Volunteer Opportunities
Opportunities for involvement are available within the following categories:
Future Alumni of Barry (FAB)
Engagement between alumni and current students is integral to the strength of the University. FAB works to bring prospective students, current students, and alumni together by providing opportunities for education, networking, community service and mentoring. Opportunities for engagement include sitting on an alumni panel, exploring existing mentoring opportunities, and participating in a variety of social and networking events.
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
Alumni Admissions Network
The Alumni Admissions Network is a group of alumni volunteers organized by the Office of Admissions. Alumni actively recruit students for Barry, represent the University at college fairs, and conduct interviews with prospective students. Committees are currently being staffed and active, additional volunteers are welcome. Orientation materials and contact information for an alumni chair in your area will be mailed to you.
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
Broad Theater for the Performing Arts
The Broad Theater is a multi-disciplinary venue offering a varied program through its professional performing arts arm Barry Presents. Its mission is to serve Barry University and the Miami region as a comprehensive performing arts center, distinguished by a broad-based program of music, theatre, dance, arts education and outreach.
Contact: slang@mail.barry.edu
Vivian Decker Writers Alumni House
The Writers Alumni House serves as a campus home for writers of all kinds from Barry and the South Florida region at large. The house thrives in large part due to the talented and energetic involvement of Barry alumni. Make yourself a resource to Barry students and fellow alumni interested in writing, teaching and publishing by listing yourself in the Writer's House E-Directory, or share your wisdom and experience with members of the Barry community by participating in a reading, workshop or discussion series.
Contact: slang@mail.barry.edu
Barry University Alumni Association
The Alumni Association provides services to alumni, such as a monthly e-newsletter, a biannual magazine, and get-togethers on Homecoming and Alumni Reunion Weekend. For up-to-date information, visit our website: www.barryalumni.com.
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
BarryServes
Join other Barry Alumni performing interesting community service projects across the country and around the world. Regional Barry Clubs host events such as building furniture, tutoring elementary school students, funding guide dogs, and staffing food banks or phonathons.
Contact: pmunoz@mail.barry.edu
The Barry Annual Fund
The Fund solicits unrestricted gifts annually from alumni as well as from friends of the University, and is a major source of funds that help underwrite the education expenses for all current Barry students. Barry alumni volunteer phonathons are critical to achieving The Barry Annual Fund goals each year, and over 20,000 alumni and parents are contacted annually.
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
Parents Program
The Parents Program is committed to offering a number of ways you can get involved, join the Barry community and donate your generous time and energy. Parent volunteers are ambassadors of goodwill promoting a cause they believe worthwhile: the education and welfare of students at Barry and the entire Barry community. Being a parent volunteer is one more way to stay connected and involved in your child's Barry Experience. Our website will be developed soon, so please check back to learn more about volunteer opportunities.
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
The Parents Council
The Parents Council is a select group of dedicated parents who have come together to represent the parent community at the University by providing thoughtful and meaningful feedback on Barry’s undergraduate initiatives along with communication and involvement activities for parents. Through meetings and planned activities, our Parents Council members help build and strengthen Barry's programming for the parent community and get educated on what is currently happening at Barry.
Contact: Coming soon
The Parents Fund Committee
This committee is a sub-group of the Parents Council, made up of parents who understand the importance of supporting the University through unrestricted giving. Unrestricted support is the most useful to the University because those dollars are the only discretionary funds that can bridge the gap between tuition revenues and the actual cost of educating Barry students. These unrestricted dollars enhance the undergraduate experience both inside and beyond the classroom.
Contact: Coming soon
Barry Alumni is comprised of over 44,000 graduates of Barry’s undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools. Whether you have the perfect idea for the way to celebrate your next reunion or you are interested in expanding Barry Alumni activities in your region, there is an opportunity for to you contribute, get involved and stay connected to your Barry family.
Alumni Groups
Alumni groups help you connect with people who share your interest. They provide a community for networking and a connection back to Barry. As you enjoy the camaraderie and commitment of your Barry peers, you will also be helping to build an ever stronger and more diverse university community.
Association of Alumnae
Every woman who receives a degree from Barry becomes a member of the Association, which promotes the interests and welfare of the University in areas of concern to women. Whether it be honoring the women of the 50th reunion class, hosting a "Day at Barry” for area high school women or fundraising to support a scholarship program, join your fellow alumnae in sharing your time and experience with the past, present and future women of Barry.
Contact: coming soon
Association of Latino Alumni
ALA promotes the interests of Latino students and alumni. ALA encourages Latino alumni to avail themselves of Barry's resources for a lifetime of education and enrichment, while facilitating their re-connection to one another and the University community.
Contact: coming soon
Black Alumni Society
BAS encourages communication and cooperation among black alumni, black students, and the University community.
Contact: Coming soon
Classes & Reunions
Alumni volunteers are a driving force behind the successful planning and execution of class reunions. The following are ways in which you can support your class, both in reunion and non-reunion years.
Contact: pmunoz@mail.barry.edu
Non-reunion year class officers
Class reunions don't come together overnight. Class leadership during non-reunion years is key to the planning and execution of a successful reunion celebration. Take the lead and start building up your classmate's excitement and engagement as you prepare for your reunion.
Quinquennial reunion year committees
Whether it be your 5th reunion or your 50th, it is the participation of you and your classmates that will make it truly memorable and meaningful. Help create events for your reunion by joining a planning committee. Encourage your classmates to contribute to your class gift as a member of a gift committee.
Global Alumni Network
From Miami to Hong Kong, the GAN team coordinates a world-wide network of alumni volunteers providing year-round intellectual, cultural, social and networking events. Reconnect with Barry and your fellow alumni by joining the Global Alumni.
Contact: Coming soon
Barry Alumni Governance
Contact: sekramer@mail.barry.edu
Membership in the following governing bodies is generally by invitation.
Barry Alumni Council of Representatives
This body is made up of undergraduate class presidents, alumni club presidents, and presidents of the Barry Alumni's constituent groups, and currently convenes twice a year.
Barry Alumni Board of Directors
The Board is a panel of approximately 25 members who conduct the business of Barry Alumni under its By-Laws.
Barry Alumni Executive Committee
The Committee, a subset of the Board of Directors including the Barry Alumni President and officers, is vested with the full power of the Board between meetings; the Committee's actions, however, must be approved by the Board at its next meeting.
The Wellness Center
The Department of Recreation offers the opportunity for the Barry Community to participate in intramural sports, open recreation, adult recreation classes, sport clubs, fitness programs, and special interest programs.
Contact: slang@mail.barry.edu
Board of Trustees
Formal institutional governance and fiduciary responsibility rests solely with its Board of Trustees. The trustees delegate the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the University to the administration and, in particular, to the president. In consultation with the president, the trustees determine the long-range allocation of resources, making decisions in the context of the needs and expectations of the University's constituencies and of society. Membership on the Board is generally by invitation.
Contact: apaton@mail.barry.edu |
