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Bearcats for Life
“Thy loyal children” of the University of Cincinnati — its living alumni — are 340,000+ strong. The UC Alumni Association is your lifelong connection to the University of Cincinnati and your fellow alumni. We foster an active community of Bearcats who develop meaningful relationships and provide a variety of opportunities to help each other grow personally and professionally, positively impact the university’s mission, and celebrate our collective success.
Find a Network
COLLEGE NETWORKS | College alumni networks allow you to reconnect with classmates from your major.
INTEREST & AFFINITY GROUPS | Connect with your fellow Bearcats based on shared interests, experiences and affinities.
NATIONAL NETWORKS | Bearcats can be found worldwide. Find a UC alumni network in your city.
Grow Professionally
Bearcats Connect is a new platform where UC alumni, students, faculty and staff can network, mentor and grow professionally. Whether you’re looking for other UC alumni in your industry, wanting to pay it forward to a current student, or hoping to find your next career opportunity, Bearcats Connect has you covered.
Volunteer
Stay connected to UC by volunteering with the Alumni Association.
The UC Alumni Association offers a wide array of volunteer opportunities for UC alumni. Whether you want to get involved on campus or help support alumni communities in your region, there are a variety of opportunities available.
FAQ's
The UC Alumni Association exists to serve the University of Cincinnati and its 340,000+ alumni across the United States and throughout the world. Whether you're just starting out in your career or you're an established professional looking to help a new graduate, we offer a broad range of opportunities to Bearcat alumni.
We define a UCAA network as any group of alumni who are drawn together based on common interests and shared experiences, with an expressed desire to offer opportunities for alumni to meaningfully engage with UC and fellow Bearcats.
Within the overall UC alumni community, each of our individual networks is an essential part of the UC Alumni Association and serves a specific audience. We have College Networks, Interest & Affinity Groups and National Networks.
Yes, you can join an Interest & Affinity Group with your fellow Bearcats based on shared interests, experiences and affinities.
Bearcats can be found worldwide. Find a UC alumni network in your city.
Yes, College Networks are open to, and composed of, graduates of a particular college.
Minimum v. model expectations
While it is generally at the discretion of each UC alumni network to appoint, elect or otherwise designate its alumni volunteers, choosing who will represent each network on the Alumni Leadership Council shall be done in consultation with the network’s designated UCAA staff liaison.
- Through the generous support of UC’s alumni community, the UC Alumni Association awards more than $100,000 in scholarships each year to approximately 50 exceptional UC students.
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The time commitment will range based on the type or types of activities you choose to participate in.
The University of Cincinnati Alumni Association offers a wide array of volunteer opportunities for UC alumni.
Bearcats Connect is a platform where UC alumni, students, faculty and staff can network, mentor and grow professionally. Whether you’re looking for other UC alumni in your industry, wanting to pay it forward to a current student, or hoping to find your next career opportunity, Bearcats Connect has you covered.
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