Below are volunteer and giving opportunities in small, medium and large bites that will benefit Kalamazoo College.
Admission
Recommend and encourage prospective students to apply to K
Introduce yourself to the Admission Counselor that covers your region
Promote K in your school (educators)
Career Development
Refer information about an internship in your workplace
Keep your professional information up-to-date in the alumni directory and LinkedIn.
Post an entry-level job in Handshake
Alumni Engagement
Update your alumni directory profile
Attend an alumni event
Nominate an alumna/us for an award
Giving
Make an annual gift to the Kalamazoo College Fund
Check with your employer to see if they provide a matching gift benefit
Share why you give to Kalamazoo College
Admission
Send congratulatory notes to admitted students
Call admitted students
Attend a yield event in your area
Career Development
Mentor a student or recent graduate
Connect with a current student on LinkedIn
Offer to speak on a career panel or at another career event
Alumni Engagement
Attend your class reunion
Join your reunion committee
Submit a class note or a reunion update
Tell your K story through StoryZoo
Giving
Increase your gift annually
Make an additional gift to an athletics team, an academic department, or a K program
Encourage alumni friends to make a gift to K
Admission
Sit on a Visit the Zoo panel
Go to coffee with a prospective student “Coffee with a K Grad”
Staff a college fair in your area
Career Development
Host a summer extern through the Discovery Externship Program
Provide summer internship supervision in your workplace
Represent your company or organization at on-campus Recruiting Expos
Alumni Engagement
Become a reunion committee chair
Self-nominate to be on the Alumni Association Engagement Board (AAEB)
Participate in an alumni travel opportunity
Become a Hornet event host
Giving
Join the 1833 Society with an annual Kalamazoo College Fund gift of $1,833 or more
Join the Stetson Society by informing the College that K is in your estate plans
Become a Class Agent