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Your feedback is creating the future of alumni engagement at Íæż½ã½ã’s, and we could not be more excited. Thank you for your responses to the all-alumni survey earlier this summer. I’m thrilled to share that we received more than 1,800 responses, which encompassed alumni voices across colleges, class years, schools, and academic programs. Our priority in Alumni Relations is building direct lines between your feedback and future alumni offerings. Thanks to your participation in the survey, we’re already working on shaping our planning — like the relaunch of alumni awards and leader volunteers! — into opportunities that speak to your hopes, thoughts, and interests as Íæż½ã½ã’s graduates.
In the meantime, know that we are reading every comment and connecting with alumni who requested a response.
With gratitude,
Lindsay Butterfield Whipple ’09
Director of Alumni Relations
Lindsay Butterfield Whipple ’09. Photo by Rebecca Zenefski Slater ’10.
We heard you:
Alumni value friendships with classmates, and are eager for opportunities to engage with each other.
We are prioritizing in-person engagements, with hybrid opportunities for alumni who are unable to travel to campus. Bring a fellow alum friend! Earlier this fall, alumni were invited to participate in President Evans’ inauguration virtually, and many alumni competed in The Big Quiz Thing, a virtual trivia event exclusively for alumni.
Across class years, programs, and colleges, centering women is distinctly important to Íæż½ã½ã's graduates.
This will continue to be a central part of our offerings. For example, 2025 kicks off a year of Conversation With Books programming, with three events featuring women authors, women’s stories, and women’s leadership.
Connections to academic programs are strong. Íæż½ã½ã's alumni have pride in their major, program, and departments.
We have identified and will continue building opportunities between alumni and their important campus affinities, like academic departments and athletics. Alumni Relations is also collaborating with colleagues across campus on continuing education offerings: webinars, auditing classes, and discounts on on-campus conferences.