Alumni Friends strategic plan
Alumni Friends helps shape the future – as outlined below in our vision, mission and strategic plan. The Alumni Friends community share in the belief that successful, stable and diverse communities need world-class tertiary education, where world-class universities depend on the support, encouragement and engagement of alumni and the wider community.
Our vision: an equitable, stable, diverse and educated Australia, benefiting from world-class tertiary education.
Our mission: to connect engaged alumni and friends to support the endeavours of the ‘future alumni’, educators and researchers of The University of Queensland (UQ).
Core values: integrity and wisdom; being ethical, diligent and accountable; being supportive and philanthropic; encouraging respect and diversity.
Our key focus areas:
- connecting: creating routes for alumni and friends to engage with UQ through regular contact/communication, including social events, newsletters, website updates, lifelong learning activities (for example, through 3T and Friends of Antiquity talks), volunteering time for mentoring and fund-raising (for example, through the UQ Alumni Book Fair) and sharing memories and experiences (including through the 50 Stories Project)
- recognising and celebrating UQ’s students, researchers and educators: supporting a suite of Prizes, Scholarships & Bursaries for UQ students, staff, & alumni
- investing and giving back: donating time and money to support the endeavours and explorations of UQ’s students, educators and researchers
- supporting: focused on ensuring that world-class tertiary education is inclusive, supporting the best students in their aspiration to study at UQ
- advocacy: promoting the benefits of world-class education and the value of supporting/enriching the cultural and social resources of UQ; demonstrating the benefits of a world-class education through philanthropy (donating time, money, and/or gifts) and connection with fellow UQ alumni, students, researchers and educators.