By: Janel Darnell
The Missouri Western Alumni association sponsors numerous events each year for Western alumni. These events provide networking and outreach opportunities, and a chance to catch up with old friends. One event hosted by the Association this spring was a wine tasting at Tipple Hill Winery.
Organized by Director Colleen Kowich and Alicia Otto, they aimed to provide a warm welcome for the alumni and keep them connected with the University.
“Your relationship with the university does not stop when you walk across the stage,” Kowich said. “The purpose of the event is for an opportunity to come together, and network and socialize with one another in fun setting, such as Tipple Hill Winery.”
One alum in attendance, Jake Cunning, enjoys being connected to the community and involved in the Alumni Association.
“It is a good connector after you graduate,” Cunning said. “You may not know what you’re going to get from joining in the beginning, but you may meet someone important, make a new friend or get your next job from it.”
Cunning encourages new and old graduates to get involved in the association.
“It’s important to stay connected and get to know people from other generations. You get that exposure of what Missouri Western was like and what it’ll be in the future. I definitely would encourage everyone to attend,” said Cunning.
There is no fee to join the Alumni Association, but there is one requirement: graduate!
