Universities and colleges across the country publish yearly, sometimes monthly, magazines for their alumni. These magazines are sent all across the country and the world to the thousands and millions of alumni who have graduated from their respective university or college. The magazines are alumni directories that update the doings of some of the alums, where they are located, what the institution has done since the previous edition and much more. The magazines give the alums a way to stay in the loop as to what developments are taking place on campus as well as other news from the institution.

These alumni magazines take a lot of work to put together, from the writing of the articles to the contacting of the alumni for interviews to sending the final edition to the printer. If your college or university does not publish an alumni magazine, consider having someone look into the process and the cost. Having an alumni magazine can keep thousands of people in touch or get former acquaintances reacquainted by having contact information printed in the pages of these magazines.

Alumni magazines are the backbone of university and college alumni associations. They help announce alumni events, school events, and much more in conjunction with the institution’s website. For the most part, these magazines will feature a couple of alums each edition. The feature stories will document what the alum was involved in while in school, what he or she has done since graduation, and whether or not he or she has a family at the time of publication.