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Alumni Leadership Opportunities

What role will you play?...

Alumni Connection

Share wisdom, insights and advice about your career path with prospective students
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Ensuring future value of your degree by promoting Kelley to the brightest prospective students
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Website listing of your name, email/phone, industry and area of expertise
  • Respond to inquiries by prospective students

This role is a good fit for:

  • All alumni with a passion for Kelley

Typical activities might be:

  • Sharing your perspective on the value of the Kelley Network – opportunities, relationships and long-term connection

Time commitment expected:

  • Approximately 15 minutes per inquiry. Number of inquires is unknown.

 

Company Captain

Promote career opportunities at your company to alumni and students
CONNECTION: YOUR COMPANY ⇔ KELLEY

The benefits of this role include:
  • Exposure within your company as a leader in organizational development
  • Creating a pipeline for your company to the exceptional talent of new graduates and experienced hires
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Promoting career opportunities for alumni and students
  • Responding to occasional inquiries from Alumni and Student Career Services staff

This role is a good fit for:

  • Companies that do not recruit on-campus
  • Several years experience with the company (knowledge of corporate culture)
  • A strong internal network
  • Relationship with HR

Typical activities might be:

  • You post an opening for experienced hires on Kelley inCircle.
  • You post an internship opportunity on Kelley’s student job board.
  • Kelley staff member contacts you with a question about your company.

Time commitment expected:

  • Approximately 10 minutes each to post an opening on inCircle and the student job board.
  • Potentially 3-5 inquiries from career staff each year (informational inquiries only).

 

Event Host

Host an alumni event in your corporate or personal space
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ ALUMNI

The benefits of this role include:
  • Exposure for yourself and/or company
  • Positioning yourself as an active leader in your company
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Providing space for events free of charge (catering optional)

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni looking for industry exposure

Typical activities might be:

  • Host and attend events; work the room

Time commitment expected:

  • Events typically last two hours.

 

Event Sponsor

Sponsor an alumni event at your company
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ KELLEY OFFICE OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Gain exposure for yourself and/or your company
  • Tax deductions may apply
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Financial support - individual or corporate - for a Kelley alumni event (room rental and catering)

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni seeking visibility and exposure among Kelley alumni
  • Alumni at companies seeking a partnership with Kelley
  • Alumni at companies seeking visibility among exceptional business professionals

Typical activities might be:

  • Attend the event and pay the bill

Time commitment expected:

  • Events typically last two hours.

 

Industry Insider

Facilitate industry-based discussions and connections on Kelley inCircle
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ ALUMNI and STUDENTS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Exposure in your industry as a leader
  • Connections to others in your industry
  • Interaction with current students interested in the industry (future talent for your business)
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Actively participate in your inCircle Industry group twice each month
  • Engaging alumni in topical discussions

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni who enjoy online networking
  • Alumni who want to lead meaningful discussions on industry strategy, trends and challenges

Typical activities might be:

  • Post a question to the group to spark a discussion
  • Share advice or insights with the group
  • Invite others to join the group
  • Host small group discussions in your community

Time commitment expected:

  • One-two hours per month.

 

International Expert

Share your international perspective with alumni and current students
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ ALUMNI and STUDENTS with international interests

The benefits of this role include:
  • A cohesive alumni network in your community
  • Connection with Kelley students and faculty traveling to your community
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Active participation in your geographic inCircle group
  • Interaction with student groups traveling to your community

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni living/working outside of the United States

Typical activities might be:

  • Invite other international alumni to join inCircle groups
  • Coordinate company tours or local gatherings with current students
  • Respond to inquiries from alumni and current students about international companies, markets and life

Time commitment expected:

  • One hour per month.

 

MBA Liaison

Connect with MBAs in your community and industry
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ MBAs

The benefits of this role include:
  • Build relationships with fellow Kelley MBAs
  • Build relationships with MBAs from other business schools
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Facilitating connections among MBAs and MBA networks

This role is a good fit for:

  • MBA Alumni

Typical activities might be:

  • Hosting a happy hour or networking gathering
  • Responding to inquiries from current MBA students
  • Coordinating events with other MBA networks

Time commitment expected:

  • One hour per month.

 

New Alumni Outreach

Welcome new graduates to your community
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ NEW ALUMNI

The benefits of this role include:
  • Development of relationships with the next generation of business leaders
  • Identification of future talent for your business
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Welcoming new graduates to your community within 2 months of graduation

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni who are familiar with the local community
  • Alumni who enjoy sharing wisdom

Typical activities might be:

  • Personal outreach to new grads (phone call, meet for coffee, etc.)

Time commitment expected:

  • Approximately 10-15 minutes per contact.

 

New KD Student Outreach

Kelley Direct alumni welcome new Kelley Direct students to the program, living in the same community
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ NEW KD STUDENTS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Contributing to academic success of the next generation of Kelley Direct Students
  • Identification of future talent for your business
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Introducing yourself to new Kelley Direct students to the program, that live in your community

This role is a good fit for:

  • Kelley Direct alumni who want to mentor Kelley Direct students

Typical activities might be:

  • Personal outreach (phone call, meet for coffee, etc.)

Time commitment expected:

  • Approximately 10-15 minutes per contact.

 

Student Career Advisor

Share networking and job search advice with current students
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ CURRENT STUDENTS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Identification of talent for your business
  • Development of professional skills among young alumni
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Joining the inCircle Student Career Advisor group
  • Responding to inquiries

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni with career transition experience (good and bad)

Typical activities might be:

  • Mock interview
  • Resume review
  • Networking strategy

Time commitment expected:

  • One hour per month.

 

Student Host

Interact with current students traveling to your community
CONNECTION: YOU ⇔ CURRENT STUDENTS

The benefits of this role include:
  • Promotion of your company and community to the next generation of business leaders
  • Interaction with current students
  • A stronger Kelley Network

This role involves:

  • Facilitate company visits for small groups of students
  • Greet students at small group gatherings at a local venue

This role is a good fit for:

  • Alumni who enjoy connecting with current students
  • Alumni at companies looking for new talent
  • Alumni at companies in larger market

Typical activities might be:

  • Networking with a group of students at a local venue
  • Coordinating a visit to your company for a small group of students

Time commitment expected:

  • Students generally travel during winter and spring breaks.
  • Networking gathering - two hours.
  • Company visit - one to two hours.