• Host a local alumni get-together.
• Join an alumni chapter or your regional club.
• Update your current contact information and that of any former classmates.
• Tell us what you’re up to! We want to hear about what you’re doing in the community and any exciting business connections you’re making with other alums.
• Keep in touch with faculty & staff.
• Share your story! We are always looking for good alumni success stories to spotlight your accomplishments and help motivate other graduates and current students.
• Encourage all former classmates to actively participate in the GVSU Alumni Association.
• Read the GV Magazine.
• Sign up to receive our monthly e-newsletter.
• Attend or volunteer at a GVSU alumni event.
• Wear GVSU logo clothing and attire. Visit www.ubs.gvsu.edu.
• Place a GVSU decal or license plate frame on your car.
• Always wear your GVSU college ring.
• Visit the GVSU and Alumni Web sites. Come back often to keep up-to-date on the latest university news and events.
• Tell new friends about your experience at GVSU.
• Getting married? Include that you’re a GVSU grad in your wedding announcement. Our host your event at the Alumni House.
• Hang your diploma in your office or workstation.
• Attend exciting GVSU sporting events – and bring along some friends (view schedules.)
• Attend Homecoming each fall and cheer on the Lakers.
• Request an Alumni Association membership card and take advantage of all the great member benefits and services.

Encourage Prospective Students

• Share your GVSU experiences with a prospective student and their parents.
• Encourage potential students you may know through work, organizations in which you belong, or your neighborhood to apply to GVSU.
• Serve as an Alumni Ambassador at a local college recruiting fair.
• Get involved in career days at high schools or community events and mention that you got your start at GVSU.
• Drop off information about GVSU to your local high schools.

Establish a Legacy 

• Support the Grand Valley Fund. Making an online gift is easy and secure.
• Check online or with your HR Department to see if your business participates in a matching gift program. It’s easy and often doubles the impact of your gift!
• Establish a scholarship for a student in your field of study.
• Establish a named, endowed scholarship.
• Encourage others to give to GVSU.
• Attend a scholarship fundraising event.
• Take advantage of GVSU alumni benefits – purchase a GVSU license plate or apply for the GVSU credit card.
• Make GVSU a benefactor in your will.

Help a Student or Alumni With Their Career

• Hire a GVSU graduate.
• Support the political campaigns of fellow alumni.
• Plan a networking event for alumni in your field.
• Have a career opportunity at your place of work? List it on GVSU’s LakerJobs and you could be doing a huge service to a fellow alum or current student.
• Offer an internship to a GVSU student in your place of business.
• Suggest a qualified GVSU graduate for a job at your company.
• Become an alumni mentor to new alums or students pursuing a career in your field.