Examples of events to host in your area:
- Career Networking: receptions, career panels, business card exchange
- Activities: Informal meet-ups for runs, walks, golf, hiking, etc.
- Social/Family: Happy hours, family picnics, cruises, cocktail receptions, game watches, athletic events, etc.
- Community Service: neighborhood cleanup, soup kitchen visit, service within your community
- Educational/Cultural: Faculty/alumni speaker events, theater productions, museum tours, Mass, etc
- Student Recruitment: The Office of Admissions hosts events around the country that are great for alumni to attend
How to get started:
- Select time frame and type of event
- Fill out the Event Details Form to confirm date/location with your alumni engagement representative.
- Work with your Alumni Engagement representative to schedule event details and promotion. Work with the event venue to confirm details (example: happy hour at a local bar)
- Contact your network! Start spreading the word at least one month before the event (if not sooner) and follow up weekly until the event.
- Confirm details with the venue one week before. Update the count and put orders in (when applicable)
- Check-in with your Alumni Engagement representative one week before the event.
Do’s and Don'ts of event planning in your region:
- Don’t sign a contract with any vendor or venue.
- Don’t plan too many events in one year.
- Don’t plan activities during Siena Alumni and Homecoming weekends or during times of the year that tend to strain personal schedules (ie: holidays).
- Don’t forget about your Alumni Engagement office! Talk with us about everything, we are here to help and support you.
- Do plan interesting, varied programs and activities.
- Do contact the Alumni Engagement Office with questions and concerns.
- Do adhere to the guidelines set for you by the Alumni Engagement Office.
- Do keep good records.
- Do build a strong network in your area to ensure the success of your club.