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50 Ways to Show your Love for UCR!!
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the UCR Alumni Association, we will be presenting articles pertaining to the history of the Association. This month we show you 50 ways to show how much you love UCR!
1. Become a member of the UCR Alumni Association
2. Mentor a UCR student
3. Make a monetary contribution to the UCR Foundation
4. Proudly display your UCR Alumni license plate frame
5. Send your children to UCR
6. Volunteer for a UCR Alumni Association committee
7. Contact your elected officials in support of UCR
8. Fund a UCR scholarship
9. Speak proudly about UCR to your family, friends and neighbors
10. Recruit potential students to UCR
11. Serve as a representative for your UCR graduating class
12. Attend UCR functions
13. Identify potential donors
14. Attend annual UCR Homecoming activities
15. Participate in UCR alumni surveys and feedback opportunities
16. Check out UCR’s web site at least once a month
17. Support UCR athletics
18. Wear UCR imprinted clothing
19. Volunteer in the Office of Alumni & Constituent Relations
20. Provide informational interviews for networking purposes
21. Include UCR in your estate plans
22. Mentor UCR alumni in your career field
23. Attend the annual UCR Scholarship Awards Reception
24. Submit a Class Note about your achievements to Fiat Lux
25. Visit the UCR Alumni Association’s website at least monthly for news and event updates
26. Let UCR now if you work for a matching gift company
27. Become an active member of the free Online Community
28. Host a dinner for prospective UCR students or UCR alumni in the area where you live
29. Donate door prizes for university and alumni events
30. Volunteer to deliver UCR admissions materials to your local high school
31. Attend the Annual UCR Alumni Awards if Distinction
32. Keep the University updated with your address, e-mail, phone number
33. Help with the UCR Fund phonathon
34. Invite a prospective UCR student to tour the campus
35. Send letters to the editor of your local newspapers about UCR
36. Provide internship opportunities for UCR students
37. Represent the University at community events
38. Tell people about the UCR programs
39. Inform prospective students about UCR scholarships
40. Serve on the UCR Alumni Association Board of Directors
41. Hire UCR alumni and students
42. Increase your annual contribution to UCR
43. Talk to the parents of prospective UCR students at Recruitment Events
44. Serve on UCR's departmental advisory boards
45. Offer to have a UCR student shadow you for a day at work
46. Make a gift-in-kind
47. Volunteer to be on a UCR alumni panel to talk with students
48. Return to campus for your class reunion
49. Submit a nomination for UCR Alumni Association award
50. Create a personal way for YOU to make a difference