Alumni Leader Recognition Day is Coming Up!
As we have done in recent years, we are hosting YOU, our alumni leadership, for a special day to celebrate you and your dedication to IUAA. We invite you to come to Bloomington for Homecoming on Nov. 2! We have a block of tickets set aside for purchase (includes drinks and hot dog for each …
read moreMembership Challenge Update
We are four months into our ALL IN membership challenge. To date, a total of 31 members have been referred. Kyle King currently leads the challenge with 11 members. Other alumni volunteers on the leaderboard are Alexa Johnson, Nancy Hamblin, and Dwight Kunkel. Way to go, volunteers! “I have found it easy to help build …
read moreLeveraging Your Events, Part 2
Alumni events are a great opportunity to recruit and recognize members! During your event, set up a membership table (this can be part of your registration or welcome table). Encourage attendees to join or renew at the discounted event rate of $40 (regularly $50) as they check in. Another great time to ask attendees to join …
read moreGreetings from the Professional Enrichment Movement at IUAA
Greetings from the new Professional Enrichment Movement at IUAA! It’s been an exciting time for me since I started my new role in September. I’ve been meeting with colleagues throughout the state and connecting with alumni around the globe who are thrilled that IUAA will be offering expanded career & professional enhancement services for members. …
read moreThe IUAA Channels
Hello from Bloomington! Beautiful fall day here, hope it’s a great day in your part of the world. I wanted to let you know that we’re listening and are currently preparing a three-part social media series for our volunteers. Our team is working hard on this for you, and as we’re putting the final touches …
read moreLeveraging your Events
There are several ways to leverage your alumni events to grow membership. Here are some things you can do even before your event begins: Start with offering a discount to members of at least 20 percent or $5, whichever is higher. For example, at Hoosier Village tailgates, members pay $15 for the buffet, while non-members pay …
read moreWhat We’ve Learned About our Alumni Magazine
Greetings IUAA volunteers. We love our redesigned IU Alumni Magazine. But, we were happy to find out that alumni love it too! Last month, we asked a panel of IU alumni for feedback on the magazine. We wanted you to know how it fared (and how we’re responding). Some of the findings below, hot off …
read moreFormer Miss IU to Keynote Neal-Marshall Reunion
Nancy Streets-Lyons was the first and last black Miss IU, decades before a black woman would be named Miss America. “She is 73 now. Her eyebrows are thinner than they were in the old photos — her hair has turned gray. When she descends a staircase, she takes each step carefully. But there’s still a …
read moreSo, what do I get if I join?
Does this sound familiar? It’s probably the number one question you receive when approaching an alum at one of your events about joining the alumni association. How do you come up with a quick, effective answer before losing them to the hors d’oeuvre table? In short, joining the IU Alumni Association is a great way to …
read moreAnnouncing a New Member Benefit
We are excited to announce a new, career-enhancing offering available to our IUAA members: access to leading academic journals. We’ve partnered with IU libraries to give our members access to 2,000 academic journals and articles through JSTOR and Project MUSE. “These resources can help all IU alumni accelerate their careers through access to leading scholarly …
read moreA New Approach to IU Homecoming
If you have not made plans to come back to Bloomington for IU Homecoming (October 31-November 2), make sure to do so as you will experience a wonderful weekend of great programming and events. After a year-long effort to retool and improve our approach to Homecoming, you will see a new branded look that will …
read moreHow to Eat an Elephant
We all know the saying: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. A big goal, such as the ALL IN membership challenge, can be like trying to eat an elephant. And while big goals are great, they can also be overwhelming. Breaking them into several, smaller goals can make them more manageable. We’ve …
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