Adjusting Our Work and Offering Great Content, Too
My team has been working hard recently to develop new and exciting ways to bring programming to our alumni, whether in person or virtually. I am proud to share that what we’ve developed is not only a great program, but is also coming at an incredible time in our world. Wellness Wednesdays, featuring IU alumna …
read more“Best of Me” is Best for Us: Employee and Volunteer Engagement
While this blog post was originally written prior to the COVID-19 events currently affecting our everyday lives, there is great wisdom in taking time to reflect on these prompts as leaders and as those who are now faced with many changes. Whether you’re now working from home or strategizing new ways to continue connections with …
read moreRecruiting Reminders for our Best Alumni Fans
In my role with the I Association, I interact with current and former student athletes regularly. It is important that we all understand the guidelines of the NCAA and our interactions with talented prospective students (“prospects”), so I’m providing some helpful reminders: As an Indiana University (IU) season ticket holder, alumnus, Varsity Club member, or …
read moreIUAA Member Recognition Program
Over the past year, my office has worked collaboratively with the Alumni Business Office, Advancement Data, Communities, and many others on the IUAA team to envision a member program that speaks to the core purpose of our existence: connection to the 712,000+ alumni around the world. Our language is changing to one that is caused-based …
read moreMoving Forward Together in 2020
“A movement only exists when people are inspired to move, to do something, to make the cause their own.” – Simon Sinek Welcome to 2020! With the change of the calendar, many of us are inspired to make changes in our lives. Perhaps we set personal or professional goals; maybe we create an intention about …
read moreNetworking Smarter
As an alumni career coach, I am often asked for best practices or tips and tricks of networking. Actively building a network, especially before you need it, is a task most clients are less than enthusiastic to implement. Connecting with strangers on LinkedIn, attending a networking mixer alone to work the room, or reaching out to …
read morePurchase a Nick’s Brick Today and Support IU Athletics
It’s the end of an era, volunteer leaders. The Nick’s Bricks program has been in existence since I Association Director Tom Bolyard and Nick’s owner Dick Barnes founded the program in 1981, and this month, we taking our last brick orders. Only 30 spots for engraved bricks in front of Nick’s English Hut remain. Let …
read moreAnnual Planning: Embracing the Fun and Function
It’s a new fiscal year here at IUAA, which means we’re spending a lot of time reviewing what went well last year and what we want to improve for the future. And we know that for many of our alumni communities, the summer serves a similar purpose: it’s a time to reflect and plan for …
read moreRecruiting For the Future
A new year, a fresh start! We’ve accomplished so much this past year at the IUAA and now it’s time to welcome in a new fiscal year. This means: Starting the external audit of the corporation and closing FY2019’s books Welcoming our new members of the Executive Council, Board of Managers, and all our Alumni …
read moreCuriosity: Let It Be Your Guide
“I wonder…” Whenever I hear alumni coaching clients start off a sentence with these two words, I feel heartened. It means wheels are turning…intuition is kicking in, and mobilization is in the offing. It means my clients are curious, and ready to move past what is safe…beyond the known. It signals that they’re ready to …
read moreOn Giving Up Being a Perfectionist
If you sit down at my desk, you will see inspirational messages all around my workspace; messages about courage, kindness, and growth. One of my favorite quotes at my desk is from Brene Brown. It says, ‘Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change.’ You see, I consider myself a ‘recovering perfectionist’ and vulnerability …
read moreInfectious Enthusiasm
We so often go about our daily routines not thinking about the impact we have on others around us, whether it be in our personal or professional lives. A little over a year ago, I found my fitness community: the group of women who support and push me physically and mentally and the place where …
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