The Road to Great Mountain
Your Guide to the First Five Years of Alumnihood
Before You Leave New Haven
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Join AlumniFire to connect with and help and be helped by fellow alumni and students. |
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Say “See ya later” to the CDO staff – but not “Goodbye!” F&ES alumni have the same access to CDO services and resources as students. |
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Join a regional listserv if you’re heading to New York (Google Group), Philadelphia (Google Group), Washington, D.C. (Yahoo Group), or San Francisco (Google Group). |
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Join your local Yale Club – no matter where you’re going. |
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Send your contact info to the Admissions Office if you are interested in serving as a contact for prospective and admitted students. |
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Register with AYA. |
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Send your non-Yale email address to the F&ES Office of Development and Alumni Services. |
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Link with us! Join the group “Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies” on LinkedIn. |
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Make your contribution to the Class Gift. Like all donations to the Annual Fund, the Class Gift supports student scholarships at F&ES. |
Year 1
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Connect with fellow alumni on AlumniFire. Post or find a job, share events, and connect with alumni in your area. |
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Landed your first job? Started a graduate program? Send a class note! We’ll include it in CANOPY. |
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Complete CDO’s job survey in November. |
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Host a veggie dinner for F&ES alums and new friends in your area. Need some inspiration? Browse the F&ES Alumni Cookbook. |
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Visit the F&ES Alumni networking page to find an event near you. |
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Post a discussion to the F&ES LinkedIn group. |
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Check out a Yale Day of Service site in May. Don’t see one near you? Start your own! |
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Join the Great Mountain Society – simply by making a contribution to the F&ES Annual Fund by June 30. |
Year 2
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Baby on the way? Adopted a puppy? Send a class note for CANOPY! |
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Have an internship opportunity at your organization? List it on F&ES Next and on the AlumniFire Platform. |
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Send a note to your faculty advisor to say “hi” – they love to hear from you! |
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Connect with Admissions about upcoming recruitment events, and participate in recruiting events in your area as an alumni speaker. |
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Come back to campus to meet with a Student Interest Group. |
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Check the F&ES Calendar for talks, lectures and seminars – some are broadcast online! |
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Volunteer in your community. |
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Support financial aid for current students – and stay in the Great Mountain Society – by making your contribution to the F&ES Annual Fund by June 30. |
Year 3
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New job? Update your LinkedIn profile, and then send a class note! We’ll include it in CANOPY. |
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Alert Admissions to (a) any colleagues you may have who are interested in F&ES, (b) connections you have to organizations or (c) schools that might serve as a good ground for building relationships for student recruitment. |
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Host a TGIF in your area – and tell us about it. |
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Explore alumni profiles on the F&ES Web site and continue to connect with fellow alumni on the AlumniFire Platform. |
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Come back to campus for a CDO talk. |
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And stay for a Yale Forest Forum event. |
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Don’t forget about the Yale Day of Service in May. |
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Make sure an F&ES education remains accessible to all students by making your contribution to the F&ES Annual Fund by June 30. Remember, all Annual Fund gifts go directly to student scholarships! |
Year 4
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Be an ambassador for F&ES – recruit new students by letting the Admissions Office know that you could conduct informational interviews for prospective students from your community. |
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We miss you. Send a class note for CANOPY. |
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Have an internship opportunity at your organization? List it on F&ES Next. |
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Haven’t seen anyone from F&ES lately? Find out who lives near you by asking the alumni office for a list. |
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Invite fellow alums to join you in your volunteer service. |
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Don’t stop now! Stay in the Great Mountain Society by making your contribution to the F&ES Annual Fund by June 30. |
Year 5
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Finished that book? Received an award? Send a class note for CANOPY to impress your classmates before Reunion Weekend. |
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Complete the Pre-Reunion Survey to tell us who you want to see and what you want to do when you get back on campus. |
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Moving again? Help us update our address book! |
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Help arrange TGIFs in your area for admitted student in late March and early April to connect local alums with new community members. |
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Talk with the Career Development Office about mentoring current students and new graduates. (Remember when you were one of those?) |
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Recruit your classmates to meet you in New Haven for Reunion Weekend. We’re looking for volunteers. |
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Come back! Join your friends at Reunion Weekend in the fall – and spend the night at Great Mountain. |
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Receive recognition among your peers for your consistent support of F&ES. |
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