If you are setting out to shape a new phase in your professional life, there are many additional ways you can harness your own personal network. Your fellow alumni are ready and willing to help you. As a member of the Rochester Institute of Technology Alumni Network, you join more than 90,000 graduates and friends of the Institute in continuing a relationship that's for a lifetime. Participating in this Network enriches your personal and professional life!

• RIT Alumni Online Community
• Using your RIT Online Community account, you can access RIT’s Online Community Directory, which contains information on more than 90,000 community members. Membership is in RIT’s Online Community is exclusive and free to alumni only. All you need to do to take advantage of all the community has to offer is to proceed through the 4-step registration process to establish a User ID and Password. After registration, you will be able to update your address information, search for classmates, make new connections, and explore the additional community features. What are you waiting for? Register today! Visit the Alumni Relations Online registration at http://www.alumniconnections.com/rit/ The Directory allows you to search by geography, industry, program, year of graduation, position... to name a few.

• The Alumni Network is your connection to fellow graduates, regional activities, campus, and much more. Join fellow graduates in Rochester or across the country for social, cultural, athletic, and educational events. Visit the Alumni Relations Office Activities site at http://www.rit.edu/~032www/activities/ to find out what’s going on in your area. Regional programs are a great way to meet RIT alumni in your area.

• Contacting the RIT Regional Chapters in your part of the world—or in areas where industries of interest to you are concentrated—can also help you harness the network. Regional Chapter events are online at http://www.rit.edu/~032www/activities/

• Don't forget to mark your calendar for Brick City Festival / Reunion Weekend. Unique opportunities are available that weekend at RIT for alumni, families, and friends. For more information on reunions, visit Reunions http://www.rit.edu/%7E032www/reunions/ Returning to campus is a rewarding experience!

• College specific events along with affinity group activities are also sponsored by RIT. These happenings are online at Alumni Activities at http://www.rit.edu/~032www/activities/. Here you will discover what’s new with clubs and Greek organizations, athletic associations and events in your college.

• Even the opportunity to travel nationally or internationally with a group of people provides you the chance to network with fellow RIT alums. Check out the Alumni Travel Program RIT brings to you at http://www.rit.edu/%7E032www/activities/travel/index.html

• Additionally, as an alumnus, you have the advantage of choosing from a variety of volunteer opportunities and giving purposes. Visit http://www.rit.edu/~032www/volunteer/ to learn more. All ways you can improve your skills, meet new faces, and of course, contribute and have an enjoyable experience at the same time!