Just graduated? 9 things you should know
You’ve got your degree! You’re now part of the Concordia alumni family — 200,000 members strong across the globe. As a graduate, you’re eligible for alumni and career services, discounts and more.
1. Get your #CUgrad Facebook cover
Show your Concordia pride on Facebook. Choose from a selection of cover images and download yours today. Tell your folks we even have selections for proud #CUparents of graduates.
Show your Concordia pride with a #CUgrad Facebook cover
2. Join the conversation on social media
Stay connected to fellow alumni and your alma mater. Follow the @ConcordiaAlumni accounts on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Flickr and YouTube. Tag your posts and photos with #CUalumni.
3. Discounts at Concordia and around town!
As a Concordia graduate, you’re eligible for some pretty sweet deals, including discounts at Via Rail Canada, Le Gym and the Centaur Theatre. You’ll benefit from group rates, enhanced coverage and flexible limits on home and auto insurance with TD Insurance Meloche Monnex (TDIMM) and low rates on term life, disability and major accident insurance and health and dental plans through ManuLife Financial. You keep borrowing rights at Concordia Libraries and access to the shuttle bus. Get your alumni ID card today to take advantage of these offers.
4. Need career advice?
Attend job-related workshops and networking events to help you transition into your career. You’ll also find job postings on related websites. Check out our career services.
5. Moving? Keep in touch
Update your contact info to ensure you receive invitations to networking opportunities, career workshops, information about alumni services and more.
6. Get an email-for-life (EFL) account
It’s a permanent, easy-to-remember email alias to help friends and colleagues stay in touch with you, no matter how often your email address changes through the years. Sign up for EFL.
7. Events at Concordia and around the world
Join fellow alumni for networking, social and educational events — on campus, in Montreal and in our chapters around the world — hosted by the Concordia University Alumni Association. Our annual Homecoming celebrations take place every autumn with reunions, lectures, football and more. View our alumni events calendar.
8. Dig Sports? Cheer on the Stingers!
Tickets to #StingersUnited hockey or basketball games start at $8. Come hungry and enjoy a bite from the concession stands while you support our athletes. View game schedule.
9. Stay on top of exciting news
Graduates are automatically subscribed to Concordia University Magazine, published three times per year, and to Accent, our monthly alumni e-newsletter. You’ll stay up to date with news of your alma mater and fellow alumni, and learn about upcoming events.