Take Control of Your Career Destiny Event: Johnson County IU Alumni Chapter
The Johnson County Chapter of the IU Alumni Association takes pride in connecting IU alumni, family and friends in Johnson County. They partnered with the IUAA Career & Professional Development (CPD) team to produce a career focused roundtable event with themes and topics their members identified through a pre-event survey. With a keen focus on …
A Message From President McRobbie: IU Takes On Grand Challenges
Dear Colleagues, A key goal of the IU Bicentennial Strategic Plan involves the building, expansion, focusing & improvement of research at IU that will have a real and substantial impact on the state, nation and world. The centerpiece of the strategy to achieve this goal was the establishment of a program that would marshal, in …
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 …
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 …
Become an Advisor on New IUvisors platform, IU.evisors.com
Would you like to give back to your alma mater, but feel too far away geographically or crunched for time to volunteer? Do you have professional experience and an interesting or inspirational career journey to share? Would you like to help recent grads up their career game and develop their IU alumni network? We have …
Welcome Home! Join Us for Homecoming in B-town
If you have not made plans to come back for IU Homecoming (October 16 – 18, 2014), make sure to do so as you will experience a wonderful weekend of great programming and events. Highlights include: The Homecoming Parade on Friday, October 17. The route will once again run from 4th and Lincoln near downtown, …
Introducing the IU Alumni Association Job Board
As a career coach, I am frequently asked to recommend the best online job boards for job vacancies. My response is that the better job boards have some sort of specialization – whether it is by industry, region, or other narrowing factor. Large meta-sites, such as CareerBuilder and Indeed, may have some quality positions on …
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 …
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 …
Throwback Thursday – Mini U through the Years!
This year marks the 43rd annual Mini University starting June 8th. I became a part of this program in 2008 and look forward to it each and every year. I remember my first Mini so vividly. I had been at the IUAA for a week at that point and was still learning. I remember seeing …
IUAA Affinity Programs: Class Rings and License Plates
We continue our look at IUAA Affinity Programs and partnerships today with IUAA staff member, Anne Bono. Herff Jones: With over 580,000 living graduates, the IU network is a powerful base and it’s always a great feeling when you unexpectedly meet or identify a fellow alum. Unfortunately, it isn’t always acceptable to wear IU gear. …