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!” YSE 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 YSE Office of Development and Alumni Services. |
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Link with us! Join the group “Yale School of the Environment” 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 YSE. |
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 YSE alums and new friends in your area. Need some inspiration? Browse the YSE Alumni Cookbook. |
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Visit the YSE Alumni networking page to find an event near you. |
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Post a discussion to the YSE 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 YSE 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 YSE 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 YSE 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 YSE 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 YSE, (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 YSE 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 YSE education remains accessible to all students by making your contribution to the YSE 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 YSE – 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 YSE Next. |
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Haven’t seen anyone from YSE 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 YSE 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 YSE. |
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