At the Northwestern Alumni Association, we welcome the increasing diversity of our alumni base and are committed to promoting that diversity through the NAA’s online community. This online community is a forum in which you, as individuals and groups, can express yourselves and associate as you choose.

The NAA’s goal, in our mission to preserve a mutually beneficial, enduring relationship between you, as alumni, and the University -- is to seek meaningful ways to serve you that both embrace your individual identities and unite us in the name of Northwestern.

In addition to the social, educational, travel and career programs and services the NAA offers to connect you to the University, we recognize the need to provide a medium in which you can express yourselves, pursue your interests and determine the extent of your involvement with your alma mater. This new NAA web site lets you create your own connections within the Northwestern community and through your participation, shape our collective identity and the environment in which the NAA operates.

I invite you to explore this new site and take advantage of the direct access it offers. Join in an online discussion with fellow alumni and students through the Alumni Forums or start a dialogue based on your own thoughts or experience. Let us know about the important people and events in your life by posting your news and photos in the Alumni Gallery. Find out what’s happening on campus and what’s on the minds of Northwestern students. Get career advice from alumni who are prominent in their fields. Reconnect with your classmates and plan your reunion. Make new connections with alumni in your community through club events. Learn about timely topics from distinguished faculty. See the world on alumni trips.

Wherever you are, at whatever stage of life you’re in, there’s something here for you. I invite you to discover for yourself what we, as a Northwestern community, can do for each other.

-Cathy Stembridge (GC00)