Alumni engagement is an excellent way for you to support your alma mater while maintaining contact with students, faculty, staff and fellow alumni. We have a robust menu of opportunities, offering a level of involvement that is meaningful for you and fits with your schedule. Check out our engagement options below.
Ways To Get Involved
However you choose to engage with the college, your involvement is highly valued by the entire Alumni Community.
- Join ComArtSci Connect virtual mentoring platform
- Recruit Spartans for internships and full time opportunities
- Lead student "how-to" and "ask alumni" workshops
- Host students for job shadowing
- Perform mock interviews
- Give career or professional development talks
- Participate in ComArtSci Connect career fairs
- Be interviewed by a student to share about your career track
- Meet with student groups
- Share experiences and industry trends with faculty
- Observe classes
- Speak in classes or to student organizations (in-person or by streaming video)
- Serve as a "client" in upper-level capstone class [undergraduate classes designed to provide comprehensive experience in coursework to serve a particular client with an actual problem or case study]
- Act as a visiting faculty member or artist-in-residence.
- Career support
- I want more information on a specific DEI topic
- Mental health & wellness
- Information on ComArtSci DEI Priority Areas
- Submit alumni award nominations
- Write alumni spotlight web stories
- Share your work achievements and products
- Share a Spartan Network Story
- Form industry partnerships
- Explore philanthropy through a major or planned gift
- Be a Spartan Loyal annual fund donor
Campus Events
- Attend events (college lectures, Annual Awards, Celebration, etc).
- Be a keynote speaker for an endowed lecture.
- Attend department-sponsored events and lectures
- Learn about College specific event dates
Regional Events
- Attend regional alumni networking events
- Host an event
- Attend academic/industry national conference receptions
- Host a field experience at your office [involving faculty and 15-20 students exploring careers and lifestyle]
- Participate in faculty or student surveys
- Join the ComArtSci Alumni Board
- Advise on College initiatives
Questions about Alumni Involvement?
Let us know how you want to be involved at ComArtSci.
Questions? Contact Matthew Jones, ComArtSci Assistant Director of Alumni Relations at jones641@msu.edu
Spartans Engage
How will you make a difference for the next generation of Spartans?
Engaging with students and the college is an excellent way for you to support MSU, pay it forward and have a meaningful impact on students.
ComArtSci Virtual Talks
Log on for our ongoing virtual talk series - "Media & Communication: Moving Forward" - a look at how Spartan alumni are moving forward.
Alumni Student Mentorship
When you join ComArtSci Connect you can grow your impact on Spartan success by guiding the next generation of Spartans as they navigate today’s professional world.