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The '''Columbia Alumni Association''' (CAA) is an umbrella association for all university alumni that was formed in 2005-2006. You automatically become a member of the CAA upon graduation. Not to be confused with the [[Columbia College Alumni Association]] or other individual school alumni associations. | The '''Columbia Alumni Association''' (CAA) is an umbrella association for all university alumni that was formed in 2005-2006. You automatically become a member of the CAA upon graduation. Not to be confused with the [[Columbia College Alumni Association]] or other individual school alumni associations. | ||
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| + | The CAA was launched as a successor to the [[Columbia University Alumni Federation|Alumni Federation]. It's goal is to create a unified alumni association to forge a "sustainable, ongoing program of alumni relations," according to [[Eric Furda]], VP of [[Alumni Relations]]. Whereas individual schools have had [[alumni associations]] of their own, no univeristy-wide organization dedicated planning events to bring together students from all schools had existed. | ||
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| + | Since it's launch, CAA has launched a [[University Alumni Newsletter]], a University-wide Alumni Directory, and embarked on a blitz of events. In its first year the CAA hosted 150 events around the world that were attended by 11,000 alumni and guests. | ||
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| + | In the summer of 2007, the CAA took over the [[Columbia Connections]] website. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
| − | + | *[http://alumni.columbia.edu/ Columbia Alumni Association Website] | |
| − | *[http://alumni.columbia.edu/ | ||
*[http://channels.dragonfly.com/columbia2/ Slide show of CAA's First Year] | *[http://channels.dragonfly.com/columbia2/ Slide show of CAA's First Year] | ||
[[Category:Post-graduation]] | [[Category:Post-graduation]] | ||
[[Category:Alumni groups]] | [[Category:Alumni groups]] | ||
Revision as of 23:31, 30 November 2007
The Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) is an umbrella association for all university alumni that was formed in 2005-2006. You automatically become a member of the CAA upon graduation. Not to be confused with the Columbia College Alumni Association or other individual school alumni associations.
The CAA was launched as a successor to the [[Columbia University Alumni Federation|Alumni Federation]. It's goal is to create a unified alumni association to forge a "sustainable, ongoing program of alumni relations," according to Eric Furda, VP of Alumni Relations. Whereas individual schools have had alumni associations of their own, no univeristy-wide organization dedicated planning events to bring together students from all schools had existed.
Since it's launch, CAA has launched a University Alumni Newsletter, a University-wide Alumni Directory, and embarked on a blitz of events. In its first year the CAA hosted 150 events around the world that were attended by 11,000 alumni and guests.
In the summer of 2007, the CAA took over the Columbia Connections website.
