About Young Alumni Council
The purpose of the Scripps Young Alumni Council is two-fold.
The primary goal is to convene a group of younger alumni from diverse industries and perspectives to provide advice, knowledge and feedback to current students on real-world situations through regular engagement. Members of the Young Alumni Council will have opportunities to interact with students throughout the nine-month program during both virtual and in-person meetings, through student organization speaker opportunities, class speaking opportunities and mentoring.
Those who serve on the council will also interact with and gain benefit through contact with the college's leadership and faculty and the Dean's Advisory Council, founded in 2000. Young Alumni Council members will have opportunities for professional development on a variety of topics, including networking, career strategy, the business of media, and leadership, as well as emerging communication technologies like artificial intelligence and data analytics.
Through interaction with students and college leadership, Young Alumni Council members will help us to shape our curriculum and career development courses in the college.
Members of the Young Alumni Council may choose to serve a term of two to four years.
2024-2025 Inaugural Cohort
The following young alumni served as the inaugural cohort:
- Brooklynn Kramer, BSC '17, MBA '21, chair
- Karli Bell, BSJ '16
- Mary Carter, BSJ '19
- Rachael Cathey, BSC '19
- Danny Cox, BSJ '10
- Kaitlyn Cummings, BSC '22
- Mary Davies, BSJ '09
- Emma Kramer, BSVC '19
- Ashleigh Mavros, BSJ '14
- Arielle Patterson, BSJ '15
- Kylie Souder, BSJ '17
- Mary "Mimi" Stillman, BSC '18
- Madison Velten, BSC '18
- Payge Winfield, BSC '18
Why join the Young Alumni Council?
- Engage with current students and leaders in the college, as well as members of the Dean's Advisory Council
- Connect with fellow recent alumni to build your Bobcat network
- Mentor and engage students through a variety of virtual and in-person meetings.
- Develop professionally through mini workshops given by college leadership and faculty.
- Help the college to determine priorities with curriculum, particularly career strategies and development courses.
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How to Apply
Applications for the 2025-26 council will open June 2 and will be accepted through Monday, July 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Application elements include:
- Basic contact and education information
- Resume
- LinkedIn and/or personal web site URLs
- Alumni involvement at OHIO
- Two brief essay prompts:
- Brief bio (1200-character max.)
- Interest statement (1200-character max.)
Please note, our application system will not save progress if exited mid-way. Therefore, please plan to submit all pieces of the application in one sitting.
Financial Commitment
While there is no membership fee for the Scripps Young Alumni Council, members will pay for their own transportation and lodging in Athens for the September and March on-campus sessions. Participants of the program will not only receive the monthly professional development sessions but will also enjoy catered meals during the in-person events.
Requirements and Additional Information
- The Scripps Young Alumni Council is open to Ohio University Scripps College of Communication alumni who graduated 15 or less years ago.
- Approximately 20-25 alumni will be chosen to serve on the 2025-2026 cohort.
- Participants must attend all sessions, both in-person and virtual.
- The nine-month program time commitment is approximately 20 hours with additional time for travel.