Student Alumni Representatives (STARs)

Mission of the Organization: To provide service to UMMC alumni and the UMMC community.

Organization objectives:
• Promote a better understanding of the UMMC Office of
Alumni Affairs
• Build a sense of community across schools
• Serve as a liaison between currently enrolled students and
UMMC alumni
• Serve all constituents associated with the institution
• Promote student involvement in activities
• Encourage teamwork and leadership across the divisions
• Cultivate tomorrow’s alumni leaders
• Promote class giving campaigns
• Support UMMC’s mission of interprofessional learning

Benefits to students:
• Assist in establishing new traditions at UMMC
• Contribute to the growth and notoriety of UMMC
• Network with faculty, staff, alumni and friends
• Develop professional and leadership skills
• Collaborate and work interprofessionally with other
constituents across campus
• Participate in various events: campus tours, class
reunions, medical alumni hall of fame, alumni chapter
meetings, phone-a-thons, class giving campaigns,
fundraising/development, letter writing campaigns,
student events, etc.

Candidate qualifications:
• Attend UMMC for a year (by the fall of 2019)
• Able to serve from April 2019 until May 2020
• Willing to collaborate and work with a team
• Possess excellent communication skills
• Energized by crowds and service
• Available to volunteer at two events each month in addition
to signature event
• Responsible, dependable, and punctual
• Ability to elicit confidence and built rapport
• Experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Have UMMC Pride
• Submit a completed application in the spring for consideration

If you have questions about the STARs position or the application process, please contact the Office of Alumni Affairs at 601-984-1115. Written inquiries may be sent to alumni@umc.edu.

2019-2020 Student Alumni Representatives

School of Medicine 

School of Nursing