Alumni Associations

The IARU Alumni Associations is a network of IARU alumni directors.  The status of alumni relations in all IARU partners differ – some have made significant investments in alumni relations, while others have nascent or newly emerging programs. In any case, all of the institutions recognize that alumni associations are key to successful advancement and development efforts so vital to the long term growth of their respective institutions.  The universities comprising the IARU have successfully established joint programming opportunities for faculty, staff, and students, and will now turn its attention to engage in shared programs for alumni.

The aims of this network are:

1. To connect diverse practitioners in the field of alumni relations, exposing them to new ideas and uncovering shared opportunities; to enhance mutual cultural understanding
2. To showcase best practice at each institution and discuss applications within each institution
3. To explore issues that present challenges at each institution: staff retention and development; exciting and engaging global alumni networks and leveraging broad reaching institutional support to enhance alumni relations activities without increasing expenditure
4. To connect likeminded alumni worldwide, through a networking event hosted at the end of the Summit and to discover ways of building meaningful relationships between alumni communities