We appreciate your understanding with Covid restrictions that currently limit campus visitors. There are many ways to connect by phone, email and virtual activities.  For any clarification, please contact alumni relations.

Does the Alumni Relations Office have your updated employer information to make Wilson Connections? Email us at ARoffice@wilson.edu

Making Wilson Career Connections
Helping students prepare for life after Wilson

•   Connect with the Career Development and Alumnae/i Relations Offices
•   Make a campus visit or host workplace visit
•   Sponsor internships or job shadowing
•   Share employment openings
•   Give to the Internship Gift Program (https://www.wilson.edu/alumnae-association-internship-gift)
•   Be a mentor
•   Come to our networking events

Contact us:
Linda Boeckman, Director Career Development, linda.boeckman@wilson.edu, 717-262-2616
Marybeth Famulare, Director Alumni Relations, marybeth.famulare@wilson.edu, 717-263-2048

Volunteer at the Hankey Center and Boyd Archives

Join the staff and other alumni volunteers for a walk down memory lane. Volunteers are needed to help with scanning photographs and documents, transcription of hand-written letters, and other basic archival processing tasks. General hours are M – F 9:00 – 4:00 pm. Contact Annika Dowd at annika.dowd@wilson.edu for more information.

Volunteer with Athletics
For up-to-date infomation on scheduled games please visit the athletics calendar by clicking here and come cheer on your favorite Wilson team! Athletics invites you to come volunteer with opportunities such as, but not limited to, handing out game programs, shooting video, taking pictures, and more. If interested please contact Jeremy Shepherd at jeremy.shepherd@wilson.edu

Check out the Aunt Sarah / Uncle Wilson tab on this page to learn more about the Aunt Sarah / Uncle Wilson program! 

Want to help out at the Fulton Farm?
If you are curious about what goes on at the farm, consider volunteering!  Volunteers help with a variety of work in the field. No experience necessary…come learn! If you are interested or have questions please contact:
Chris Mayer, Director, 264-4141 x 3247 or email christine.mayer@wilson.edu

At Wilson College, alumni have the unique opportunity to adopt a new relative by participating in the Aunt/Uncle Program, named in honor of our namesake Sarah Wilson.  Alums volunteer as “Aunts or Uncles” and students sign up to be “nieces or nephews”.  An Aunt/Uncle will be in contact with their niece/nephew through a letter/email or an occasional package to brighten a student’s day and to provide encouragement. The program builds bonds between former and current students. Some of the pairings last a semester, some through commencement and others, a lifetime. 

For decades students have enjoyed developing a relationship with their paired alum; hearing and sharing Wilson stories/traditions, as well as, career and other personal life adventures. For alums, it is an opportunity to remain connected to campus life and give back in a personal way. This connection is perfect for those alums local, regional or a far distance.

Traditionally, “Aunt Sarah” was a secret connection with hints and clues to discover identities. However, over the years with new technology, many decide to email, text, Facetime, Skype or even meet face to face for ongoing interaction.  A secret connection is still possible with letters or packages going back and forth utilizing staff in the Alumni House. For many, the real tradition is that someone provided this connection to you as a student and now, as an alum, you keep the program alive. We have added “Uncle Wilson” to be inclusive of our Wilson Community.

Thank you all for your participation.

Ideas that do not cost a lot of $$:

• postcard or letter once a month - send riddles or jokes, share stories, encourage and wish them well 
• send activity - Sudoku, puzzle or coloring book, pens or pencils in fun colors, silly putty 
• choose some novelty or festive socks 
• items such as candy, lip balm, magnets, key chains, laptop/water bottle stickers, coffee or hot choc packets 
• small amount gift card to a national chain 
• place a $5 in a card with a note

Warmly,
Alumni Relations Office
Alumni Volunteer Coordinators:  Cynthia Fink Barber ’73 & Kelly Shank ’22

Be an Aunt Sarah or Uncle Wilson!

If you would like to be an AUNT/UNCLE — sign up here. Be sure to include your home address if you want to hear from your pairing directly. New applications from students are pouring in. Spread the word!

If you prefer to print and mail click here.

Did you know....
We keep a small "stash" of small gifts or gift cards which allows us to be responsive if we learn of a student who is having a rough time or even deserves a congrats of some kind. Faculty or staff give us a heads up on occasion and with your help, we fill a need. If being paired is too much a commitment or you would like to just do something extra we accept goodies on behalf of our private stash ... we sign from Aunt Sarah or Uncle Wilson. 

Click this link, Aunt Sarah / Uncle Wilson Guidelines, based on the questions from past years.

If you are a returning AUNT or UNCLE and have not yet indicated if you are remaining in the program and which student(s) you are keeping, please email Andrea McCauley, Director of Alumni Engagement at ARoffice@wilson.edu If you prefer not to continue at this time, that is important for us to know as well.

Interested in giving a Wilson Bookstore gift certificate?
Go to http://bookstore.wilson.edu/; gift certificates can be found in the products section under miscellaneous. If you would like the gift certificate given to a current student and put in their mailbox on campus, please mark "in store pick-up" and indicate the student's name in the special instructions section.