Alumni Association News

• Online Alumni Directory Launched in May
  Searching for former classmates, sharing your good news and staying in touch with alumni around the world just got easier - and faster - thanks to the new online alumni directory. Not registered? What are you waiting for? See you online.

• Alumni Welcome the Class of 2005
  Alumni welcomed the Class of 2005 into the Alumni Association at the annual May graduation party. About 250 graduates, Austin-area alumni and faculty celebrated with barbecue from PoK-e-Jo's, music from the Convict Hillbillies and door prizes. The event was sponsored in part by the Student Alumni Association and the Alumni Association Board of Directors.

• Career Planning for New College and Graduate Alumni
  Alumni Programs hosted a Career Connections workshop for alumni of the university's New College and graduate programs in June. The workshop included:
  

  • An alumni panel featuring graduates from many of the university's master's programs, including Augustina Politti; David Uribe, '98, MSOLE '04; Elizabeth Morin Durón, '04; Jeff Johannigman, MAHS, '96; Roger Metz, MSCIS, '05; Dave Hughart, MLA '05 and Diane Miles, MAC '04.
  • Lessons from a CEO, featuring Jeff Hoogendam, president and CEO of Smartprice.com.
  • HR, career transitions and entrepreneurship breakout sessions featuring Jeff Johannigham, owner, People Type Consulting, and Susan Berliner, senior director of organizational development, United Way.
  • Entreprenuership and consulting breakout session with guest speakers Ben Scott, partner, Austin Ventures, and Glen Powell, managing director, Glen Powell Resources LLP.
  
  Browse Career Planning's resources for alumni.