Shorthorn Nation is for people who were on the staff of The Shorthorn and other student publications when they were students at the University of Texas at Arlington, and for UTA professional staff members who worked with those publications. Alumni who worked on the staff of The Shorthorn, Renegade, Reveille, Tempo, Prism or any other Student Pubs publication are part of the heart of the Shorthorn
Nation alumni group. In the past couple of years, we’ve organized into the Shorthorn Nation alumni group, and we’re developing ways to grow that network. In a 2010 survey, Student Pubs alumni said the top priorities for Shorthorn Nation should be raising funds to support Shorthorn staff scholarships and operations, develop a jobs board, plan a reunion and develop a mentoring program linking alumni and current Shorthorn staff. That resulted in a staff reunion, the Shorthorn Nation Jobs Board ... and priorities for the new Shorthorn Nation Alumni Group. If you are a Student Pubs alum, here are several ways to build the Shorthorn Nation alumni group and help The Shorthorn. KEEP IN TOUCH
Join the Shorthorn Nation Facebook Group to receive things of interest to and communicate with other Student Pubs alums. (If you want to receive content from The Shorthorn, “Like” The Shorthorn Newspaper page. And if you were a Shorthorn editor-in-chief, there’s yet another Facebook group just for you.) We’re like a big, diverse, multigenerational family; we want to know what’s happening in your life. WAYS YOU CAN HELP CURRENT SHORTHORN STAFFERS
• Need an intern, freelancer or part-time staffer? Send the information to Will Parchman so we can let students know about the opportunity.
• Donate to Shorthorn Scholarships, so we can continue to provide staff with the same training, convention experiences and financial support that we provided to staffers when you were here. Go to https://giving.uta.edu/Give to make a scholarship donation online. Be sure to select Other and specify Student Publications Only as your designated donation area. (Or contact Will Parchman.)
• Volunteer to lead a training session for Shorthorn staffers learning to do what you already know how to do, or to mentor individual staff members. This provides financial support for Shorthorn staff operations ... but also is the best way to market your business, event or service to the 47,000 UTA+ students, faculty and staff. Go to http://www.theshorthorn.com/ads for more information. FRIENDS HELP FRIENDS FIND JOBS
The Shorthorn Alumni Jobs Board allows people looking for jobs to find out about them and people who know about job openings to share the information with other Student Pubs alumni. Join the Shorthorn Alumni Jobs Board Facebook Group. If you want to post a job opening on the board but don't have a Facebook account, send the information to Will Parchman. HELP SHAPE THE SHORTHORN NATION
The Shorthorn has been here since 1919; the Shorthorn Nation Alumni Group, not so long. As we develop and grow our alumni network, we want to keep our alumni in the know as much as possible. We're sharing alumni news and information via the Shorthorn Nation page and through a new alumni newsletter.
