Newhouse Alumni Connections: A Gateway to Networking, Career Success for Students
New platform modernizes Newhouse Career Development Center’s alumni database, improves user experience.
The Newhouse School’s Career Development Center (CDC) has launched the Newhouse Alumni Connections database, a platform for Newhouse students designed to facilitate networking, job advice and mentorship opportunities with alumni.
Newhouse Alumni Connections replaces the Newhouse Network alumni database, improving user experience and modernizing a system initially created 30 years ago. As with the previous database, access to Newhouse Alumni Connections is limited to Newhouse seniors and graduate students who have completed the CDC’s job hunt training series. This ensures that users have the necessary skills to engage with potential employers.
Alumni who previously signed up through the older platform are asked to register on the new Newhouse Alumni Connections site to continue the valuable work of guiding the next generation of Newhouse graduates. Information could not be transferred over because the previous system was outdated.
“We are so grateful to all the Newhouse alumni who have volunteered their time to assist Newhouse seniors and graduates over the years,” said Bridget Lichtinger, director of the Career Development Center.
“Once you register, alumni will be able to easily select how they would like to give back, whether that’s through networking, career advice, mentorship or more,” Lichtinger said.
For three decades, the CDC has been providing Newhouse students and alumni with a robust network of services and resources that prepare them for career success after graduation.
Lichtinger said Newhouse continues to evolve offerings for students. For instance, this year, the CDC began showing students how to use artificial intelligence to conduct proactive searches for internships or jobs.
This past fall, alumni Samantha Bash and Samuel Schneider also launched the Newhouse Trailblazer Career Committee in collaboration with the CDC. Both 2023 graduates, Bash and Schneider said the mentorship initiative aims to connect emerging talent with professionals and bridge the gap between college and the professional world.
The committee already has more than 40 alumni mentors, with over 100 students signing up to take part for 2024-25. Alumni seeking to become mentors in 2025-26 or looking for more information are asked to email nhtrailblazercareercommittee@gmail.com.