NMMU Alumni Association
Your Invitation to
Stay Connected
Alumni AssociAtion BenefItS
• networkIng opportunItIeS Please see our calendar of events on www.nmmu.ac.za/alumni where you will find free updates on what is happening at the university and with alumni through social activities, newslet-ters, the website and social media. • LIBrarY memBerShIp dISCountS Alumni qualify for library discounts based on their alumni and donor status. Please contact the NMMU Library +27 41 504 2936 for the external member application.
• free admISSIon appLICatIon fee for aLumnI and theIr ChILdren Please contact the Alumni Relations Office for further details +27 41 504 3935. • further StudY InformatIon Please contact the Postgraduate Marketing Officer on: +27 41 504 2162 or email [email protected] for further study opportunities or e-mail [email protected] to facilitate the process.
• free newSLetterS Please subscribe to our electronic updates or posted mail by sending your contact details to [email protected]
• Be an ambassador.
• Be a mentor.
• Be an employer.
• Share your knowledge and skills (volunteer professional services, guest lecture, present talks and assist with research).
• Be an advisor.
• Be a governor or trustee.
• get involved with alumni chapters and clubs.
• help secure donations for nmmu.
• Be a donor.
• Leave a legacy.
• Continue your studies at nmmu.
• promote nmmu as a first choice university to others.
Roles Alumni cAn pLaY
*The University Shop is an Alumni Association project to help promote and develop the NMMU brand. Please support our Shop.
DiRectoR Alumni RelAtionspAul geswinDt
“Alumni represent the success stories of the
university not only as graduates but as global
citizens making a difference in the various
disciplines and sectors. The Alumni Relations
Office exists to ensure our alumni remain
connected and proud of their alma mater.”
pResiDent of the Alumni AssociAtion RAnDAll jonAs
“Alumni are the ambassadors of NMMU.
Wherever they go in life, work and society,
they express themselves as products of
this esteemed institution. The relationship
between NMMU and its alumni does not end
at the graduation ceremony: there it really
begins.”
Contact detailsAlumni Relations Office
north campus, summerstrandtel: +27 41 504 3935fax: +27 41 504 [email protected]
www.nmmu.ac.za/alumni
University Shoptel: +27 41 504 4371
e-mail: [email protected]/shop
Missionthe Association supports and enhances the realisation of nmmu’s mission through maintaining and expanding mutually beneficial relationships with its members and through utilising and maximising their expertise, goodwill and influence.
Goals• To enhance the image of the Association both
inside and outside the NMMU community as an important stakeholder body and an asset to NMMU to support the realisation of the university’s mission and goals.
• To foster loyalty to and pride in NMMU among members through effective communication so that they may positively influence others.
• To provide and foster the provision of opportunities for Alumni to contribute in financial and other meaningful ways to the advancement of NMMU.
• To provide Alumni with opportunities to benefit from their relationship with the university.
• To promote, protect and maintain the rights of the Alumni Association.
mission and goalsMembershipif you have completed a certificate (minimum one year dura-tion), diploma or degree at nmmu or its former institutions you automatically qualify for nmmu Alumni Association membership.
You are Valued...• You are our success stories.• You form our global footprint.• You are our only permanent stakeholder.• You are our most valuable brand ambassadors.
Stay Connectedplease ensure that we have your latest contact details in or-der for us to remain connected. You can e-mail or fax us your details, update online or give us a call. we want to update you on nmmu news and events and hear about your achieve-ments or interesting stories.
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