For more information, and/or to discuss a sponsorship activity tailored to your organization’s special needs and interests, please contact:
Jodi Kaplan
Director of Alumni Marketing
University of Connecticut
Alumni Association
Alumni Drive, Unit-3053
Storrs, CT 06269-3053
Phone: (860) 486-2240
Show your support for Connecticut’s flagship university by sponsoring a UConn Alumni Association event. Your corporate sponsorship has the potential to reach:
- 190,000 alumni
- 12,000 Alumni Association members
- 60,000+ Husk-E-News monthly online newsletter readers
- 30,000+ unique visitors per month to the UConn Alumni Association website
- 12,000+ quarterly mailing of MemberExtra, a quarterly newsletter mailing to Alumni Association members
In addition, there are many opportunities to address alumni through the Alumni Association’s new Husky Alumni Network.
Current Sponsorship Opportunities
Luxury Box at Rentschler Field, Fall 2008 - $25,000
Get a piece of the action at the 40,000-seat Rentschler Field football stadium, where thousands of Husky fans come to watch UConn’s Division I-A football team compete. Sponsorship includes four seats at each game; prominent signage in the Luxury Box; promotional material in the Box; recognition in one issue of MemberExtra, our quarterly publication for Alumni Association members; and recognition in five issues of our monthly online newsletter, Husk-E-News. Food is included and will be catered by Sodexho Catering.
MemberExtra - $25,000
Be seen by our members in MemberExtra, the UConn Alumni Association’s full-color piece published quarterly for Association members.
Sponsorship includes front-page sponsorship in four issues and one profile narrative per year.
UConn Alumni Association Website - $25,000
Connect with the hundreds of thousands UConn alumni and friends who visit the UConn Alumni Association website every year. Sponsorship includes a prominent link to the front page of the UConn Alumni Association website
Husk-E-News - $25,000
Secure a spot in Husk-E-News, the UConn Alumni Association’s monthly online newsletter, where 60,000 readers – all members of our online community – can find alumni-related news and details on upcoming events.Sponsorship includes banner positioning recognition in 12 issues of Husk-E-News, a link to the UConn Alumni Association website and four advertorials.
Homecoming - $15,000
Offer your support for Homecoming 2008, a weeklong event that attracts UConn alumni and friends to campus for a variety of activities, including sporting events, a parade and special performance competitions among students. Sponsorship includes acknowledgement in two issues of MemberExtra, the UConn Alumni Association’s quarterly publication for Association members; acknowledgement in two issues of our monthly online newsletter, Husk-E-News, tabling opportunities during the event; and a listing in all promotional materials for this event, including (but not limited to) electronic invites sent to more than 60,000 email addresses.
Alumni and Faculty Awards Gala - $10,000
Sponsor the UConn Alumni Association’s Alumni and Faculty Awards Gala, a special annual event from which all proceeds will benefit the Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship Fund. The gala features a reception, followed by performances from UConn Fine Arts students in the Nafe Katter Theater on the Storrs campus. Ten to 12 outstanding individuals are recognized during the performances.
Sponsorship includes acknowledgement in two issues of MemberExtra, the UConn Alumni Association’s quarterly publication for Association members; acknowledgement in the Gala invitation; acknowledgement in the program; signage at the event; and acknowledgement in two issues of our monthly online newsletter, Husk-E-News, to which 60,000 alumni subscribe.
UConn Alumni Association Life Member Calendar, Delivered Annually in December - $8,000
Show support for the Alumni Association’s most dedicated members. The UConn Alumni Association Life Member Calendar recognizes our Life Members and is prepared exclusively for them. Members of this elite group have demonstrated their strong commitment to UConn. The 2008 calendar depicted wonderful photography winners, capturing sites on the UConn campus.
Sponsorship includes recognition on each of the 12 pages of the 2009 calendar, plus the cover.
Senior Social - $5,000
Senior Social, held in April 2008, honors graduating seniors. Sponsorship includes signage, posters and “Title Sponsor” recognition.
Tip-Off Buffets - $2,500 for series
For many UConn basketball fans, pre-game tip-off buffet events at the Alumni Association are the place to be. Held prior to select men’s and women’s basketball games being played at Gampel Pavilion, this occasion is popular with alumni, who want to arrive early and enjoy a buffet with the camaraderie of some of their fellow classmates, fans and friends.
Sponsorship includes promotional table space, signage and acknowledgement in the remarks.
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