Scholarships: Let’s Get Started!
If you have been involved at IUAA as a volunteer leader in the last year, chances are you’ve heard about our new Chartered Alumni Communities program. We created this program to give chartered communities a clear picture of what success looks like. There are three elements to the program: Charter Requirements, Core Campaigns, and Optional …
A New Year, A New You?—Not Quite. Taking Stock of 2017 for a More Fulfilling 2018
January 1 is a date we associate with a readiness to start anew. A fresh start on the year ahead. Big goals, big dreams. But, what if, a “new year, new you” isn’t the right approach to take? What have we learned about ourselves in 2017 that we can take and grow from? The fresh …
Calling IU Alumnae Seeking to Design Your Career in 2018
As I look to January and I prepare for my upcoming Career Navigator webcast on Career Reinvention, I find myself reflecting on my own career and what ‘reinvention’ I seek in 2018. I have a highly rewarding career as a coach in the IUAA Career and Professional Development department. Daily, I partner with IU alumni …
Gold Star Customer Service for Our Alumni Clients
During the past 14 years of my professional career, I have had the pleasure of being able to provide customer service to others. It quickly became a passion of mine, as I thoroughly enjoyed the moment that I was able to meet the need of someone and even more so if I exceeded their expectation. …
IUAA Career and Professional Development – Focused on Providing the Highest Quality Services
With the unveiling of the new and improved Indiana University Alumni Association webpage, a few of our IU alumni have noticed a missing service or two from the Career and Professional Development page – specifically the IU Alumni Job Board and the IUVisors alumni mentoring platform. This is not an oversight; rather it is a …
Embrace “Good Enough to Go” for Career Momentum
As a career development and executive coach, I work with many IU alumni who are focused on making changes to their careers to better align with professional values and strengths. But for some, their best plans often get stalled in analysis paralysis, which results in stagnation and a hard stop to all forward momentum. Perfection …
Career Wisdom for the Class of 2017
It is commencement season and newly minted IU graduates will be entering the career world in droves. The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) rates the job market for new 2017 graduates as “good” – a positive uptick from the last few years. While the Bureau of Labor Statistic shows that unemployment numbers are …
Think Like a Designer
I love HGTV, and I especially enjoy renovation shows. Renovation shows always involve a designer. The designer can look at an old, dilapidated property, a property so run-down it is deemed condemned, and imagine something beautiful and functional – something modern and desirable. Designers see beyond what meets the eye – they see a marvelous …
Introducing New IUAA Websites
The last time we talked (was it ALC, 2016?), I hinted about the new IUAA websites that Alumni Marketing has been building for IUAA and its communities. It’s almost time for launch (April 27!). And we all have A LOT to look forward to. The new IUAA websites — including those built for our chartered communities — have some great features …
‘Tis the season of celebrating scholarship recipients
‘Tis the season of scholarship awarding, and our personal favorite part: celebrating the recipient! We surveyed a cross-section of alumni communities to determine the variety of ways that your peers are celebrating their scholarship recipients. We were pleased to see a full range of ideas for how you are individualizing students’ experiences. Below you’ll find examples of programs both big and small to …
Secrets to Great Teamwork
It’s basketball season and we can learn a lot from our extraordinary men and women athletes representing IU nationally from all of our campuses statewide. Teamwork lessons that serve athletes well on the court are also applicable to your professional life. Athletes benefit from intensive coaching to get them from “good to great” and to …
You Get The Best of Me When…
As we begin 2017, most family and friends I know are excited for the clean slate to set new year’s resolutions. Whether it’s getting to the gym more often, getting additional sleep, or even being more present and mindful in their personal relationships (read: limiting screen time), self-reflection and self-improvement toward wellness are areas of …