06/04/2020

How Alumni Associations Are Getting Creative with Honoring Grads

2020 has been much different than any other graduating class

Each year, alumni associations add another class to their ranks. But no group has added a class quite like the 2020 one, since graduates cannot be in the same room.

Some might see this as a challenge, but a number of alumni associations are finding opportunities to bring grads together with a series of creative ideas. Among them:

Create a kudos board. The University of Washington Alumni Association has used the Tumblr-like service Kudoboard to help highlight messages cheering on 2020 grads. The page includes clever illustrations, memes, and cute animal GIFs full of congratulatory messages and good vibes. In comments to the university’s newspaper The Daily, UWAA Associate Director of Events Julie Peter noted that the page was inspired by the university’s school of medicine using the service to show support to healthcare workers. “The class of 2020 need to know that the alumni community is thinking of them,” Peter told the outlet. “One of the reasons we created this board is for there to be an outlet for all the goodwill and well wishes that that community has for the class of 2020.”

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