Alumni Handbook:A gaiter's guide to alumni life

updated for 2019!

ContentsPage     2

Page     4

ALUMNI FACTS & FIGURES

PLACES TO GO, GAITERS TO MEETPage     6

CLASS OF 2019

Page     11

OUR CHAPTER CITIES

Page     8

HOMECOMING 2019Page     10

GET INVOLVED & VOLUNTEER!

Page     12

THE ALUMNI CHECKLIST

Page     13

PAY IT FORWARDPage     14

EXCLUSIVE GAITER PERKS

Look for links to more info!

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GET SOCIAL

I'M A WHAT?

I'm an Alumna!

I'm an Alumnus!

is most often used as it's genderneutral and describes a group of 

both men and women.

the term

ALUMNI

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20,171BU Alumni

living around the world

& counting!

GRADS BY

DECADE30's&40's - 155

50's - 41060's - 1076

70's

80's

90's2000's

2010-2019

4475 5006

46362431

1982

   MALE    FEMALE

24% GRADUATED 

IN THE LAST 

DECADE

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Alumni couples are both Gaiters

1 8in

BU ALUMNI104

parents of current students are themselves

10,10010,071

Gaiters toJohn Donald '60

Nancy Knowlton '75  Jan Frolic '94 

Michele O'Keefe '87  Tony Harris '88

Stephen Adekolu '14  Joey Gibbons '01

Carly Clarke '06  Richard Tomlinson '43 

Arash Madani '02 Nick Poloniato '11

ALWAYS WEAR YOUR PURPLE

YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN

YOU'LL RUN INTO YOUR

FELLOWGAITERS

USA - 1,024

EUROPE - 390

AUSTRALIA - 62SOUTH AMERICA - 14

AFRICA - 38 ASIA - 298

AROUND THE WORLD

GAITER ALUMNI

22 147

1,035705

64 78

6,323 8,17161

46

482265

tip: stay connected!#1

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NUMBER OF

@UBishopsAlumni

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TRUE FRIENDS ARE NEVER APART

MAYBE IN DISTANCE BUT NEVER IN HEART.

Edmonton, AB 122

London, ON 137

New York, NY 139

Charlottetown, PE 21

Regina, SK 23

Eastern Townships, QC

Toronto, ON

Montreal, QC

Ottawa, ON

Vancouver, BC

Calgary, AB

Halifax, NS

Quebec City, QC

Victoria, BC

Kingston, ON

MONCTON, NB

WINNIPEG, MB

St. John's, NL

3,822

3,568

3,439

1,005

664

514

424

334

201

143

76

56

18

Barbados 32

bermuda 25

Switzerland 27

germany 24hong kong 59

greece 16

FRANCE 124

New zealand 17

United Kingdom 151

CHINA 153

Step 1 

Class of 2019JUST FOR YOU!

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Convocation

Step 2 Welcome Home

Step 3

June

7-8

June

Make your way back tocampus to get together

with your classmates onelast time and cross the

stage in Denver Gym. Getready for a weekend full ofcelebrating your amazing

accomplishments!

Whether you're headedback to your hometown orcalling a new town homeafter graduation, we wantto make sure you connectwith purple friends! Staytuned for event details in

the city nearest you!

LinkedIn GroupWherever you are in the

world, a great way to makeconnections is through ourBishop's University Alumni

LinkedIn group. Join now andwatch your network grow!

Coming in

FOR ALUMNIWorldwide  Events

BY ALUMNIVISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR  FULL LIST OF EVENTS

Alumni EventsStep 4 

HOMECOMINGHOMECOMING

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BEST TAILGATEOF THE YEAR

&

SEPTEMBER 26- 29

ATHLETICSIN ACTION

4th

ANNUALGRIFFIN HOUSE

PANCAKEBREAKFAST

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stay tunedat

@UBishopsAlumni

for more details

TOP 10  AFTER 10

ALUMNIRECOGNITION

PROGRAMbiennial -  next edition 2019

REUNIONGROUP 

THIS FALL:CLASSES OF

83-89'

35th

'

FOR BISHOP'SVOLUNTEER

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Networking eventswith students

Degree BootcampAlumni Interviewer

Alumni GuestSpeaker

At BU we boast about our tight-knit alumni community. Help us continueto spark meaningful connections among alumni and current students.

Engage with faculty andstudents as a guest

speaker on campus.

Star as a mock interviewerduring our "Building on

Your Bishop's DegreeCareer Bootcamp" event.

Students always  jump at theopportunity to meet alumni, joinus on campus for opportunitiesto build your BU network.

Let us know if you'dlike to volunteer!

Don't miss out on opportunitiesto volunteer. Send an e-mail toalumni@ubishops.ca and shareyour interest in getting involved.

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Chapter CitiesMajor cities where we have Alumni

Association volunteer Chapter Presidents planning 3+ annual events.

We are always lookingfor dedicated volunteersin our Chapter Cities. Ifyou are interested in

getting involved emailalumni@ubishops.ca!OTTAWAOTTAWA

Sean O'Neill Katie LeClair

Alex FournierTORONTO

Alex CookVANCOUVER

PRES

Lesley Kelly

'99

Alumni Association

PAST  PRES

Mark Lawson

'09

'14'13

'08 '13

MONTREALMONTREALDilip Varma Laurie Tanguay

'16 '17

Connect with BU on social media!

Mark your calendar for events nearest you!

Visit ubishops.ca/alumni (bookmark it!)   & read all about your Alumni Association!

Consider where you'll designate yourgift to Bishop's this year!

Thank at least 3 people who have madeyour Bishop's experience so wonderful!

Keep your eye out for your  alumni magazine!

@UBishopsAlumni

ChecklistAlumni

MAKE NEW GAITER FRIENDS!

Update your contact information with the Alumni Office!

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Pg. 13PAY IT FORWARD, IT'S THE GAITER WAY

PAY IT FORWARD, IT'S THE GAITER WAY

be prepared to be

stopped by a fellow

Gaiter asking when

you graduated!

Wear your purplewith pride!

Refer a new studentGaiter alumni are the

best recruiters! Share

your experiences!

Participate in eventsa great way to kick-start

your career is to reach out

to your Gaiter network!

Stay Connectedfollow us

@UBishopsAlumni

and stay tuned

via e-mail!

We love to share your

success and news in our

Bishop's magazine and on

social media! Send updates

to alumni@ubishops.ca!

Share milestones Give back to BUConsider making a

gift to Bishop's;

you can direct

it wherever you'd

like on campus!

COMEBACK

TO VISIT

You should

take a tour,

you're going

to love it!

Bishop's Alumni

Ask ME ABOUT

MY UNIVERSITY

Visit campus & 

Griffin House -

3 Harrold Drive

Life, Health & Dental

Insurance

Home & Car Insurance

Preferred Rates On Hotels

File a single change of address to notify all of your

chosen service providers

AFFINITY PARTNERSPg. 14

TORONTO MONTREAL HALIFAXOTTAWA

VISIT THE JUMP WEBSITE TO

REGISTER NOW

or e-mail bujump@gmail.com

Program Description

The JUMP Mentorship Program was established in2009 by a small group of dedicated alumni in order to

help new and recent graduates to launch, or 'JUMPstart' their careers.

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#UBISHOPSALUMNIMilestones Future Gaiters Alumni Gatherings

We love hearing from you! Share photos of your -

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Alumni Associationmade for you by your

The Alumni & Advancement 

team is  at 3 Harrold Drive.  

Never goodbye but

see you later -

Gaiter!