Postcard Project invites alumni to help recruit OHIO’s Class of 2024

Registration for spring semester’s Postcard Project will open the first week of January and continue through the end of April.

Among Ohio University’s best ambassadors are its alumni whose college experiences and professional success speak to the value and spirit of an OHIO education.

At OHIO, Undergraduate Admissions is actively recruiting the University’s Class of 2024 and is calling on Bobcat alumni to participate in its Postcard Project. Part of the Volunteer Alumni Admissions Network (VAAN), the Postcard Project asks OHIO graduates to send hand-written postcards to prospective students who have been admitted to Ohio University but may not have confirmed their intent to enroll.

Alumni participants are asked to send 10 postcards (postcards and postage provided) to these prospective students, congratulating them on their admission to OHIO and sharing with them why Ohio University is a welcoming community in which to live, learn and grow. When possible, alumni will be matched with prospective students with similar academic interests or who reside in communities near them, forming a connection between a current Bobcat and a possible future Bobcat.

“The Postcard Project provides alumni a chance to reconnect with their Ohio University experience, support their alma mater and show future Bobcats that OHIO graduates care about and are invested in their success in college and beyond,” said Candace Boeninger, interim vice provost for strategic enrollment management and director of Undergraduate Admissions.

Last spring, more than 670 OHIO graduates from 41 states signed up to participate in the Postcard Project, a record for this volunteer effort. To read about some of these alumni experiences with the initiative, click here.

Registration for spring semester’s Postcard Project will open the first week of January and continue through the end of April. For more information about VAAN and its initiatives, click here or email vaan@ohio.edu.