20 Ways to Stay Involved After Graduating from USU

After all those years spent in school, you’re finally finished.

Now you have time to get a job, be involved in your hobbies, settle down somewhere new—do all the things you've wanted to for years. But how do you keep your friendships and connections alive with your university after moving on?

Here are some ways to keep yourself involved with Utah State:

1. Join the USU Alumni Association.  

2. Post available job or internship positions from your employer on the USU Career AGGIE website.

3. Stay in touch with faculty members or classmates. 

4. Make sure we always have your current contact information so we can keep in touch and connect you with university events and updates.  

5. Keep up-to-date by following us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and our blog. 

6. Volunteer your time by hosting an in-home networking session with students from USU by emailing sheldon.browning@usu.edu.

7. Connect with other Alumni and students by attending events hosted by the university.

8. Sign up for and read our Alumni e-newsletter and engage in the stories of your alma mater and other alumni. 

9. Organize an service event with other Aggies in your area. (More info coming soon!)

10. Visit campus! It is improving every day.  

          Catch an athletics event 

          See a performance

          Take a campus tour 

11. Show your spirit by wearing your Aggie gear. 

12. Check to see if your employer has a matching gift program, and make a donation to USU.

13. Get an Alumni Association calendar. 

14. Put tradition events like Homecoming Week and A Week on your calendar. 

15. Display your love for USU with an Aggie license Aggie license plate.  

16. Remember USU in your will or estate plan. 

17. Don’t forget to have your children apply for the Legacy Scholarship. 

18. Use Career Services to locate jobs in your area. 

19. Make usu.edu the home page on your web browser. 

20. Earn Aggie Rewards points on your everyday purchases.

Getting involved is easy at Utah State. The education and memories we've gained here bring us together and give us a reason to interact. 

Again, thank you for supporting the legacy of Utah State University. We love that our alumni are so involved on campus and across the country.


What have you found are the best ways to stay involved with USU?

What You Need to Know Before You Do Your Holiday Shopping

Leaves are falling. The temperature is dropping. Frost is showing up on your lawn in the morning, and almost every department store in your city is decorated with trees, glowing lights, snowmen and more.

The holiday season is here again, and that means holiday shopping. Whether you love it or hate it, it's inevitable.

But this year, things are going to be different. Why, you ask?

Because you'll have Aggie Rewards, that's why.

Aggie Rewards is a free, online app that lets you give to Utah State University every time you buy holiday gifts online. Shopping online is simple, convenient, provides you with more options and eliminates the time you'd waste waiting in endless lines at the store.

Aggie Rewards won't make online shopping any easier than it already is, but it will help you feel better about each purchase, knowing that you're giving to USU at the same time. In addition, you don't have to change anything you already do when you shop online.

Here is how it works in 3 easy steps:

• Visit the Aggie Rewards login page: www.usu.edu/rewards 
• Follow the instructions to install the app on your web browser (for desktop or laptop computers) or on your mobile device (for smart phones or tablets)
• Shop online at over 2,000 participating retailers, including Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Netflix, Best Buy, Kohl's and more.  

It's that simple.

Not to mention, each time you shop, you earn points that can be redeemed for great prizes. See what one of our recent winners had to say about her experience with Aggie Rewards.

So, before you start your online shopping this season, be sure to install Aggie Rewards first, and give a little holiday love to USU, too.


For questions regarding Aggie Rewards, or how to install it, contact Brandon Taylor at (435) 797-8537 or brandon.taylor@usu.edu.

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Aggie Rewards: Earn prizes and support USU at the same time

You can be one of the first to start using Utah State University's new rewards program.

It's called AGGIE REWARDS, and you can download it HERE.

Make sure you have Aggie Rewards on your computer before you do any holiday shopping online this year. If you do, every time you purchase something from a preferred Aggie Rewards retailer (i.e. Amazon, Walmart, Kohl's, Groupon, HP and over 2,000 more) a portion goes to USU, and it doesn't cost you anything extra. Not only that, but you earn points for both those purchases and for completing online 'quests' that can be redeemed for some incredible prizes, like two tickets to all the Mountain West Conference home basketball games this season.

Sound like a good deal? That's because it is. It's free, fun and easy. So why wait any longer? Sign up today and start earning prizes.