SHARE YOUR STORY AND INSPIRE OTHERS
You, our alumni community, have a huge deal to offer in terms of 'giving back' and supporting our current students who are following in your footsteps.
Our ‘Share Your Story and Inspire Others’ campaign aims to encourage our alumni community to share their experiences of university life and the world of work, to help inspire our current students. You each have a unique story which could motivate and inspire our students to achieve their best.
Alumni are the best advocates for what our University can offer.
Why this campaign is important… Current students can relate to you because you have a shared experience: the University of Northampton. There is nothing more inspirational than hearing about someone’s journey that started at our institution, just like theirs has.
With our 'Share Your Story and Inspire Others' campaign, we showcase the brilliant ways graduates have become Alumni Ambassadors and inspired future generations. Alumni Ambassadors do all sorts of wonderful activities, and you can share your story in a variety of ways.
Deliver inspirational talks to our students By coming back and delivering talks to our students, you can help them to develop their professional knowledge and skills by offering an insight into your world. Many diverse alumni have delivered talks to our students about various subjects, from what it takes to become a district judge, to how to become a successful blogger… the possibilities are endless!
Third year Fashion Marketing student, Elizabeth Jarvis, attended the talk presented by alumna Lydia Millen (pictured) in 2015 and was inspired by her words: "Lydia showed me what you can do if you are really determined and I am really grateful she came back to the University today. It would be great if other alumni would come back and share their experiences too, it is such a beneficial thing for current students".
To register your interest in coming back to deliver a talk to our students, simply email
alumni@northampton.ac.uk
Become an online mentor The Alumni Mentoring Scheme offers an online platform for our graduates to connect with current students and become mentors to them.
The system works similarly to LinkedIn where you create a profile about yourself, your professional expertise and areas where you can support students. You can choose how much you are willing to support students, from communicating by email to offering job shadowing opportunities.
The scheme allows both our mentors and mentees to take mentoring into their own hands. To find out more about the scheme, visit:
www.northampton.ac.uk/MentorsMatter
Provide your inspirational story We encourage our alumni to share their professional and/or personal story with us. These stories provide valuable insight into what our alumni can achieve after their time here. They are inspirational case studies for potential and current students, that are shared across University literature and on various platforms.
Providing your story is easy to do, simply email
alumni@northampton.ac.uk with your interest. You can see some previous alumni stories on our website:
www.northampton.ac.uk/OurGraduates
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