Professional Development Retreats and Workshops for IU Alumni
With summer vacations coming to a close and back-to-school in full gear, IU alumni are starting to take stock of what’s next in their career. Much like the January “New Year’s Resolution” season, we tend to see an uptick in alumni searching for career advice in the Fall. Finding focus in order to be more …
read moreIU Football offers members $15 off four football games
Football season is just around the corner! IU Athletics is partnering with the IUAA to offer our members $15 off adult tickets to the following four home IU football games: Indiana vs. FIU, Sept. 16 (adult tickets $35, regularly $50) Indiana vs. Georgia Southern, Sept. 23 (adult tickets $35, regularly $50) Indiana vs. Wisconsin, Nov. 4 (adult tickets $50, regularly $65) …
read moreCream and Crimson 2017 – What a Weekend!
What a weekend! We learned, explored, contemplated, debated, and celebrated. If you were able to join us at the pre-conference events at the Media School, you had a real treat that began with a tour of the new building and ended with remarks by Dean James Shanahan. On Friday, we had a great opening session with …
read moreCream and Crimson 2017 – Away We Go!
As the catchy Cole Porter tune goes, “Another op’nin, another show…” The Cream and Crimson 2017 planning is complete and we’re about to open another show. No, the weekend is not a full-scale musical adaptation of IUAA’s founding in 1854 — but it is a festive celebration of volunteer achievement, information sharing, and hard work. …
read moreCream and Crimson Weekend 2017: Join The Fun
Many of you undoubtedly viewed the save-the-date video provided by our always-musical CEO, J T. Forbes. If not—go ahead and mark your calendars for Cream and Crimson Alumni Weekend, June 8–10, in Bloomington. As usual, the weekend will be a time to reconnect with other volunteers and discuss new Alumni Association initiatives. This year, though, we’ve added a …
read moreHelp Us Recognize Outstanding Volunteer Achievement
As I was preparing to write this blog post, I took some time to think about the many years I’ve been working with the Alumni Association (since 1998!) and how many tremendous people I’ve been able to meet. I perused the list of previous honorees for the IUAA President’s Award and I thought about those years with …
read moreJanuary marks IU GLBTAA’s 20th Anniversary and a month of Celebrations
The GLBTAA is starting off 2017 on such an exciting note! This year marks their 20th Anniversary and this month alone will be one filled with celebrations, starting off with the fourth annual PRIDE Day, which will be held on January 19 at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall during the IU vs. Purdue women’s basketball …
read moreWinter College 2017
The IU Alumni Association is a proud sponsor of Winter College, an engaging and uplifting weekend of learning far from the Midwest’s dreary cold weather. Join IU alumni, faculty, and friends for two days of learning, sharing, and fun in the warmth and sunshine of beautiful Naples, Florida. Winter College 2017 takes place Feb. 11-12 at …
read moreGet 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 …
read moreCelebrate the Holiday Season this year with IUPUI!
Start your holiday season off with some fun and cheer at IUPUI’s annual Holiday Night at The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis! For years this event has been a seasonal favorite of alumni and their families, and this year’s event has something new for all attendees. This year’s event will be held on Friday, December 9, …
read moreMy 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 …
read moreThe 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 …
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