
RAW Graduate Masterclass: Revealing the Alumni Way
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The Alumni Way Workbook complements the core concepts and ideas in the book: The Alumni Way: Building Lifelong Value from Your University Investment by Maria L. Gallo, published by Policy Press 2021.

Introduction
Welcome! As a recent graduate, you may be feeling overwhelmed or even a little lost. You might be feeling the pressure to follow a career path or secure a stellar job right away but remain unsure of the next steps. This masterclass will help you with strategies to prepare and plan for life after graduation. A life with impact!
There are hundreds of thousands of graduates like you all over the world.
What will help you stand out?
Your experience and your network are unique to you.
As a graduate, you are still forming your experiences and your network. Your challenge in this masterclass is to think about your experiences and your network differently—consider how they can have an impact on your life, for life. This includes for your future career, and across all aspects of your life.
Watch: RAW Masterclass Introduction
Lesson 1 Title: I-A – RAW Graduate Introduction
This RAW Graduate Masterclass introduction focuses on helping you achieve the following goals. By the end of the masterclass, you should be able to:
- Recognize the value of your lifelong alumni status to create the life you want
- Identify your alumni networks for your career, professional and personal life
- Gain growth-minded leadership skills to access, leverage, and support your alumni networks
- Develop curiosity to support interests and passions for professional/personal development
- Participate in practical activities to explore careers, secure a job, or find the next step after graduation
- Consider ways to support your fellow alumni and university community in the spirit of alumni citizenship
How are you going to complete this masterclass? All at once, 20 minutes at a time, or session-by-session? Putting a plan in place will help you to complete all the sessions.
- I – Introduction – Focus: Key concepts and ideas
- II – Reflection (Alumni Trait #1) – Focus: you and your university experience
- III – Curiosity (Alumni Trait #2) – Focus: your future career and professional life
- IV – Passion (Alumni Trait #3) – Focus: your wellbeing beyond your career
- V – Generosity (Alumni Trait #4) – Focus: your leadership and giving
- VI – Potential – Focus: your alumni status across all your shared life experiences
Sharing your goal is an extra motivator! Consider sharing your goal with a friend or fellow graduate.
