Exemplary Alumni Relations Partnership Award

This year’s winner addresses student feedback about disconnected transitions to alumni status. The student engagement initiative created meaningful connections between graduating students and institutional resources, mentors, and alumni networks. After facing participation challenges during recent years, the team, which brought together colleagues from External Affairs, MBA Career Management, and the Office of Student Life, pivoted back to a highly personalized, one-on-one model that had originally driven its success. The 2026 cohort achieved an 85% attendance rate with 37% participation and an overall satisfaction rating of 4.61 out of 5, demonstrating the power of personalized engagement in building lifelong institutional loyalty while delivering measurable career outcomes and philanthropic impact.