ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

Becoming an Alumnus/a

1)   Register with VU Connect  
                  
               

      VU Connect provides email forwarding functions as the main vehicle for staying connected with Vanderbilt.

2)   Get Your Vanderbilt Alumni ID Card 
               

      Visit the Vanderbilt Card Office to get your card which comes with many benefits.

3)   Keep in touch
               

      Become a fan at facebook.com/vandydivEmail news to AlumniDivinity@vanderbilt.edu 
               

      Email any questions/comment/concerns to meagan.burton-krieger@vanderbilt.edu
               

4)   Read our publications
               

      Vanderbilt-wide

• Vanderbilt Magazine
• Alumni eXclusive
• dot.commodore

      Vanderbilt Divinity

• The Spire

• e-Spire

5)   Find Vanderbilt alumni where ever you end up.
               

     40 regional chapters across the globe. VDS Office of Development and Alumni Relations would love to connect 

     you with other VDS graduates in your new cities.Find theological conversation partners.

 ALUMNI/AE 101:

Perks

Take the time to click on the Alumni Discount Program site link  to take advantage of all the benefits available to you:thousands of hotels, restaurants, movie theaters, retailers, florists, car dealers, theme parks, national attractions, concerts, and events

Another perk is located on the Alumni Benefits Program page.  This includes the benefits of Vanderbilt Library Services: lifetime borrowing borrowing privileges, free ATLA access, Kesler Book Lending Services, Access to Revised Common Lectionary, Student Recreation membership and guest privileges, and  free transcripts

Benefits

Career Counseling/NetworkingVanderbilt offers lifelong career education to all alumni.job postingseducational pod-casts and workshopsnetworking eventscareer coachingKaplan course discountsJoin the Vanderbilt LinkedIn group.

VDS networkingThe Development and Alumni Relations office is happy to connect you with VDS alumni in your area, and you can connect with other alumni at national and regional conferences and meetings.VDS events and informationWelcome to the VDS Alumni Association PicnicSave-the-Date for our 3rd annual Welcome to the Alumni Association Event before commencement on Wednesday Mary 9, 2012 at 11 AM. More information to come.

Homecoming/ReunionCome back to your first Homecoming/Reunion October 25-27, 2012

Annual Lectures, Community Breakfasts, and other programs held on campusYou have a standing invitation to come back and participate on campus.

Denominational, City, Conference gatheringsAudit a Class for $100Regional VU Alumni ChaptersGet plugged into the Vanderbilt Chapter in your area—there are 40 across the country and around the world. They are great way to stay connected to campus and other Dores.Travel ProgramVanderbilt offers over 20 alumni exclusive travel trips each year that pair unique educational opportunities and exceptional destinations.Check out: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/alumni/travel/

for more information.

Responsibility

VolunteerThere are many ways to get involved and continue to make a difference at VDS.Work to connect fellow alumni to the school and each otherSpeak on a panelCall during the phone-a-thon and thank-a-thonServe as a Class Representative and on the Alumni CouncilPlan an event in your areaHelp recruit new studentsMentor and network with current studentsServe as a field education supervisorContact Meagan Burton-Krieger for more information.Keep your contact information updatedLet us know when you move or change jobs. Make sure you update your VUConnect account.Make a gift!Give the gift of a Vanderbilt Divinity School education to others by making an annual gift.Alumni over the past five years have provided $453,000 and on average 23% of our alumni make a gift, only second to the Law School across the university for alumni participation.Recent graduates may join Schola Prophetarum at a $500 level.

Giving is an act of gratitude and we are grateful for you.