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CONNECT + SHARE WITH RISD ALUMNI
  
You can connect with RISD alumni via the following sites:

RISD Alumni Association on FacebookRISD at LinkedInOur RISD on TumblrRISD Alumni TwitterRISD YouTubeRISD Portfolios on Behance

WAYS TO KEEP CONNECTED
  • Feel the RISD love—participate in club activities. Check out this list of clubs and contacts for one in your area. And while you’re at it, check the calendar for an event near you. 
  • Feeling out of the loop? Update your contact info in the online directory to make sure you get updates from RISD, including the magazine and monthly newsletter (RISD XYZ and XYZmail). 
  • Exhibiting work, had a baby, started a new job? Email us to share personal and professional news about what you’ve been up to in the print version of RISD XYZ and on RISD’s online exhibitions page.
  • Join a Facebook group. Search for RISD on Facebook to see the options, from regional clubs to reunion years and more.
  • Follow us on Twitter. Follow one or all: @RISDalumni, @RISD, @risdcareers, @johnmaeda 
  • Exchange/seek professional opportunities and advice as part of the RISD LinkedIn group. Check out the sub-groups by major and region. 
  • Fund your project. Call attention to your Kickstarter project by getting listed on the RISD curated page.
  • Check out the RISD Careers bookmarks on delicious. There are more than 4,100 helpful links! 
  • Support the RISD Annual Fund. It helps current students. And it really matters. Give now. 

IMPORTANT CONTACT INFORMATION + LINKS

OTHER SITES AND GROUPS
 
     RISD CONNECT » Share your hard-earned career advice and ongoing inspiration with students and fellow alumni by making your own video response to selected questions. Sponsored by the RISD Career Center and designed by Aaron Perry Zucker 09 GDand the Big New Ideas studio, RISD CONNECT encourages you to talk about your personal experience, but you can also submit your insights in writing and propose news questions to pose to fellow alums.
     
     RISD VOICE » Here’s another new site that’s open to good ideas from all you alums out there who either have a story of your own to tell (via podcast) or who want to propose a fellow graduate to be interviewed. The brainchild of Alumni Council member Jeffrey Yan BArch 01, the site is designed to give RISD alumni a central spot for sharing personal stories that are insightful, inspirational, fun, interesting and full of all the good stuff that makes our creative community so amazing
     
ETSY     RISD ETSY TEAM » Let's show Etsy what it's all about — we're the originators of handmade! Sign up to join other artists and designers in a group that gathers RISD alumni and students on Etsy together. We hope to eventually blow the socks off everyone with our group mini-marketplace, filled with handcrafted goods from our shops.
     
   RISD PORTFOLIOS » All RISD alumni are invited to join RISD Portfolios — an exclusive network — to gain exposure for your work, connect with other RISD students and alumni, and be discovered more easily by potential clients, collectors, recruiters and creative enthusiasts.

• Seamlessly merge your portfolio with your LinkedIn profile
• Be seen by employers searching for RISD talent
• Link other websites with your work for even more visibility

join risd portfolios now  |  see the new risd portfolios site  |  use this excellent guide to build your portfolio