The La Follette School maintains an extensive network of more than 2,000 alumni and friends who stay connected by:
- updating their contact information
- sharing news about themselves or their classmates
- using social media: LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter
- helping students advance their careers
- financially supporting La Follette School students and programs
- attending La Follette School events
- reading school news and La Follette Notes, the newsletter for alumni and friends of the school
- reading the La Follette Policy Report
Mentoring Students
Alumni and friends can share with students information about their jobs and workplaces through professional development activities that include speed networking, mentoring, and informational interviews. To learn how to get involved, contact the Career Development Office: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 608-263-2409.
Career Development for Alumni and Friends
Alumni considering job changes may sign up for the Jobs4Alumni list serve, which disseminates job announcements for more experienced applicants. To join this list serve, send your name and e-mail address to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The subject line should read Jobs4Alumni. Job listings are available via BuckyNet. Contact the La Follette School career development coordinator, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., to create an account to access the listings.
Alumni, friends and students are invited to join the La Follette group on LinkedIn, a professional networking web site. Joining allows members to find and contact other La Follette members on LinkedIn. As the site's administrator, the school's career development coordinator ensures every member has a professional connection to La Follette. This group helps members to:
- Reach individual members from La Follette, who are all students, alumni, faculty, staff and friends of the school
- Accelerate careers and business through referrals from La Follette group members
- Know more than a name by viewing rich professional profiles from fellow La Follette group members
- Contact participating alumni and friends as a group
The career development coordinator can be reached via This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 608-263-2409.