New York University
New York University is a nonprofit university with over 700,000 alumni worldwide. I worked to plan and produce over 80+ annual events to engage alumni in the New York City Area. Events in my portfolio included large events such as Alumni and Families Weekend and the Distinguished Alumni Awards as well as sporting events, theater shows, receptions, and speaker events. In addition, I provided production and customer service support on global, volunteer, fundraising, and presidential events including commencement, inauguration, and conferences.
Alumni and Families Weekend
4-day event that welcomes 3,000+ alumni and new families to campus for a weekend of branded programming
Program Highlights:
Presidential Welcome and Reception
Student Life Panels and Seminars
Individual School Alumni Luncheons
Alumni Bash and Recent Alumni Party
New Student Send Offs
40+ event series around the world that welcome incoming students and their families to NYU and allow fundraisers to engage new families in their hometowns
NYUAA Distinguished Alumni Awards
400+ person annual event that honors distinguished alumni acheivements and bring together top university leaders and donors for an upscale luncheon and awards ceremony
Speakers on the Square
On-campus speaker events featuring highly successful NYU alumni
Examples:
50 Years of Sesame Street Speakers on the Square
Speaker on the Square: A conversation with Stephanie Kramer, Chief Human Resources Officer at L’Oréal USA
Speaker on the Square: James McBride
Alumni Access Events
NYC exclusive access events for NYU alumni that feature prominent successful alumni and networking opportunities for alumni
Examples:
Broadway shows with alumni talk-backs
NYU Day at the Yankees
NYU Day at the Bronx Zoo
NYU Alumni Day with Arsenal F.C.
Year Round Targeted Events
Events that target identified alumni constituencies that need targeted engagement - students, recent alumni, and millennials
Examples:
Millenial Series: Fotografsika Museum
Alumni Owned Business Event: TALEA Brewery
Recent Alumni Network SoulCycle Event
Movie Night Under the Arch 2024
