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Alumni directory launched |
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Deanna Woolf |
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Aug 30, 2005 |
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Did Sue ever move to California to pursue that acting career? Whatever happened to Ben from biology class? Is Markus still in the computer industry? Catching up with old classmates is now just a click away, thanks to the online directory from Alumni Relations.
According to Dan Saevig, associate vice president of alumni relations, the directory was launched because "we felt this was one way to reach out to alumni across the country." People can access information on old friends and colleagues anytime via the Alumni Association Web site at http://www.utoledo.onlinecommunity.com/authenticate.htm.
University of Toledo alumni, former and current students with more than 24 semester or 36 quarter hours, and staff and faculty members can access the directory and post their contact information. One does not need to be a member of the Alumni Association to use the free service.
To register for the service, a user must visit the Web site and enter his or her name and graduation year in the provided box. Staff and faculty members should enter "staff/faculty" in the class year box, current students can list their anticipated graduation years, and former students can list the years they attended.
In addition to accessing basic contact information via the directory, Saevig explained that a user can add pictures to his or her profile, post information about his or her significant other and children, list job openings, post resumes, sign up to mentor students, and register and pay for alumni events online.
Since the site was launched April 30, 1,832 people have signed up for the directory. According to Saevig, the oldest graduate is from the class of 1938 and the largest response is from the class of 2004, with 122 members registered. Twenty-one companies are signed up to offer jobs, as well.
To comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, users may opt out of having their personal information displayed on the directory.
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