About the Nursing Alumni Association
Statement of Purpose
The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing Alumni Society’s purpose is to provide a forum for nearly 12,000 graduates to:
- Maintain personal and professional relationships to keep alumni connected
- Foster networking
- Promote pride in the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing by perpetuating established traditions and nurturing new ones
- Demonstrate the alumni role to current students, our future alumni, through scholarship support, mentorship and as professional role models
- Support the alumni effort at the University level through membership in the Pitt Alumni Association
Come join us…we welcome your time and talent. Giving back inspires you and those whom you touch. By working together, we can enhance the rich tradition of Pitt Nursing and touch the future of the profession.
We are proud of our accomplishments
- Collaborated with the Nursing Student Association to present the NURStudentEnrichmentSeries, a series geared to undergraduate nursing students to provide one-hour programs on a variety of topics from how to write a resume to how to apply to graduate school; two more programs set for Spring Term
- Presented an alumni panel in senior level “Transitions into Professional Nursing Practice” class
- Represented nursing profession at “Pathways to Professions” during Homecoming Weekend
- Welcomed returning alumni in Alumni Hospitality Tent at Heinz Field prior to Homecoming Football Game
- Mentored students as part of the School’s mentorship program
- Conducted successful fundraisers, proceeds of which are directed to nursing student scholarships and student initiatives
- Represented the Nursing Alumni Society on Pitt Alumni Association’s Board of Directors
- Earned Gold Banner Status in the Pitt Alumni Association’s Banner Program
- Participated at April Pinning Ceremony and welcomed graduates as our newest alumni
- Hosted annual Alumni Day event and presented Distinguished and Honorary Alumni Awards and student scholarship awards
Goals for Academic Year 2008 – 2009:
- Conduct a recruitment drive to engage alumni in the Nursing Alumni Society Executive Board
- Plan a ‘meet & greet’ event as part of the recruitment drive
- Continue to maintain an alumni presence at the School of Nursing with the hope of becoming alumni role models for current students
- Host a Nursing Alumni Society Game Watch
- Host annual Alumni Day event