Volunteer Information
Alumni

There are many ways to help your alma mater by volunteering. Roosevelt University needs your help in the areas of Professional Resources, Events, and for Alumni Council and Alumni Chapter Leadership. The rewards received from helping someone improve themselves, finding someone a connection to a new job, or leading the way for alumni to get together regularly are immeasurable. Now is the time when a little ray of sunshine can lead to so much more – volunteer now!

The time commitment for volunteering is whatever you want to give. That’s the beauty of volunteering; it can be as little as two hours a week or up to as many as you can give.

Professional Resources

Our most frequent request for assistance is associated with careers. Our office receives calls or emails everyday, not only from new graduates looking for internships and mentors, but also from alumni who are considering a career change, or have been economically displaced and laid off. What can you do to help them? Being a professional resource for fellow alums can help the in ways that their degree can’t. Here are just a few areas that might be of interest to you:

• Reviewing resumes
• Informational interviews
• Internship leads
• Job placement

Events

No one can greet an alum like a fellow alum. There is a bond that is unbreakable and a shared experience that can’t be duplicated. If you haven’t noticed, alumni events are popping up all over the country. Assistance is needed for event set up and the registration table.

Council and Chapter Leadership

Being an active committee member or starting a chapter is not as daunting a task as one might thing. Sure it takes time, but it is not the kind of commitment that would consume hours every evening or weekend! Chapter advisor meetings are usually 4-5 times per year and events occur 2-3 times per year. Our main challenge is determining event locations, speakers, and theme, particularly for national events. No matter where the RU alumni chapter is, our main priority is to connect with alumni and encourage folks to come out and enjoy an afternoon or evening function.

“We make a living by what we do, but we make a life by what we give.” - Winston Churchill

Contact Office of Alumni Relations at (312) 341-3624.

Alumni