Impacting Your Community: The Lakeshore Chapter Book Drive
An alumni leader can make an impact in so many ways. Bring many alumni leaders together who want create impact within their community and you have something really special. Since I began working at the Alumni Association back in August of 2017, my mind marvels at each of the chapters that I come into contact …
Student Spotlight: Intern Gabi Steenberger
My earliest memory is of my abuelita’s kitchen. When I close my eyes, I can see my family gathered around the table, sleeves rolled up, spreading masa over corn husks in preparation for Christmas dinner. I can hear my aunt’s hearty laugh and smell her perfume. The kitchen is always filled with laughter in my …
Serving Up Homecoming
This year marks my 3rd IU Homecoming with the IUAA programs team. Homecoming is the largest signature event that we plan each year, and it’s estimated that nearly 2,500 alumni and community members joined us for the parade and our annual Hoosier Huddle event. Fortunately, I have the pleasure of working with a very talented group …
Homecoming 2017 with the I Association: An Alumni Director’s Reflections
For an alumni program administrator, Homecoming is like Christmas, New Year’s and the Fourth of July all rolled into one weekend. If you have any trepidation going in you are not in the right career. In my case, I have the pleasure of planning and executing the homecoming activities for the I Association, the alumni …
Indonesia Chapter Creates Internship Program
The Indonesia Chapter is passionate about nurturing Indiana University alumni. Currently led by Sulaeman Liong and Dhiny Novianti, the chapter works tirelessly to reach out and engage Indonesian alumni. Last year they held events, networked, and hosted notable IU luminaries. They even started a foundation! For IU Day 2016 they documented their love of IU. …
Be a Good Person, Take Care of Each Other
Hi there! I have never written a blog post so bear with me on this journey of written prose. I find it is best when dealing with something new to jump right in! I am one of seven Student Fellows at the IUAA who are working in marketing, administration, and a variety of community departments. My full name …
Meet Our 2016-17 IUAA Student Fellows
The IUAA Student Fellows program strives to identify, inspire, involve, and invest in young professionals/leaders through an intensive student fellowship program. Significant and unique professional experiences are offered to help Student Fellows build deep connections that will last a lifetime and help groom them for lives as volunteers, members, connectors, and donors. Currently, there are …
Get a Head Start on Your New Year’s Career Resolutions
Quite often we reflect on our careers at the beginning of the New Year. January and February tend to be some of our busiest months as career coaches. Whether IU alumni are taking stock of their current career or they are completely dreading the return to work after the holiday break, we want to encourage …
My Life Before, During, and After Homecoming 2016
Hi there, readers! My name is Katie Cole and I am a senior (don’t make me leave) at Indiana University majoring in History. I transferred here for my sophomore year from Indiana State and, to say the least, it was a bit of a shock coming from a relatively small school to one with over …
The World Is Changing. Are You Keeping Up?
British pubs are closing by the hundreds every year. Meanwhile, Cuba might soon become more and more commercialized with renewed relations to the U.S. burgeoning. For hopeful travelers, the waiting game is over. Start ticking trips off your bucket list; otherwise, the idyllic sights and sounds of old Britain or classic Cuba might not be …
You Gotta Regatta
Greetings from Indianapolis and IUPUI! The IUPUI Regatta happens this Saturday, and shoves off on the Downtown Indianapolis Canal at 10 am on Sept. 24. This family-friendly and campus-friendly campus tradition started eight years ago with just 48 teams, less than 1000 people, and aspirations for something much, much bigger. We haven’t disappointed yet. The …
Empower Staff and Volunteers: Our Webcast Series Does It!
Priority number three in the Five Year Plan is Empower Staff and Volunteers. One of the many ways my office does this is by providing ongoing training such as the webcast series. Now in its third season, we surveyed you – our wonderful volunteers – to find out what you wanted and when. So, we’ve …