We want you!
Lend your support in creative, personally meaningful ways that will inspire and shape the future of this great University. There are a myriad of ways you can give back to your alma mater.
Admissions Ambassadors
Our Admissions Ambassador program is a collaboration between the UAlbany Alumni Association and the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Alumni are provided opportunities to volunteer in their geographic areas, represent UAlbany as ambassadors and help to recruit the brightest and the best students. Share your positive UAlbany experience with future Great Danes!
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Admissions volunteer opportunities
College fairs and accepted student receptions
College fairs and accepted student receptions
College Fairs
College fairs are events organized by high schools in different geographical areas where colleges and universities are represented by Admissions representatives or alumni volunteers. Prospective students and their parents attend these college fairs to seek information about the educational institutions represented, their programs, application and admissions process, programs and courses of study, etc. These college fairs are held September through November and March through May.
As a college fair volunteer, you will:
- Help recruit the best students for UAlbany
- Meet and speak to students and their families
- Share your college experience or insight on what it means to be a UAlbany graduate
- Answer questions and hand out UAlbany materials from the Admissions office
- Shadow an Admissions representative in your area to learn how college fairs are done
Accepted Student Receptions
Held in the spring, these events are offered by the Admissions Office with sponsorship by the Alumni Association. Receptions are held in certain demographic areas, at a home or a public venue to encourage students to attend the UAlbany. When you attend accepted student receptions hosted by the Admissions office, you'll meet students and their families and lend a personal touch to the event by sharing your own personal campus experience and connection to UAlbany.
Postcard Project
Postcard Project
To support the University's enrollment and recruitment efforts, alumni are invited to write handwritten postcards to prospective Great Danes accepted through the University's Early Action Program. We'll provide the materials and postage – all you have to do is write your message and drop postcards in the mail. Help prospective students make their decision to join the ever-growing Great Dane family! Volunteers are recruited for the Postcard Project late December through mid-January.
Why you should volunteer
Why you should volunteer
If you are looking for an easy way to give back to your alma mater and make a difference, volunteering as an admissions ambassador is a great opportunity for you!
- You're helping to grow the UAlbany family
- You're changing the lives of future Great Danes.
- You'll receive recognition in alumni publications and at events.
- You'll be one of the first to know about new alumni programs and opportunities to engage!
If you are outgoing, professional and courteous, enjoy keeping up with UAlbany news and advancements, loved your college experience and want to help grow the Great Dane family, you'd be the perfect volunteer.
Career Volunteers
Lend your time and expertise to help current UAlbany students and fellow alumni succeed as they navigate their career paths! We offer several volunteer opportunities throughout the year:
- Serve as a career panelist at on and off-campus events
- Sign up as a career mentor on UCAN, the UAlbany Career Advisory Network
- Host a career webinar
- Attend professional networking events in your area
- Share your workspace with current students as part of the Great Danes in NYC program
Learn more about opportunities to serve as a career volunteer! Contact Holly Barker-Flynn via email.
Sign up as a UCAN advisor and start connecting with fellow Great Danes.
Regional Volunteers
The UAlbany Alumni Association relies on alumni living in all points of the world to help keep Great Danes connected to each other and the University. Regional chapters and volunteers help spread UAlbany pride and to hundreds of alumni each year!
Regional volunteers:
- Act as a central contact for alumni, parents and prospective students
- Serve as a university ambassador at events determined by the University (faculty visits, presidential visits)
- Plan the occasional informal event (book readings, athletic event viewing parties)
- Assist in determining a location for a University event in their region
- Distribute promotional emails inviting people to attend upcoming event in their area
- Assist alumni relocating to their area
To join our team of UAlbany Regional Volunteers, contact Carmelina Morrison via email.
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Alumni board and committees
Members of the Alumni Association Board of Directors serve four-year terms. The board meets four times per year. Nominations for new members are accepted annually in fall/winter, and the nomination process is completed in the spring.