Career Resources for Griffins of the Last Decade (GOLD)
Reed's GOLD Committee helps recently graduated alumni* make connections in their post-Reed lives in meaningful and relevant ways.
Daydreaming about how Reed used to be? Thoughts about what Reed could be? We're here to help you find a role in the Reed alumni community. Whether you're a giver or you need a helping hand, we want to make Reed an ongoing resource in your intellectual life and community as you navigate the world as a recent graduate.
We recognize that alumni graduating right now may need a hand—we've been there. This committee of the Alumni Board is here to connect you with the resources you need, whatever that might be.
*Alumni who graduated within the last 10 years.
Career Resources
Check out the Reed Career Alliance to learn about other career support and resources available to alumni.
Who’s on the Committee? Can I Join?
The committee is made up of GOLD alumni and those invested in helping to create and perpetuate a thriving Reed alumni community beyond the Reed bubble. The committee is currently led by Laramie Van Duzer Silber '13, and includes representatives from Reed's Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement team and a few Alumni Board members, but most of us are just alumni volunteers interested in helping our fellow Reedies. We have meetings every other month, work on projects between those meetings, and come together to review and plan for the year at the Forum for Advancing Reed. Please reach out to the Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement team if you'd like to join us!
How can I help?
Thanks for wanting to get involved! Informally, Reedies can be great resources for GOLD alumni in the following ways:
- Providing advice, housing opportunities, job opportunities, and more on Reed Switchboard.
- Keeping in touch with current students through your favorite student groups.
- Talking Reedies through job applications.
- Donating to the Reed Food Pantry, Reed-sponsored grants and fellowships, and other programs you valued as a student.
- Volunteering to be a GOLD referral within a Community of Purpose.
- Connecting with other alumni via regional Reed Alumni Chapters.
If you want to get involved directly with the GOLD Committee (we'd love to have you!), please reach out to alumni@reed.edu. The alumni office will let you know what we're currently working on and when we'll be meeting next.
Have questions?
Contact the Alumni Relations and Volunteer Engagement team at alumni@reed.edu or 503-777-7589 for more information or to join us.