1. Staying Connected and Getting Involved

2. How do I stay connected?
 Upload your contact details on the UNIZULU alumni webpage.
 Encourage friends and other alumni you may know to upload their contact
details on the alumni webpage.
 Regularly visit our website and update changes in contact details,
employment and marital status.
 Regularly visit the UNIZULU website.
 Join our Facebook page or follow us on Twitter.

3. Getting Involved
 Your success is our success.
 UNIZULU’s success depends on your willingness to get involved.
 There are many ways you can contribute to the success of your alma mater.

4. 1. Career Guidance
You can make a vital contribution to the career development of current students and young
alumni.
Develop students essential skills to enhance their employment opportunities.
Conduct information sessions to share best practices, such as interview skills and acceptable
work behavior.
Encourage your employer/company to establish partnerships with UNIZULU to provide students
and alumni with internships and work integrated learning.

5. Career Guidance
Enhance the experience of current students by becoming a mentor.
Sponsor a student project within your company.
Post student employment opportunities on the UNIZULU social pages.
Provide career advice to our undergraduates and pre-alumni.
Obtain support in furthering your studies.
Establish new networks with graduates.

6. Student Recruitment
 Support UNIZULU in its efforts to recruit quality students.
 Make referrals by encouraging your colleagues, friends and family to enroll
their children at the university.
 Talk to UNIZULU students and share your student experience.
 Offer financial support to prospective academically deserving students.

7. 3. Ambassadors
Promote UNIZULU’s interest, welfare and pride among alumni.
Provide support at institutional events.
Participate as guest speaker, panelist or advisor.
Take on leadership roles and participate in advisory institutional committees.

8. Benefits of staying connected
An opportunity to catch up with old friends.
Connecting to a talented, innovative, influential
and very diverse population of UNIZULU alumni.
Building relationships based on common interests.
An opportunity to share professional experience and expertise.
Thank You.