaguar Alumni Group for IUPUI. These programs are joint initiatives between the Offices of Admissions on each campus, and alumni relations. We invite you to help recruit outstanding students to IU in the area …
Alumni Leaders Conference 2015: ALL IN!
We are excited to welcome our Alumni Leaders back to Bloomington for our annual conference June 4-6! We listened to you, our volunteers, and are excited for all of the interactive and sharing opportunities we have in this year’s agenda. We will feature alumni volunteers at our concurrent sessions on Friday afternoon to talk about …
We need you to give advice and get advice
A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice. At one point in our lives we have either been one or we have had one. Take a moment to pause and think about that time or person right now. What types of words describe your experience? What comes to mind for me is …
The IUAA Election is Over!
If you didn’t know it (some don’t), IUAA members approve a slate of officers and at-large members for the highest volunteer positions in our governance. Effective July 1, the results are in…(drum roll please)… Nate Feltman, BS/BA’92, JD’94, chairman-elect; Robert Johnson, BA’88, vice chairman; Thao Nelson, BA’93, MS’96, secretary; Deanna Crispen, BA’98, treasurer; Larry Alt, …
Recognizing Amazing Volunteers
I’m pleased to announce the following persons will be awarded the IUAA President’s Award this summer in Bloomington. Pam Berke, BS’92, of Denver Philip Chua, MBA’88, of Singapore Kim Davis, MS’78, of Bloomington, Ind Mike Garber, BFA’97, of Indianapolis Nancy Hamblin, BS’78, MS’82, of Munster, Ind The IUAA President’s Award recognizes outstanding volunteerism and is …
A Few of my Favorite Things
No matter which generation you claim, The Sound of Music has a special place in your heart. I’m reminded of this beloved movie and, of course, the soundtrack as it celebrates the 50th anniversary in 2015. One of my most favorite songs growing up was “My Favorite Things,” especially since my mom would sing it …
Access to Member Benefits is changing: Introducing the new MyIU
Greetings, volunteer leaders! As you know, we are in the process of implementing a new version of MyIU.org , which is the transactional portal of the IU Alumni Association. As our core group of alumni leaders, we want you to be the first to know about these important updates – and to take a test drive. …
Save the Date: Alumni Leaders Conference 2015
Our favorite time of the year is coming in June…the annual Alumni Leaders Conference! All of our volunteers are invited to join us as we gather in Bloomington beginning on Thursday, June 4 with a welcome reception, and conclude with our annual luncheon on Saturday, June 6. We’ve been listening to your feedback, and we …
An Update on the IUAA/IUF Partnership
For the past year, IUAA and IUF have engaged in a very careful and thorough review of the relationship of the two organizations. In the fall, we determined that a merger was not necessary. Over the winter, we have examined migrating the IUAA employees working for IU to become IUF employees. Dan Smith and I …