Welcome to the Office of Alumni Relations

Landy F. Watson Director of Alumni Relations

Greetings Unionites and Panther faithful! Welcome to your esteemed, beloved alma mater and the Office of Alumni Relations. Alumni Relations serves as the official liaison and primary communications link between the University and our alumni body. The mission of VUU Alumni Relations is to support the University’s commitment to higher education excellence by cultivating, maintaining, and inspiring lifelong loyalty, support, philanthropy, stewardship, learning, and service among alumni, students, and friends.

Alumni Relations aspires to offer a variety of activities, programs, and services that are of interest to our diverse alumni family. These include, but are not limited to, recognition and celebratory events, educational and engagement offerings, personal growth and development opportunities, social and entertainment/leisure events, cultural activities, and information and referral services.

In both the immediate and near futures, we will focus primarily on three major areas which define and map our general direction within the larger University picture. Firstly, significant emphasis will be placed on expanding our alumni database and improving our data management capabilities. Secondly, we will become more creative and prudent with our existing resources which will allow us to take advantage of opportunities to engage our alumni more readily and frequently, and increase alumni participation in the life of the University. Lastly, Alumni Relations will assume a larger role in increasing alumni giving to support endowed scholarships, improvements and additions to the campus’ living and learning environments, and boosting the University’s national exposure and student recruitment efforts.

VUU alumni are a major constituency and stakeholder in the preservation of the University’s rich legacy and bright future. We invite each alumna and alumnus to remain connected and become more actively involved in creating the seamless partnerships that will help maintain the University at a level of national acclaim.