Leverage the collective power of our exclusive alumni and student network to foster valuable connections. Simply sign-in, update your profile, and tap into the power of the Bport network. Whether you are looking to connect with alumni, share jobs or internships, look for alumni in a specific area, looking to find a mentor or a mentee, or if you want to volunteer as a mentor…access all of that and more in just a few clicks.
How to get the Brockport Alumni Connect App:
- Go to App store, search for Graduway, and download the first app that loads, it will be a purple background with a graduation cap.
- Open the app and enter the name of your institution: Brockport Alumni Connect
- Click Get Started and sign in with either LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, or Register with Email.
Create a new account:
- Add a photo by clicking on the camera in the middle of the screen
- Add affiliation and create a password for your account
- Add your name, major, graduation year, and degree.
- Check the box to agree to the site’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
- Click Continue and verify your email
- Put in your social media URL’s
- Add in your Education
- Add in Job Experience
- Add in other information you would like to share in your profile
- Click Save!
To update your settings, click on the three lines in the upper left-hand corner and click “Settings”
Under Account, you can:
- Update your email
- Add a password for email login
- Sync your LinkedIn, Google, or Facebook accounts
- Delete Account
Under Notifications, you can:
- Edit your personal and general activity notifications
Under Privacy, you can:
- Change who can see your phone number, email address, and location
- Edit who can send you messages via the platform
- Select who can contact you via Social Media accounts that are linked to your profile
- Select who can contact you through your Google accounts that are linked to your profile
To Edit Your Profile, click on the three lines on the left hand side of your screen.
- Here you can add in additional information to your profile
- Add in Social Media URL’s
- Update your mentoring interests, work, and education experience
- Once you are in the app you can: use the search to find specific students or alumni, look for internships or jobs, connect and network, join a group by using the search bar, search for upcoming alumni events, share photos from your time at Brockport, and connect with friends and alums.
How to find a Brockport Alumni Connect Mentee:
- To connect with a mentee, click on the three lines in the upper left-hand corner and click “Mentoring”
- Click on the Mentoring panel on the left-hand side of the feed, this takes you onto the core mentoring page.
- An algorithm calculates which mentees are the best fit for you and shows a percentage at the top of your page.
- You can also filter on the right-hand side according to specific criteria, i.e., industry, graduation year, field of study, location and more.
- To begin a mentoring relationship, click on the connect button under a person’s name and picture. A box will pop up that will allow you to indicate what kind of mentoring you would like to give, which you can share with this mentee. You can then go their profile. Once your mentee accepts your request, you will get a message under the Mentoring Relationship tab.
- An additional way to connect with a potential mentee is to click on the persons profile and select message. This will allow you to send this user a message through the platform inbox messaging system. You can also connect with them using any of their linked channels, including Gmail, any social media accounts they have linked, or LinkedIn by clicking on the icons under the Messaging button.
- Be sure to join our 2021 Mentoring Group https://brockportalumniconnect.com/groups/4/feed.
Under Mentoring Relationships under the Mentoring tab, you can:
- You can see all your mentoring relationships, including pending, current, past, and ended relationships.
- If you are sent a mentee match, you can choose to accept or deny this request under the “current” tab. You can also choose to connect with your mentee via Skype, or Facebook Messenger using the icons under the user’s profile picture. You can also choose the blue “message” button to connect with the user via the platform inbox
Getting started:
How to get the Brockport Alumni Connect App:
- Go to App store, search for Graduway, and download the first app that loads, it will be a purple background with a graduation cap.
- Open the app and enter the name of your institution: Brockport Alumni Connect
- Click Get Started and sign in with either LinkedIn, Google, Facebook, or Register with Email.
Create a new account:
- Add a photo by clicking on the camera in the middle of the screen
- Add affiliation and create a password for your account
- Add your name, major, graduation year, and degree.
- Check the box to agree to the site’s Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
- Click Continue and verify your email
- Put in your social media URL’s
- In the Seek Mentoring, indicate if you are in search of a mentor.
- Add in your Education
- Add in Job Experience
- Add in other information you would like to share in your profile
- Click Save!
To Edit Your Profile, click on the three lines on the left hand side of your screen.
- Here you can add in additional information to your profile
- Add in Social Media URL’s
- Update your mentoring interests
-
Add in Education and Work Experience
Once you are in the app you can : use the search to find a specific alumnus or student, look for internships or jobs, connect and network, join a group by using the search bar, search for upcoming alumni events, share photos from your time at Brockport, and connect with friends and alums.
How to find a Brockport Alumni Connect Mentor:
- To connect and sign up with a Mentor, click on the three lines in the upper left hand corner and click “Mentoring and Find a Mentor”
- Click on the Mentoring panel on the left hand of the feed, this takes you onto the core mentoring page.
- An algorithm calculates which mentor are the best fit for you and shows a percentage at the top of your page.
- You can also filter on the right hand side according to your chosen criteria, i.e. industry, graduation year, field of study, location and more.
- To begin a mentoring relationship, click on the connect button under a person name and picture. A box will pop up that will allow you to indicate what kind of mentoring you would like to receive, which you can share with this user. You can then go to that user’s profile. Once your mentor accepts your request, you will get a message under the Mentoring Relationship tab.
- An additional way to connect with a potential mentor is to click on the persons profile and select message. This will allow you to send this user a message through the platform inbox messaging system. You can also connect with them using any of their linked channels, including Gmail, any social media accounts they have linked, or LinkedIn by clicking on the icons under the Messaging button.
Under Mentoring Relationships under the Mentoring tab, you can:
- You can see all of your mentoring relationships, including pending, current, past, and ended relationships.
- If you are sent a mentor match, you can choose to accept or deny this request under the “current” tab. You can also chose to connect with your mentor via Skype, Facebook Messenger using the icons under the users profile picture. You can also choose the blue “message” button to connect with the user via the platform inbox