We've been around for a while . . .
The Associated Alumni was incorporated in 1863 for "the advancement of the interests of the University of New Brunswick by all honourable means."
Its membership consists of all those who have attended at least one academic year at UNB and now numbers more than 65,000. However, we do need to explain that statement a little more . . . .
Our alumni database and who's on it
While our alumni database now contains more than 65,000 names, that DOES NOT mean that if you attended UNB for one academic year and then left, your name is in our alumni database. The way the system is structured, the names of all those who officially graduate from UNB each year are automatically added to our database. However, those who meet the one academic year criterion are only added to the database at their request. For example, if you attended UNB for the fall 2000 term and the winter 2001 term, you qualify as a UNB alumnus/a. But because you did not graduate, your name was not automatically added to the database.
Should you wish to be added, just e-mail us at alumni@unb.ca, and we'll take care of it.
But if you're a graduate, you're there already.
One other thing . . . Latin
We'd like you to take a glance at the following glossary for an explanation of the meanings of four Latin words: alumni, alumnae, alumnus and alumna:
- Alumni: Refers to all members of the UNB Associated Alumni, male and female
- Alumnae: Refers to strictly female graduates of UNB and those other females who have attended UNB for one academic year (See Associated Alumnae)
- Alumnus: Singular for a male member of the association
- Alumna: Singular for a female member of the association.
We're not even going to get into the whole pronunciation thing.
