Our Executive Director and Associate Vice Chancellor, Brandy Cox, captured the spirit of becoming a graduate in two insightful sentences: ‘We are students for a brief time. We are ALUMNI forever.’ This resonates strongly with every effort the Arkansas Alumni Association makes to keep our graduates connected to the U of A. It’s what we do and we love it!
Upon each commencement milestone, remember that there are nearly 140,000 University of Arkansas alumni around the world. This network is vast, and made up of connections that may work in the field you are interested in, perhaps took the courses you took, share the same favorite professor or lived in the same dorm room. All University of Arkansas graduates share a special connection and spirit. It is our goal to foster that through our resources and programs.
There are two things that are sure to help each graduate connect, no matter their situation, location or lifestyle.
- Find a group to be involved with. The Association has 46 active alumni chapters nationwide, eight alumni societies and international programs in Panama through Razorbacks Worldwide.
- Be a member. Our December class of 2014 will all receive a free year of membership, really. Every member gets access to our long list of perks as well as our Alumni network. After that first year, membership is just $25 for recent graduates. It’s 100% tax-deductible, $5 goes back into a need-based scholarship fund and it will save you well above that if you use those perks!
On December 20, 2014, the next class of University of Arkansas students will graduate.
Congratulations, alumni!
P.S. Need a great graduation gift idea? Send your graduate on the Classic Europe New Grad Tour! Travel dates are May 14 – 25, 2015 with an optional six-day extension to southern Italy and Greece. For details, check www.arkansasalumni.org/newgradtrip15
