Loyalist holds first annual grad bash for alumni

By Amielle Christopherson

Loyalist College’s Alumni Association and Alumni Services will be hosting the first annual Loyalist College Grad Bash on Thursday March 8 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for all graduating students in the school cafeteria.

Michelle Randolph, the alumni services co-ordinator, said the reason for the grad bash is to let graduates know about the benefits they have once they graduate from Loyalist.

“We found that many current alumni and soon to be graduates did know what benefits they had once they graduated from Loyalist so we thought this would be a great way to let them know but also to celebrate their upcoming graduation,” she said.

There will be members of the Alumni Association Executive who will be greeting the students as well as handing out gift bags. The Career Centre will be discussing how alumni still have access to different services, such as the job board and resume services.

Randolph is hoping that this will be the first year of many that the school will host the event for graduating students. This year she’s expecting 300 students but is hoping that more will show up. As an incentive to come, there will be music, prizes and gift bags.