Celebrating unique identities is an important part of our work with alumni and friends across the globe. It is our mission to offer exceptional opportunities to create and maintain meaningful connections with one another and with the University of Rochester. Whether it be a film screening, networking events, conversations, or social hours, it is our commitment to provide resources and experiences for you, for whatever you need, wherever you live.
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This series of videos celebrates unique identities. It is our mission to offer exceptional opportunities to create and maintain meaningful connections with one another and with the University of Rochester.
Black Alumni Network
The Black Alumni Network is a leadership organization that seeks to empower, connect, and celebrate the University of Rochester alumni. This group encourages communication and cooperation between alumni, students, friends, faculty, and staff, and fosters a network for personal and professional connections, and provides a sense of community and family for alumni.
First-Generation Network
What does it mean to be a First-Generation student? It means that one is the first or one of the first members of a family to go to college. The First-Generation Network welcomes those who share in the first-generation experience and those who would like to participate in supporting first-generation college students and alumni from the University of Rochester.
Latin Alumni Network
The Latin Alumni Network is an inclusive community of volunteers. We provide alumni, students, faculty, and staff with opportunities to engage, network, and mentor. We work with the University to develop community-driven programming grounded in the richness of the Latin/Hispanic culture.
LGBTQ+ Network
The University of Rochester LGBTQ+ Network is an inclusive leadership organization of alumni, students, friends, faculty, and staff that honors the history, celebrates the present, and fosters the future of LGBTQ+ excellence at the University.
Women’s Network
The Women’s Network has a mission to harness and celebrate the rich contributions of women around the globe who are part of the University of Rochester family. Through dynamic programming and engaging conversations, the Network will help members connect and support one another. We invite you to take an even more active role in our community. Together, we can do more, change more, and inspire more.
REAL Conversations
REAL Conversations is a lecture and discussion series that offers authentic discussions featuring brave and candid dialogues around equity, measurable action, and meaningful change. The series is presented by the Office of Alumni Relations and Constituent Engagement in partnership with the University’s Office of University Engagement and Enrichment and the Advisory Council for Inclusive Engagement.
Advisory Council for Inclusive Engagement
The Advisory Council for Inclusive Engagement is a national volunteer body responsible for providing leadership, guidance, and feedback to the University of Rochester on diversity and inclusion initiatives for its alumni and students. Specifically, the Council Identifies specific areas of opportunity for increased representation and inclusion of diverse alumni and students, serves as a central advisory body for identity-based affinity groups, and assesses and reports on progress of alumni and student diversity and inclusion initiatives.
The Boundless Together Conference
This annual conference is held each fall, and brings together leaders and learners to engage in collective education, dialogue and reflection.
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Dr. Nkiruka (Nky) McGinnis joined the Advancement team at the University of Rochester in 2022. She brings over 20 years of higher education advancement and alumni engagement experience working at the University of Pittsburgh, American University, George Washington University, Georgetown University and Towson University. At these institutions, she has focused on both fundraising and engagement strategies. She has served as a conference presenter for multiple higher education advancement organizations and is an active member of the University of Rochester’s Advancement EDI committee. With a passion and expertise in working with identity-based affinity volunteers and as a leader in higher education advancement, she looks forward to continuing to build and strengthen engagement efforts within identity-based affinity networks and EDI programming while also facilitating strategies for supporting EDI fundraising priorities.
