Engaging Young Alumni University of Florida Alumni Association Young Alumni Council January 21, 2011

Engaging Young Alumni Agenda Icebreaker Who are Young Alumni? Meet the YAC – Who we are and what we do Event In A Box Coming Attractions Region Breakout YA Discussion/Q&A

Young Alumni Defined UF Young Alumni: 114,707 UF Young Alumni Members:11,114 (As of Jan. 11 based on mailable addresses) UF Young Alumni: 103,710 UF Young Alumni Members: 10,627 (As of Jan. 10 based on mailable addresses) Roughly 30% of our alumni base consists of alumni 35 years and younger.

Meet the Young Alumni Council Brian Hickey, BSBA ‘02 Palm Beach Gardens, FL Representing Region 1 - South FL Betsy Summerlee, BSR ‘01 Sarasota, FL Representing Region 2 – SW FL Sara Evans, BA & BSPR ‘03 Tampa, FL Representing Region 3 – Tampa Area Matt Green, MS ‘04, BA & BSISE ‘03 Indialantic, FL Representing Region 4 – Central FL Rena Sprinkle, BS 1999 Jacksonville Beach, FL Representing Region 5 – NE FL Brandon Fletcher, BA ‘05 Perry, FL Representing Region 6 – NW FL Jill Freeman, BA ‘02 Atlanta, GA Representing Region 7 – SE United States Liz DeStephens, BSMSE ’03 Houston, TX Representing Region 8 – W United States Jenny Weigle, BSPR ‘03 Chicago, IL Representing Region 9 – NE United States

YAC Mission The University of Florida's Young Alumni Program was established to identify the needs of alumni who are under the age of 35. Our mission is to strengthen the Young Alumni connection to the Gator Nation and dedicate programs that would be of interest to young alumni, such as community service projects, career networking, travel opportunities and social activities.

What is the YAC? Goal - to offer a greater variety of activities to young alumni, raise awareness about the UFAA and increase this group’s participation within the Gator Nation The YAC members serves as a liaison among: The UFAA Board of Directors The Local Gator Clubs® The Gator Club Young Alumni Coordinators/Chairs The YAC members meet: 2 times per year Participate in monthly conference calls The YAC also contributes to the content and implementation of: Generating UFAA memberships A Young Alumni E-newsletter Creating a mission and goals for the council Planning of future programs and events

YA Coordinator Resources On Gator Club® Admin Site  Programs  Gator Clubs  Gator Club® Admin  My Functions  YA Coordinator Resources YA Coordinator Toolkit Gator Swamp Swap Business Card Exchange Gator Search Bingo Gator Aiders/Ready When the Times Comes information Orange and Bowl instructions

Event In A Box Speed Networking Dinner with 12 Gators Boxes will be sent out in February Items will include: business card holders notepads pens travel mugs

Speed Networking Gator Speed Networking is building upon the success and positive feedback we received from young alumni about "Swamp Swap" business card exchange, but this time we added a "twist". The "twist" is that we are combining the business card exchange from the Swamp Swap with the more one- on-one substantive interaction aspect from speed dating giving your participants a more personal network-friendly event.

Dinner With 12 Gators Dinner with 12 Gators is a student program sponsored by the UF Alumni Association that pairs students with local alumni, parents, faculty, staff and friends of the University for small dinner parties. These events have typically been offered only in Gainesville. We thought this would also be a great addition to our young alumni program with a few modifications. The idea is to create a more personal setting to bring fellow Gators together in a warm, friendly environment for networking, conversation and Gator camaraderie.

YAC Ideas for the Future Graduation Incentive/Sign-up UFAA/YAC Mobile App. Career and Professional Development What Do You Want To See?

Gator Clubs® Should: Elect a Young Alumni Coordinator Keep in contact with their YAC rep (YA Coordinators and Presidents receive a quarterly update from the YAC) Use the online tools YA Coordinator Resources on Club Admin Listserv GatorMailNow Post events on Club Admin site Facebook, Twitter, etc. Website - Young Alumni section with contact person

Learning From Others Manatee County/Palm Beach County Gator Club – Young Alumni Sports (Kickball, Softball).

Learning From Others Windy City Gator Club – SEC YA Football Kickoff Gathering (networking/social)

Learning From Others Tampa Gator Club – Gator Rompin (550 attendees/$7,000 for scholarship fund

Learning From Others Other Ideas: Bowling Night Viewing Parties Meet and Greets

Region Breakout Meet with your Region’s Young Alumni Council Representative AND fellow Young Alumni Coordinators.

For More Information… Young Alumni Webpage Quarterly update to YA Coordinators & Presidents Quarterly E-Newsletter Available to meet during LW to talk about specific YA opportunities with your Club! Questions?