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IU's living graduates total over 481,000
March 29, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — As of December 2005, Indiana University now has more than 481,000 living graduates worldwide, more than 240,000 of whom live in Indiana. More than 50 percent of Indiana 's physicians, 64 percent of optometrists, 40 percent of nurses, 35 percent of teachers, 75 percent of lawyers, and 90 percent of dentists are IU graduates.
According to the 2005 Council of Alumni Association Executives, IU ranks third among U.S. colleges and universities in the total number of living graduates, and its alumni association is the eighth largest with more than 76,000 members. The Indiana University Alumni Association has more than 100 chapters throughout the world and sponsors more than 50 school, campus, and special-interest alumni groups.
While the IUAA is a dues membership organization, its programs and services benefit all alumni and friends of the university. During the last fiscal year, IU alumni groups awarded scholarships worth more than $270,000 to IU students. In its history, the IUAA has awarded student scholarships totaling more than $3.1 million.
The IUAA looks forward to sharing in the joy and celebration as some 14,000 students on eight campuses join the ranks of IU graduates this May. As the members of the class of 2006 complete their coursework and prepare for graduation, IUAA invites them to take advantage of the many benefits of membership in their alumni association.
“As our alumni disperse into the world, we want them to know that the IU Alumni Association is their lifelong connection to IU,” said IUAA President and CEO Ken Beckley.
Graduates receiving their first IU degree will receive the first year of membership free and may sign up for two years of IUAA membership for only $20. Membership benefits include a subscription to the award-winning Indiana Alumni Magazine, access to the IU alumni online directory, and membership in one's individual school/campus alumni association and local alumni association chapter. Members also receive access to IUAlumniCareers.com, the IUAA's new career services center, where they can search job listings, post resumes, or search for career mentors online. Employers seeking IU graduates can post jobs and IU alumni can register to serve as mentors to their fellow alumni.
The IUAA's headquarters are at the Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center in Bloomington. Alumni offices are located on each IU campus. Through programs, services, and communications, the IUAA strives daily to connect alumni and serve IU. For more information, visit http://www.alumni.indiana.edu or call 800-824-3044.