Alumni Student Recruitment Activities

Alumni Student Recruitment volunteers are encouraged to participate in one or all of the following activities:

Adopt-a-School Liaison

The heart of the Alumni Student Recruitment program is the Adopt-a-School activity. Alumni volunteers, both domestically and internationally, establish a connection with high schools in their area. The main recruitment activity for volunteers is making congratulatory calls to admitted students from their adopted schools and sharing their University of Michigan experience and alumni perspective to encourage students to attend U-M. Volunteers have access to recruiter resources to assist in their recruiting efforts.

College Fair Alumni Representative

College nights and college days are programs that introduce high school students to many different colleges. Alumni represent U-M and speak with students and their parents about the Michigan experience, in addition to distributing admissions publications.

U-M’s Office of Undergraduate Admissions receives hundreds of invitations each year to participate in these programs. Staff from this office handle in-state fairs, but it is not possible for them to attend all out-of-state events. With alumni help, U-M is able to have a presence and be visible in many regions across the country in order to recruit the future Leaders and Best.

The Adopt-a-School liaison is the first person asked to cover the fair. If they are not available, other local alumni student recruiters or alumni club volunteers are contacted.

Prospective and Admitted Student Reception Host

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions invites potential applicants to U-M information receptions each fall and spring. Prospective student receptions are held in August at 13 Michigan locations, while admitted student receptions are held in the spring at 15 Michigan locations. At these receptions, alumni share their Michigan spirit by assisting U-M staff. They help with registration, greeting students, families, and other alumni, and talk informally about U-M, helping in the question-and-answer session.

In addition, some U-M alumni clubs sponsor a summer send-off picnic, brunch, or reception for incoming students from their area. As a recruiter, you may be invited to attend such an event or asked to plan one on your own if there is no local club. This is a good way to introduce students to the local alumni club and encourage a positive perspective about U-M. The Office of Undergraduate Admissions will send clubs or individual alumni a list of all incoming students and can also provide names, addresses, and phone numbers of currently enrolled students who may be invited to participate in the send-off.

International Alumni Student Recruitment

The Alumni Student Recruitment program is looking to expand the number of international alumni volunteers and the number of countries covered.

Alumni who are native citizens or United States citizens living outside the U.S. play an important role in recruiting prospective and admitted students in their country. They provide guidance on what to expect from the campus culture, help students quickly get answers to questions, and address students’ concerns about moving to and living in the U.S. Volunteers also engage in more traditional recruitment activities, including promoting U-M in their community, attending college fairs to represent U-M, congratulating admitted students in their area, and sharing their alumni perspectives about U-M.