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What is an alumni intern?

Alumni Interns are typically recent graduates or former students who return to their alma mater or organization to work in a temporary, internship-based capacity. Their role often includes supporting alumni relations, assisting with event planning, and engaging with both current students and alumni communities. This position provides valuable work experience, networking opportunities, and a chance to contribute to the institution's ongoing initiatives. Alumni Interns gain insights into organizational operations while building professional skills relevant to their future careers.

What are the responsibilities and learning opportunities for an alumni intern?

As an Alumni Intern, you can expect to support the alumni relations team by assisting with event planning, managing communications with alumni, and maintaining contact databases. You'll often collaborate with staff to organize networking or fundraising events and help create content for newsletters and social media. This role offers a valuable opportunity to develop professional communication skills, gain experience in event coordination, and build a network within the organization and the broader alumni community. Many interns also learn about donor relations and digital marketing, which are beneficial for future roles in higher education or nonprofit management.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an alumni intern?

To thrive as an Alumni Intern, you typically need strong organizational abilities, attention to detail, and a background in communications or related fields, often supported by current enrollment in or recent graduation from a college program. Familiarity with CRM systems, event management platforms, and Microsoft Office Suite is commonly expected. Excellent interpersonal skills, initiative, and professionalism help interns build connections with alumni and collaborate effectively within teams. These skills and qualities are important for successfully supporting engagement activities, managing events, and fostering positive alumni relations.

What is the difference between Alumni Intern vs Research Assistant?

AspectAlumni InternResearch Assistant
Required CredentialsTypically enrolled students or recent graduates, sometimes with specific courseworkUsually advanced students or early-career professionals with relevant academic background
Work EnvironmentInternship settings, often in educational or nonprofit organizationsResearch labs, academic institutions, or research-focused organizations
Employer & Industry UsageUniversities, nonprofits, government programsUniversities, research institutes, scientific organizations
Common Search & ComparisonOften compared for entry-level research or internship rolesCompared for research-focused roles requiring academic experience

Alumni Interns are typically students or recent graduates gaining practical experience, often in internship settings. Research Assistants are usually more experienced, supporting ongoing research projects in academic or scientific environments. While both roles involve research tasks, Research Assistants generally require more specialized academic credentials and work in more formal research settings.

What are the most commonly searched types of Alumni jobs in Wisconsin?

The most popular types of Alumni jobs in Wisconsin are:

What cities in Wisconsin are hiring for Alumni Intern jobs?

Cities in Wisconsin with the most Alumni Intern job openings:

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Alumni Engagement Intern

Madison, WI • On-site, Remote

Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools • 201 - 500 employees
Learn more about Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Associationexternal

$15 - $20.25/hr

Internship

Re-posted 10 days ago

Job description

Overview

Hours:  Monday - Friday, 5-10 hours per week during the school year, with additional hours possible during breaks and over the summer. Additional hours available during Student and Recent Grad Team hosted events. Flexibility of scheduling, working around class schedules, and academic or other obligations will be offered.

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association (WFAA*), the private fundraising and alumni relations organization for UW-Madison, is seeking a Student and Recent Grad Engagement Intern.  This position will assist with a variety of projects which include, but are not limited to, programming and event planning, Recent Grad Council, connecting with campus partners, current students, alumni, and more.  The internship offers the opportunity to network with influential alumni while gaining valuable programming experience.

 

Who is WFAA?The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is a private, nonprofit corporation that encourages individuals and organizations to make gifts to the university and to connect with the UW. In 2014, the UW Foundation merged with the Wisconsin Alumni Association to better serve a growing population of UW alumni and donors. We believe that private support grows out of good relationships between campus leaders, faculty and program staff who need support, and the alumni and friends who want to invest in UW-Madison. We provide important engagement opportunities to link UW-Madison alumni to each other and to their alma mater, building a strong community of Badgers.

Diversity and Inclusion:

Just as the university community benefits from differing viewpoints, perspectives, and experiences, inclusion and diversity are imperative for the success of our mission. WFAA values people and the differences that they bring to the organization, and creates an environment in which all staff members and constituents feel respected and have opportunities to thrive.  

Essential Functions
  • Support and assist with programs and activities driven by SRG team:
    • Wisconsin Welcome Initiatives
      • The W Project
      • New Student Ice Cream Social
    • Commencement Initiatives (Winter & Spring)
    • WFAA Homecoming Programming
    • Recent Grad Weekend (Summer, schedule permitting)
    • Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB) initiatives
    • Think Pink Basketball Game
    • Badger Meet Up Events
    • Recent Grad Council administrative support
  • Assist with communicating with students and recent grads via email, phone, and in-person
  • Assist with the WFAA event set-up, and tear down and hosting
  • Support, assist and represent WFAA at campus partner sponsored events/ activities
  • Create impact reports following key programming and share internally
  • Attend biweekly team meetings
  • Perform other duties in support of the organizational mission and university advancement.
Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Current UW-Madison student
  • Strong writing skills 
  • Exceptional customer service skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint

 Other Qualifications:

  • Demonstrated experience in leadership and involvement on campus
  • Knowledge and experience in event planning and implementation
  • Ability to effectively collaborate with diverse co-workers, campus and community partners, and alumni constituents to achieve shared objective

The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is an Equal Opportunity Employer *The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association is the "doing business as" name of the merged organization comprising the University of Wisconsin Foundation (supportuw.org) and the Wisconsin Alumni Association (uwalumni.com). Its legal corporate name is registered as the University of Wisconsin Foundation.

Employment Type: OTHER

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