Breakfast at the Capitol with Metropolitan State alumni: Senators Sandy Pappas ('86), Ken Kelash ('84), Roger Chamberlain ('01) and John Harrington (Trustee)
Date: Friday, Feb. 10, 2012
Time: 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Where: State Office Building, Room 148
Please R.S.V.P. to
Alumni of the Year 2012: Now's your chance to honor a deserving graduate as "Alumni of the Year". March 16 deadline.
Call for Alumni Art Work - Find out how to submit your work to be part of the Women's Commission exhibit which will be on display in April. Submission deadline is Feb. 15, 2012.
Metro at the Met: President Sue Hammersmith and Al Uniacke invite alumni to attend a live, in HD, performance of La traviata by the Metropolitan Opera on Saturday, April 14 at the Marcus Oakdale Theater. Special ticket price: $18 per person. Deadline for purchasing tickets is April 6. Click the link above for details.
40 Alumni Making a Difference
40 Alumni Making a Difference were chosen to begin the celebration of the 40th year of the university. The group of 40 were chosen for their contributions in their careers and/or volunteer efforts. See the display of the 40 honored alumni in the new addition of St. John's Hall, Saint Paul Campus.
40th anniversary issue of Buzz magazine
Online features: "Minnesota College With No Campus, Classrooms or Grades Opens", The New York Times, Feb. 12, 1972
"A Good Thing for Women", St. Paul Pioneer Press, Aug. 13, 1972
Discounts:
The Edgewater Resort & Waterpark Hotel in Duluth, MN
Classic Rosewood Inn & Spa in Hastings, MN
Volunteer Opportunities:
GEMS Mentoring Program is seeking alumni as mentors for students. The program offers undergraduate students a chance to develop a positive relationship with a mentor. Mentors team up with a student based on their major, career interest and an interview with a GEMS staff member. Mentors will help empower students in their career interest, personal development and aid them in acquiring life skills.
Volunteer this winter - Alumni are needed to assist with College for Kids, Literacy Corps tutors and library tutors for The Homework Help Center at the Dayton's Bluff Branch Library.
BuzzAlum - Join our word-of-mouth marketing campaign!
Liberty Mutual offers discount for Metropolitan State alumni for auto and home insurance.
Career Services: February newsletter
Other alumni benefits:
Purchase alumni apparel through the university bookstore
Library Privileges for alumni
Metropolitan State license plates
Send us your e-mail address to receive a monthly E-newsletter!
Contact us: 651-793-1808 or alumni.relations@metrostate.edu
Visit and connect with alumni groups!
