The Decade of Alumni Connection
#alumnidecade

Since I was an undergrad over 20 years ago, things have seismically changed in our lives. First there was the internet, our gateway to the information of the world. Next was social media, the constant glowing screen, an opportunity to present our virtual lives online.

What’s next? Do we continue to have the capacity to consume the amount of information, the keep-up-with-the-joneses pace of the last decade?

I believe the next stage is a backlash. We are going to demand meaningful connection. We are going to re-engage with our communities. We are going to rediscover those things in life that we always loved (before social media consumed so much of our time).

This is a time for a connection revolution.

We can reconnect with ourselves. Our shared experiences and the people we care about the most. In 2020 is the beginning of the Decade of Alumni Connection.

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Alumni is not only your school or college of graduation. It can include this if this is meaningful or powerful for you. Think of all your shared experiences in your life. This is a time to take stock. What really matters. What will provide me with a community and connections that will enhance my life, for life?

Embrace your alumni self. Alumni in all those rich and exciting shared experiences that bring a smile to your face. Reconnect with these organisations, schools, colleges, universities, and people that can collectively enhance your personal and professional life. These alumni connections can also collectively be agents of change. We can collectively improve our local communities, open businesses, create new initiatives, transform other people’s lives. We can impact the Sustainable Development Goals during this final decade to 2030 to contribute to a global response for a better world.

 

Join the movement.
Start small for Mighty results!

  • Follow and use the hashtag #alumnidecade

  • Follow me on Twitter and Instagram @keepintoucheducation

  • Reach out to me on LinkedIn and let’s schedule a chat to discuss.

Update your contact details with the shared experiences, your alma maters that align with your values, that speak to you. Places that can make a difference to you and where you can make a difference in the lives of others.

Tell others about the importance of finding our alumni selves. Let’s design and demand the change we want to see to make our alumni connections more meaningful today than ever before.

Let’s start the alumni revolution!