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All undergraduate, graduate school, and honorary degree alumni are automatic members of the Salem State University Alumni Association and Foundation. This page was created to keep you connected to the university and informed on the events and services that your alumni association can provide you. It is the Salem State University’s standard to allow for open discussion by responding to all comments

in a timely, friendly, supportive, and helpful manner. We are committed to the respect and dignity of others and to the civil and thoughtful discussion of opposing ideas. Comments concerning the Salem State administration, classes, employees, faculty members, alumni, or students will be directed offline and not on a public social media page. All negative comments will immediately be responded to in an open and civil manner with the conversation then continued privately. The Salem State Alumni Association and Foundation has zero tolerance for racism, bigotry, misogyny, express or implied threats of harassment or physical harm, or hate speech. “Hate speech” includes any speech – or endorsement or promotion of speech – that is derogatory toward a group of people based on a protected classification. This can include race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexuality, caste, gender or disability.

As a new school year begins, here are 3 things you should know about the incredible impact the McKeown School of Educati...
08/31/2026

As a new school year begins, here are 3 things you should know about the incredible impact the McKeown School of Education has had on our community:

🧡147 grads who completed their 2026 educator license program at Salem State University were honored this past spring at the 12th annual Sheila P. Kearney ’54, ’67G Educators Pinning Ceremony.

🧡With more than 24,000 alumni, the McKeown School of Education has a long history of preparing educators who make a difference.

🧡More than 285 educators graduated from the McKeown School of Education in the spring and entered the workforce as teachers and academic leaders.

Congratulations and good luck to all our Viking educators this year!

Read all about it: https://www.salemstate.edu/news/new-school-year-new-generation-salem-state-educators

Congratulations to Salem State alum Casey Lynn Roland '08, '12G on the release of her first full length poetry collectio...
08/28/2026

Congratulations to Salem State alum Casey Lynn Roland '08, '12G on the release of her first full length poetry collection: If the House is Inclined to Collapse.

Casey will be celebrating the release with a reception on September 12th, 7pm at the Studios at Porter Mill, 4th floor, Beverly, MA!

New Beige!New Bedford, we're coming your way in October and we want to see you 🫵We're going back on the road for the sec...
08/27/2026

New Beige!

New Bedford, we're coming your way in October and we want to see you 🫵

We're going back on the road for the second leg of our fall tour and you're our first stop. Bring yourself, we'll bring the food and drink, courtesy of Merrill's on the Waterfront.

📅 October 7
📍 Merrill's on the Waterfront, 36 Homer's Wharf, New Bedford
⏰ 6 pm
🔗: https://SSUAlumniNewBedford.eventbrite.com

Thank you to New Bedford native, resident and AAF Board Director Joanne Mendes '79 for hosting us in October!

Last year, supported by a $480,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, Salem State University launched the Humanities Brig...
08/25/2026

Last year, supported by a $480,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation, Salem State University launched the Humanities Brigade with the question: What does it look like when students apply the humanities to real-world challenges?

One year later, the university’s inaugural Humanities Brigade cohort has provided an answer.

The only one of it's kind in the country, this program was designed by Professor Elizabeth Duclos-Orsello and was created to help students see the humanities as both a practical academic pathway and a powerful set of tools for life, work and community.

You can read more about the impactful projects of the the Humanities Brigade here: https://www.salemstate.edu/news/classroom-field-salem-states-humanities-brigade-reports-after-first-year

08/24/2026

The final winner is ... Cheryl Lawrence '16! Congratulations Cheryl, we'll email you with details about your gift!

Visit https://ow.ly/j8mT50ZqLXN to update your information and stay up to date with everything we have going on!

08/24/2026
You're invited to join the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - Boston Branch this Sunday and Monday as they celebr...
08/21/2026

You're invited to join the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America - Boston Branch this Sunday and Monday as they celebrate the 35th Anniversary of Ukrainian Independence with these two events:

💙Independence Day Picnic, noon - 3:30, Sunday the 23rd at Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jamaica Plain

💛Ukrainian Flag Rising Ceremony, noon - 1, Monday the 24th at Boston City Hall

08/20/2026

This week's winner is ... Brian Kibler '14! Congratulations Brian, we'll email you with details about your gift!

Now through August 24th, visit https://ow.ly/j8mT50ZqLXN to update your information and be entered to win a gift of your choice from the Salem State Bookstore.

Each week we'll pick a winner!

Don't forget - we're still on the hunt for nominees for the Athletic Hall of Fame!This year's deadline is October 31.Nom...
08/20/2026

Don't forget - we're still on the hunt for nominees for the Athletic Hall of Fame!

This year's deadline is October 31.

Nominees may include individuals, teams, coaches or contributors. We're pleased to share a newly-established category: Legends.

This award can be given to a team or individual that completed their athletic eligibility or career at least 20 or more years prior to the current nomination year. It is specifically designed to recognize candidates whose credentials might be difficult to measure against modern-day athletes, adjusting for the different statistical standards, rules, and eras in which they competed.

Know someone worthy of consideration? Nominate them today!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SSUAthleticHOF

It brings us great joy to announce, that with your help, we've been able to build a new home for, and establish a new re...
08/19/2026

It brings us great joy to announce, that with your help, we've been able to build a new home for, and establish a new resource with, the Feed a Viking Market, a space created to ensure that every Viking has access to the nourishment and support they need to thrive.

We invite you to join us for the grand opening and see this wonderful new space in action.

📅: September 9
⏰: 5 pm
📍: Berry Library and Learning Commons Ground Floor
🔗: https://ow.ly/qlKV50ZBBkj

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