Welcome to the UVSC Alumni blog site. I am the Director of Alumni Relations at UVSC, a position I’ve had for almost four years. In the past four years, I’ve had the chance to meet a lot of UVSC alumni and often thought that I should start sharing my experiences with other alumni. I had a meeting this morning with one of our alumni who is also a member of the UVSC alumni board, Curtis Morley. Curtis has a bit of experience with the web and convinced me that I need to starting blogging, today. So, here goes!
I am an alumni of UVSC. I first took classes at UVCC and earned an Associate Degree in Humanities. A couple of years later, I re-enrolled at UVSC in time to earn a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management with the first class of graduates to earn bachelor degrees. I then went on to BYU law school where I earned a J.D. in 1998. After working in a terrific law firm in Provo for several years, I applied for the Director of Alumni Relations position at UVSC and was lucky enough to get it.
I am often asked why I left my position as a partner in a law firm to take a salaried job at UVSC. Though I earn less per year at UVSC, I enjoy my work here and believe I’m making a difference. I love meeting other alumni and hearing their stories. The things I loved about being a student at UVSC are often the same things they love: the faculty, the small class sizes, and the opportunities to be part of something important. I’m hoping to hear from many more alumni through this blog site.
The really fun thing about working at UVSC is that it is always changing. On July 1, 2008 UVSC will officially become Utah Valley University. The next year will be filled with activities and events as UVSC makes its final transition. I hope you will enjoy reading about my experiences as the next year unfolds. Please feel free to contact me and tell me your story as I share my experiences with you.
Yours truly, Jeri L. Allphin
John Eagleston said
Jeri,
This is a great idea. Thank you for taking the time to keep us all informed of the great success stories and campus updates. As you know, I am one of many who live outside of Utah and because of that, it is more difficult to feel connected to UVSC (soon to be UVU!). Thank you for allowing yet another avenue for me to keep my tie strong to my Alma Mater!
Vegor said
This is cool Jeri…keep it up.
VEGOR
Jeremy Brockbank said
Jeri,
This is a great idea. I am also a Business Management alum. 2006 in fact. Currently I am working for the athletic department of the University of Oklahoma and am working on my M.Ed in Intercollegiate Athletic Administration.
My wife and I own a business, cardfromtheheart.com which we are interested in networking with other UVU alums. Any suggestions?
Jeremy Brockbank
uvscalumni said
Jeremy:
Way to go with the job and the graduate program. Good luck! I think you’re question has merit. How can we promote networking among our alumni? I’d love to see what other alumni have to say. I’ll blog on the topic tomorrow and see what comes up.
Jeri