Who Should I Follow @ UVM?

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The dog days of summer are approaching…

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No better time to catch up on social media at UVM than when you are lounging around grillin’ or Netflix and chillin’ (cause it’s hot outside and you are in the air conditioning).

You probably already follow UVM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, but the best way to keep up with the alumni news and info is to follow the Alumni Association.

Facebook: UVM Alumni Association

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Instagram: uvmalumni

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Even good ol’ Twitter! : @UVM_Alumni

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In case that isn’t enough, don’t forget to follow UVM Snapchat or Provost Rosowsky on Twitter to keep up with the campus beat or construction projects!

Enjoy!

UVM Construction Update

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Central campus has been receiving quite the face lift since you graduated last year.

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If you’re local, you should take a walk through and see all of the activity. If you’re not farther away or dislike walks, you can check out the pictures below.

Some of the major projects include the new STEM complex, which replaces Angell and Cook (and includes a renovated Votey) :

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A new residence hall, which replaces the CBW (aka. the shoeboxes):

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And Alumni House, which will serve as a home on campus for alumni just like you:

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What’s the Deal with My UVM Email? 2016 Edition

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Sometime next week, you will receive a kind-of-cryptic email from UVM that looks a little bit like this:

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We know it feels like you are looking at this…

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…but actually, it is an automated message that UVM always sends to their most recent grads to let them know a change is coming to their NetID and email.

Yes it is confusing, bland, and it may seem like someone has hacked your account but…don’t despair. Here’s the most important thing you need to know:

If you want to keep your UVM email forever, you can!

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Your @uvm.edu email address will keep working for another year, and at that point you’ll receive your lifetime email address that ends with @alumni.uvm.edu.

If you have any questions let us know at afterword@uvm.edu.

And, whatever email you choose to use, make sure it’s up to date in your UVM record so you don’t miss out on events, giveaways and news from campus. Update your email here: alumni.uvm.edu/updateinfo.

Meet Ryan & Derrick

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Now that you’ve had a few weeks to get acquainted with the blog, we thought it was time to introduce ourselves. We’re Ryan Chartier ’10 and Derrick Dubois ’13, two UVM grads working for the UVM Foundation who have a focus on young alumni.

RC Shake ShackRyan: I’m a two time grad of UVM with a BA and MA in English. I’ve been in Burlington for the past decade and started working at the UVM Foundation in 2014. I work in the Office of Annual Giving, running the UVM Chatty Cats phonathon program and thinking of ways to engage young alums.

I enjoy getting out and meeting alums like you and I hope to meet some of you throughout the course of this year. 

 

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Derrick: I graduated from UVM with dual degrees in mathematics and geography. Here at the UVM Foundation I’m part of the Alumni Relations team. My focus is on keeping young alumni connected to UVM and to each other. I travel around the country visiting with alums like you and hosting regional events. 

You may see me at Happy Hours like the one in Burlington last night or the one in Boston next Thursday night. I hope we get a chance to meet this year.

 

Our job is to help you navigate your first year out by sharing advice and tips that we’ve learned from our own experience and from other young alumni who’ve been through this transition. We’re also here to help you stay connected with UVM. We’ll be your source for what’s happening on campus and we’ll help you understand what it means to be an alum.

In a nutshell, we’re here to help you. Please feel free to reach out with any questions or if there’s anything you need here at UVM. Ryan: ryan.chartier@uvm.edu & Derrick: derrick.dubois@uvm.edu.