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. …
read moreA Weekend With Marshall Goldsmith
Caroline Dowd-Higgins, IUAA’s Director of Professional Enrichment, joins us today to recap the IUAA Goldsmith Leadership and Executive Coaching Academy held in Chicago in early March. Part of the new Professional Enrichment movement includes the creation of the Indiana University Alumni Association Goldsmith Leadership & Executive Coaching Academy. IU alumnus, Dr. Marshall Goldsmith certified the …
read moreThrowback Thursday – Hoosiers travel to Cuba
Have you ever dreamt of traveling to a faraway land? Is the Eiffel Tower on your bucket list? Do you wish you could visit a castle in Scotland? Karen Conrad, Program Officer for Hoosier Travelers, is here to share her thoughts and experiences being a host of one of our many Hoosier Traveler trips we …
read moreThrowback Thursday – Celebrating the Greatest Era of Indiana Women’s Basketball
Welcome to Our Indiana’s first ever Throwback Thursday! We start off with the AIAW Final Four Women’s basketball team (1973). This team also had two Elite Eight appearances (1972, 1974). The women’s basketball team, under head coach Bea Gordon did not officially become a varsity sport until 1971 and accomplished making the Final Four and …
read moreThe 2013 Distinguished Alumni Service Awards
I had the privilege of helping coordinate the 2013 Distinguished Alumni Service Awards dinner and banquet in November. What an experience that was! I was given the honor of meeting Mr. Booker T. Jones, Jr., The Honorable Shirley Abrahamson, and Dr. Roderick Paige and really connecting with them throughout the weekend. Thursday night kicked off …
read moreThe #IUSaidYes Campaign
Friends, We wanted to share with you an innovative and exciting campaign developed by the IUB Office of Admissions staff. Not only do we want you to learn more about it, but also see the excitement, energy, passion, and spirit that this campaign has generated. Be sure to check out the link below. ~Tricia Each …
read moreSolidarity in the Face of Disasters
It’s been a hard week for many in our alumni network, and we want you all to know: we care, and we’re here for you. A powerful and deadly super typhoon has devastated the southern provinces of the Philippines. Closer to home, deadly tornadoes struck in Illinois, Michigan, Kentucky, Ohio, and in Indiana over the …
read moreStorm Relief at IU Kokomo
Many Hoosier fans were gearing up to watch the IU men’s basketball game on Sunday afternoon while others sought cover as severe storms swept across the Midwest. A member of the IU campus family, the city of Kokomo, was hit especially hard with a 10-mile long tornado touching down, destroying about 50 homes and injuring …
read moreReturn of a Big Hit!
Last year, IUAA introduced the Game Watch in a Box program to you, our valued volunteers, and it was a huge success! Boxes were sold to chapters across the country to help provide some additional Hoosier spirit at game watch events. We received some great feedback from many of you which allowed us to make …
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 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 …
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