The mission of the Young Alumni Ambassadors program is to build stronger lifelong partnerships between HBS Alumni and the School, to provide recent graduates with an outlet for staying connected, and to create global young alumni engagement opportunities.

Young Alumni Ambassadors are recent MBA graduates (0 - 4 years out) who collaborate with HBS administration and Alumni Clubs on key initiatives and activities, including Admissions outreach and yield efforts, Alumni Reunions and more.

The term length for a Young Alumni Ambassador is 1 year (July-June), with the option of continuing involvement.

We will look to the Young Alumni Ambassadors to:

• Provide feedback and guidance on what is meaningful to young alumni (social events, career planning, etc.)
• Support Admissions efforts with prospective/admitted students
• Better connect recent HBS Alumni with local Alumni Networks

As a Young Alumni Ambassador, there are four areas for your involvement:

• MBA Admissions

  www.hbs.edu/mba/admissions

  Young Alumni Admission Ambassadors will get involved in Alumni Yield Efforts — showcasing the strength and loyalty of our alumni. In their outreach presentations, the Young Alumni Ambassadors will be asked to highlight:

  • Section Experience
  • Case Method
  • Engaged Faculty
  • Residential Campus

  As a front line Ambassador, opportunities for involvement in admitted student yield events may follow each round of admission notifications:

  Round 1: December 14, 2010

  Round 2: March 29, 2011

  Round 3: May 5, 2011

• Alumni Clubs and Associations

  www.clubhub.hbs.org

  There are 91 HBS Alumni Clubs and Associations worldwide. HBS Clubs and Associations serve as a forum for alumni to connect on a wide range of business and social levels. In addition to strengthening alumni relationships and providing opportunities for continued learning, many Clubs and Associations mobilize the alumni network to provide community service and reinforce the HBS mission "to educate leaders who make a difference in the world". As advisors to the HBS Clubs, Young Alumni Ambassadors will:

  • Help build stronger lifelong partnerships with HBS Alumni, current/admitted students, and the School
  • Get involved as a young alumni leader within your local HBS Alumni Club
  • Partner with your local HBS Alumni Club to plan and manage social events for young alumni
  • Collaborate with current HBS Club leadership to provide the perspective of a recent graduate; advise club leadership teams on events/programs and ways to better engage young alumni
  • Help organize admitted/prospective student outreach events

• Alumni Reunions

  www.alumni.hbs.edu/reunions

  In their first year out, YAA Reunion volunteers will help to develop programmatic content for the 1-Year Reunion - May 14, 2011. At the end of this one year term, YAAs can choose to sign on to help organize their 5th reunion events. As advisors to the Alumni Relations Office, YAA Reunion volunteers will:

  • Help develop specific programming for the 1 Year Reunion
  • Advise on the weekend schedule including academic content, events, & potential family activities
  • Organize section and class specific events both on and off campus and help to promote attendance for the reunion

• Alumni Career & Professional Development

  www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers

  In their first year out, YAA Alumni Career & Professional Development volunteers will provide input and feedback into the suite of professional development offerings for young alumni.

  • Complete YAA career programming survey
  • Scope interest and develop career panel presentation for one year reunion event
  • Partner with ACPD to serve as potential panelist for the Career Management Webinar Series