Spotlight

“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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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