Auburn Alumni Association Inc

THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION'S MISSION IS TO ENHANCE THE ENGAGEMENT AND CONNECTION OF ALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI AND FRIENDS, TO ADVANCE AUBURN UNIVERSITY BY ENGAGING OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY AND CULTIVATING THEIR PASSION FOR AND LOYALTY TO THE UNIVERSITY. THE ASSOCIATION ACHIEVES THIS BY HOSTING DIVERSIFIED PROGRAMS INCLUDING REUNIONS, VOLUNTEER NETWORKS SUCH AS THE AUBURN CLUBS AND AFFILIATE PROGRAMS, AWARD RECOGNITION SUCH AS LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, VIRTUAL SPEAKER SERIES AND TOURS FOR GROUPS OF ALUMNI AND FRIENDS THAT FOSTER A SENSE OF BELONGING TO THE "FAMILY" OF AUBURN UNIVERSITY. CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS RECEIVE A QUARTERLY ISSUE OF THE AUBURN MAGAZINE THAT KEEPS THEM INFORMED ABOUT MATTERS CONCERNING THE UNIVERSITY AND THE ALUMNI COMMUNITY, SUCH AS INFORMATION ON PROMINENT AND SUCCESSFUL INDIVIDUALS WITH AUBURN TIES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL ALUMNI ON RECORD ARE SENT ONE ISSUE OF THE AUBURN MAGAZINE ONCE A YEAR.

AUBURN MAGAZINE - ESTABLISHED IN 1993 UPON DISCONTINUANCE OF THE ALUMNEWS NEWSPAPER. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS. IT PROVIDES A VEHICLE TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND ITS ALUMNI AND FRIENDS AND FOSTERS A SENSE OF IDENTITY AS AN "AUBURN PERSON." QUARTERLY ISSUES ARE MAILED TO ALL CONTRIBUTING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS. EACH ISSUE IS MAILED TO APPROXIMATELY 36,300 ALUMNI AND FRIENDS. ADDITIONALLY, ONE ISSUE IS MAILED TO ALL ALUMNI ON RECORD ONCE A YEAR; WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY 211,000.

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS - THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION'S AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM PROVIDES INITIATIVES TO FOSTER GIVING FROM AUBURN ALUMNI AND FRIENDS TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY. THIS CREATES A LASTING TIE BETWEEN THE AUBURN ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBER AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY. THROUGH VARIOUS EVENTS AND PROGRAMS, THE AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM CONTRIBUTED $315,657 TO AUBURN UNIVERSITY AND AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING 9/30/2015, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION BOARD APPROVED A FUNDRAISING INITIATIVE CALLED THE MILLION DOLLAR MATCH PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE NEW ALUMNI DONOR SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTS. IN THE YEAR ENDED 9/30/2021, THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PAID $3,485 TOWARD QUALIFYING ENDOWMENTS; LEAVING $10,660 AS A PAYABLE TO THE AUBURN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION.

THE AUBURN CLUB PROGRAM PROVIDES SUPPORT TO 132 INDIVIDUAL AUBURN CLUBS AND AFFILIATES AROUND THE GLOBE REPRESENTING OVER 40,000 ACTIVE MEMBERS. ALTHOUGH THIS YEAR LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN ONES PREVIOUSLY, THE AUBURN CLUBS AND AFFILIATES SUPPORTED OVER 400 EVENTS, INCLUDING BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL OPPORTUNITIES. PRIOR TO THE IMPACT OF COVID-19, THE CLUBS AND AFFILIATES PROGRAM HOSTED AN ANNUAL CLUB LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN WHICH INCOMING OFFICERS AND LEADERS GAIN KNOWLEDGE OF THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ASSOCIATION AND UNIVERSITY, OBTAIN TRAINING AND SKILLS IN MANAGEMENT OF THE LOCAL CLUB AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES WITH EACH OTHER ABOUT ACTIVITIES AT THE LOCAL CLUB OR AFFILIATE LEVEL INSTITUTED FOR THE UNIVERSITY'S BENEFIT. IN 2022, WE ARE PLANNING TO HOST A HYBRID EXPERIENCE SO THAT ATTENDEES CAN JOIN US EITHER IN-PERSON OR ONLINE. LOCAL CLUBS AND AFFILIATES GENERATE 194 SCHOLARSHIPS ANNUALLY.