Pamela Ryckman Activates the Stiletto Network in Next IUAA Webinar
Our first IUAA professional enrichment webinar launched with IU alumna, Jane Pauley in June. Participants at the Alumni Leaders Conference in Bloomington watched the program live in the beautiful IU Cinema. Over 800 participants from 32 states and 3 foreign countries joined us watching the webinar online. Some gathered as a group in their companies …
Fall is Around the Corner!
Hello! We’re back! We hope you’ve had a great, relaxing summer. Students are returning to our IU campuses, football season is on the horizon, and a fall full of alumni experiences and connections is around the corner. We’re back with regular posts on Our.Indiana and plan to provide great info for you again this year. …
Watch the Spirit of Indiana
We debuted this short video, “The Spirit of Indiana,” at this year’s Alumni Leaders Conference. You might have heard the speech before. It was a favorite of Herman B Wells, and is recited at the freshman induction ceremony at IU Bloomington. Thank you for carrying on the Spirit of Indiana! The spirit that is Indiana …
CONTEST: Name the IU & IUPUI popcorn
The IU Alumni Association paired with Delights Gourmet Popcorn by Sugar & Spice at the Indiana Memorial Union to create two delicious popcorn mixes—one for IU alumni and another for IUPUI. Alumni Leaders Conference attendees received a sample of the IU blend, which features red and gold caramel popcorn and a white chocolate drizzle. The …
ALL IN Membership Challenge Results
Last June we kicked off our ALL IN Membership Challenge. We asked attendees to recruit 10 members. One year later, the results are in! A total of 202 members were recruited $12,220.50 in dues revenue was generated 20 alumni volunteers and 6 staff members participated in the challenge The following alumni volunteers recruited 1-10 members: …
Membership Update
As some of you heard in November during Executive Council, we began a journey last spring to identify a vision for membership that is sustainable, long-term, boosts alumni involvement, and generates increased revenue to support IU campuses and schools. We’ll be talking more about Membership at the Alumni Leaders Conference next week and before we …
Memorial Day Series, Part 4: Honor
The last piece of the Memorial Day series reflects honor. Memorial Day is all about honor—honoring those that gave the ultimate sacrifice to protect our country. Many of our IU alumni I reached out to talked about friends, family, and battle buddies that they lost. You can feel the emotion in their words. It just …
Awesome IU Prizes
Thank you to everyone who is participating in the ALL IN membership challenge! As a reminder, we have some awesome prizes lined up for you! Participants who recruit at least one member will receive an IU gift bag, which will include one of our exclusive IU IS AWESOME T-shirts (designed by IU graduate Larry Buchanan) and a pair …
Memorial Day Series, Part 3: Valor
Valor: strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery. I cannot imagine facing death as part of my daily job but this is what our military members face every day. We have some amazing IU alumni that have done just that. Here are their thoughts about Memorial …
The Gift of Career Insurance
It’s graduation season and newly minted grads from all IU campuses are heading out into the career world armed with degrees to empower them on their new professional journey. Whether you are a twenty something millennial or a non-traditional aged student, synthesizing your collegiate experience into a career opportunity can be a daunting task. If …
Memorial Day Series, Part 2: Sacrifice
We all know that Memorial Day honors those that gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country. These young men and women sign their lives away when they sign on the dotted line. Most jobs are not like that. I understand a little bit about sacrifice and what it can truly do someone that is left …
2014 Trustee Candidates
The 2014 Trustee election begins on June 1 and goes through June 30. One of our goals this year and one of our challenges for our volunteer leadership is to have 100% participation in the election. We have two candidates running for Trustee this year: Andrew Baldwin, BS’07 from Indiana University, MBA’13 from the Stanford …