The 6th annual Kyou Networking Week brought together Jayhawks in 17 cities to connect over how their time at KU shaped their career, and how a Jayhawk connection could mean the next step.
From Oct. 7-12, alumni volunteers organized and hosted 17 career-focused events, inviting Jayhawks in-person and virtually to connect over career conversations.
Emma Greenwood, a volunteer in Kansas City, helped organize a networking happy hour that created new connections.
“We had around 20 Jayhawks come together, and what stood out to me was how everyone engaged with one another instead of sticking to their own groups,” says Greenwood, j’21. “Jayhawks originating from across the country and globe attended, sharing diverse experiences from their time at KU while uniting in our shared love and pride from being Jayhawks; there was an eagerness to stay connected.”
Kyou Networking Week is one of many programs of the Jayhawk Career Network, which gives students and alumni access to career resources, jobs, events, programming and connections at every stage of their career.
Network volunteer Cassie Enriquez, d’18, g’20, shared how the Oklahoma City network brings alumni together.
“Our happy hour attendees enjoyed each other’s company by swapping stories about KU basketball and football and the excitement involving the Allen Fieldhouse renovations!” says Enriquez. “As a group, we decided to work as a team to organize additional happy hours periodically and outings to Oklahoma City Thunder games when Jayhawks are in town!”
Want to bring Jayhawks together in your city? Visit visit kualumni.org/volunteer to learn more about organizing an event!
Network volunteer Cassie Enriquez, right, at a Oklahoma City Jayhawks networking happy hour
Dallas
Chicago
Phoenix
Kansas City
New York City
Denver
Lawrence
Kansas City
Houston
Kyou Networking Week is sponsored by Love, Kansas.
