Ryerson Alumni - Winter 2018 - 30

ALUMNI DIARY

How to leverage your
alumni network
5 ways to raise your profile
for the career you want.
VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT

Supporting
tomorrow's
urban planners
As a Ryerson Planning
Alumni Association
(RPAA) board member,
Julie Tyndorf, Urban and
Regional Planning '09,
helps students prepare
for the field. RPAA offers
mentoring, networking
opportunities, financial
awards and a spring
reception. As last
year's chair, Tyndorf
led planning for the
May 2017 reception,
which attracted 300
people and 53 industry
sponsors, and raised
$35,000.
PRO TIP
Make sure
your contact
information
is current so
you hear about
upcoming
events.

Tyndorf volunteers to
thank SURP not only
for preparing her for a
rewarding career, but for
supporting her through
a family health crisis
while a student. It also
honours her late father,
Ted Tyndorf, Toronto's
former chief planner
who was also a Ryerson
urban planning graduate.
"I know giving back
in this way was
important to my dad,
and it's something he
transferred to me."
-Sharon Aschaiek

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Ryerson University Magazine / Winter 2018

4. CREATE YOUR MAGNET PROFILE

2. ATTEND UNIVERSITY EVENTS

The university hosts events that are
open to the public. Attending a few a
year will keep you informed and help
connect you with like-minded people.

3. JOIN THE LINKEDIN ALUMNI GROUP

The Ryerson University Alumni
group has close to 16,000 members.
Join, post discussions and contribute
to conversations - you'll get noticed
for the value you're adding.
linkedin.com/groups/3813

This service matches your
skills to jobs employers are trying
to fill. Oh ... and it delivers those
job openings right to your inbox!  
magnet.whoplusyou.com
 

5. SHARE YOUR EXPERTISE

Did you publish a book? Would you like to
be a guest speaker at an event? Want to try
your hand at blogging about an experience
or topic that you're passionate about?  
Apply to be one of our alumni experts!
ryerson.ca/alumni

ILLUSTRATION BY LEEANDRA CIANCI; PHOTOGRAPH (AWARDS) RAY YABUTA

"We want students
to know they have a
community to support
them at school and
as they move into
their careers," says
Tyndorf, ERA Architects
associate and an
instructor in the School
of Urban and Regional
Planning (SURP).

1. JOIN AN ALUMNI GROUP

Run by alumni volunteers, these
groups host professional and social
events. 40 alumni groups are
listed on the alumni website.
http://magnet.whoplusyou.com http://www.linkedin.com/groups/3813 http://www.ryerson.ca/alumni
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