Spotlight: Scott Bowerman of Metro New York Chapter
This week, we are excited to highlight another spectacular chapter volunteer. Scott Bowerman has been doing great work with the Metro New York chapter and providing opportunities to future Hoosiers through his work with scholarships. Thank you, Scott for all your hard work! Name: Scott Bowerman Degree and Graduation Year from IU: Finance 2014 Chapter Region: IUAA Metro …
A New Year, A New You?—Not Quite. Taking Stock of 2017 for a More Fulfilling 2018
January 1 is a date we associate with a readiness to start anew. A fresh start on the year ahead. Big goals, big dreams. But, what if, a “new year, new you” isn’t the right approach to take? What have we learned about ourselves in 2017 that we can take and grow from? The fresh …
Distinguished Asian/Pacific American Alumni Award
At the end of the year, we often take time to reflect on the people and organizations that impact us in positive ways. This is a great time for our alumni family to consider recognizing alumni achievement, too – and among the suite of awards at IU, the Distinguished Asian/Pacific American Alumni Award is a …
Welcome Home, Alumni
It’s a pleasure to work in a place where we sell a warm, feel-good product: Connections. And what better way to connect than to come back home to Bloomington to share in the festivities for IU’s Homecoming 2017. There’s so much to do while you’re here, too. The fun schedule is out and the weather …
Let’s keep growing: Fall Membership Campaign Launch
Our summer membership campaign was a great success, generating almost 500 members and more than $100,000 in dues revenue. In addition, our auto-renewal program hit the 1,000 mark in its inaugural year. Let’s keep growing with our fall campaign, which is officially underway and will continue through the end of November. Please share the information …
We Want to Say ‘Thank You’ at Homecoming!
As an alumni leader, you do so much to make IU and the IUAA better! We appreciate your time and effort, and we want to honor you during Homecoming weekend: Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14. Please join us for Alumni Leader Recognition Weekend, a very special part of Homecoming. Here’s a rundown of what we’ve …
Professional Development Retreats and Workshops for IU Alumni
With summer vacations coming to a close and back-to-school in full gear, IU alumni are starting to take stock of what’s next in their career. Much like the January “New Year’s Resolution” season, we tend to see an uptick in alumni searching for career advice in the Fall. Finding focus in order to be more …
IU Football offers members $15 off four football games
Football season is just around the corner! IU Athletics is partnering with the IUAA to offer our members $15 off adult tickets to the following four home IU football games: Indiana vs. FIU, Sept. 16 (adult tickets $35, regularly $50) Indiana vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 23 (adult tickets $35, regularly $50) Indiana vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 4 (adult tickets $50, regularly $65) …
Cream and Crimson 2017 – What a Weekend!
What a weekend! We learned, explored, contemplated, debated, and celebrated. If you were able to join us at the pre-conference events at the Media School, you had a real treat that began with a tour of the new building and ended with remarks by Dean James Shanahan. On Friday, we had a great opening session with …
Cream and Crimson 2017 – Away We Go!
As the catchy Cole Porter tune goes, “Another op’nin, another show…” The Cream and Crimson 2017 planning is complete and we’re about to open another show. No, the weekend is not a full-scale musical adaptation of IUAA’s founding in 1854 — but it is a festive celebration of volunteer achievement, information sharing, and hard work. …
Cream and Crimson Weekend 2017: Join The Fun
Many of you undoubtedly viewed the save-the-date video provided by our always-musical CEO, J T. Forbes. If not—go ahead and mark your calendars for Cream and Crimson Alumni Weekend, June 8–10, in Bloomington. As usual, the weekend will be a time to reconnect with other volunteers and discuss new Alumni Association initiatives. This year, though, we’ve added a …
Help Us Recognize Outstanding Volunteer Achievement
As I was preparing to write this blog post, I took some time to think about the many years I’ve been working with the Alumni Association (since 1998!) and how many tremendous people I’ve been able to meet. I perused the list of previous honorees for the IUAA President’s Award and I thought about those years with …