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College of Medicine Alumni Association
7/21/2015
Our mission
To create a network of engaged and committed alumni that maximize
their abundant resources – including their talents, services and financial
assistance – to help preserve and promote the College’s mission, purposes
and traditions. The College of Medicine Alumni Association works to
foster mutually beneficial relationships between the College and its
alumni; encourage and improve educational enterprises, programs and
services that benefit the College and alumni; enlist alumni’s active support
of the College through programs for fundraising, recruiting students,
increasing the public’s knowledge of the College, and the professional
placement of students and alumni.
Goals for 2014
1. Increase our alumni outreach and engagement through regional and local
events (goal to host a minimum of 15-18 events)in FY14
2. Create a College of Medicine profile on the UIAN (University of Illinois
Alumni Network)
3. Establish baseline and benchmarks to measure progress of alumni
relations, engagement and retention
4. Establish a consistent communications and marketing plan for alumni
using all channels of communication available to us (print, social media,
website, email, events, annual giving appeals, etc.)
5. Create and enhance opportunities for alumni engagement in support of the
College, and promote the benefits of the reciprocal relationship between
alumni and the College
6. Develop meaningful and valuable programs (cultural, social, professional,
educational, etc.) that engage alumni at all levels (residents, MD, young
alumni, etc)
Building a Stronger COM Alumni Association
 Social media initiatives
 Website updates
 Alumni Benefits
 Building Chapters/Clubs – regional and local outreach
 Programs to support student/alumni interaction
 Connecting our campus alumni councils
 Building CME programming for alumni
Alumni Outreach
 Centralize our communications (magazine, alumni updates, online
network) and regional outreach
 Work with regional sites to coordinate and help support their
additional outreach to their alums (local events, alumni reunions)
 One College of Medicine = one online network
Launching a COM profile on the UIAA Network
The Project
 To build a COM profile on the UIAA Network that will help
connect COM alumni and students to each other, and to the
University
• Professional networking
• Search functionality for advance search by specialty,
region, hospital/clinic, etc.
• Calendar of upcoming events and activities by region
• Communication portal and tool for information sharing –
us to you, you to us
• Connect students to alumni for potential mentoring
opportunities
• Help us develop a HOST program alumni hosting/for
residency interviews
What can you do? What can we do for you?
• Once launched, join the online network and use it!
• You are the College of Medicine and an alum already
- Mentor younger classes
- Think about supporting a senior gift
• Volunteer for alumni events
• How can we better connect you with alumni?
• What programs would you like to see? Would benefit
you?
• How can we further support your goals, vision and needs?
Questions?
The University of Illinois
College of Medicine
Office of Medical Advancement
Jenna Plakut, Director of Alumni Relations
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 312-335-1171