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 …
“What’s IU Day?” you ask?
It’s historic. It’s “first-ever.” It’s for all who love IU! IU Day a nonstop, 24-hour celebration of Indiana University happening online and around the world. It’s for all campuses, all students, all alumni, all faculty and staff, and all who love IU. The fun starts at midnight EDT on April 12. You, our alumni leaders, …
What Is Talent Management??
Hi, I’m Rebecca Keith, and I’m IUAA’s Executive Director of Talent Management. (Hi, Rebecca…) Oftentimes I’m met with laughter when I tell people my title. No, really! It’s just because it’s misunderstood –and rightly so. Talent oftentimes refers to athletes or musicians (I happen to be the latter). But in this case, I’m meaning any …
More Training Opportunities in 2016
Dear Alumni Leaders: Thank you for a tremendous year of learning! Many of you participated in these amazing in-person opportunities (and let’s be clear – we learned from you too): Regional Training in South Bend, April 16-18 Regional Training in Asheville, NC, April 30-May 2 Alumni Leaders Conference, June 4-6 Executive Council Winter Meeting, Dec …
Winter magazine due Dec. 1
Success stories among IU alumni abound. We never have to look very far for a great story about an alum that we can feature in the magazine. The Winter issue is scheduled to be in the mail by Thanksgiving and should arrive in your mailbox around the first of December. With the beginning of the …
How IUAA Helped My Professional & Volunteer Work
This spring I took advantage of my IUAA membership and signed up for a free professional development webinar on social media from Guy Kawasaki and Peg Fitzpatrick, hosted by the IUAA’s Career and Professional Development team. I signed up to gain knowledge for my business but my volunteer work with the Indiana University Marching Hundred …
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 …