Featured Testimonial About Creighton University
Class of 2026, you did it! Congratulations! You earned your degree, walked across the stage and officially entered into the next chapter of your life.
Plus, you have an advantage: The Creighton advantage.
You are joining the 82,000 Bluejay alumni living all over the world.
And whatever your next step will be – launching your professional career, pursuing an advanced degree or dedicating your time to a service program – you can march forward boldly knowing that the Creighton community has your back.
Here are the 10 things you should know as a Creighton alum!
1. How to stay connected
We can help you find fellow Bluejays in your area, stay informed on Creighton campus news and learn more about can't-miss events all over the country.
Your go-to website is alumni.creighton.edu.
We also just launched a new LinkedIn page specifically for Creighton alumni. Follow us on LinkedIn to be part of our alumni network's stories, successes and updates.
Also: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter
2. How to update your info
Don't miss out on exclusive professional growth opportunities and alumni events because your invitations keep going unread in an old email inbox.
When we have your current contact info, we can make sure you know how to take advantage of all the incredible benefits available to Creighton alumni.
3. How to find alumni benefits and resources
There are plenty of perks to being a Bluejay. As an alum, you have access to …
- The John P. Fahey Career Center, a terrific resource for recent graduates applying to graduate school, looking to network or applying for a new job.
- Lifetime discounts on the Apple products at the student-run iJay store.
- Discounted monthly gym memberships at Creighton campus recreation facilities. Sign up here.
- A continued connection to our Jesuit mission and ministry through livestreamed St. John’s Mass, as well as daily prayers and reflections.
- A free subscription to Creighton Magazine.
- Discounted rental rates for events at the Skutt Student Center and Harper Center. Learn more here.
4. How to get an alumni scholarship
Thinking about continuing your education? Creighton’s Graduate School offers all alumni a scholarship that pays for 25% of tuition for a variety of graduate and certificate programs.
If you're looking for more-focused courses on career development, Creighton's College of Professional and Continuing Education might be for you. Gain in-demand workforce skills on your schedule.
5. How to prep for marriage, Creighton-style
All Creighton alumni and their children living in the Omaha area have the option of completing marriage preparation through the Creighton/St. John’s Marriage Preparation Office, including couples getting married at churches other than St. John’s.
This is a wonderful way to experience the gifts of Ignatian spirituality and learn how to build a dynamic and successful marriage.
If you’re interested, email marriageprep@creighton.edu or call 402.280.2205 for an appointment at least six months before the wedding.
6. How to share your good news
Did you earn a promotion? Or receive a recent award? Did you get married or have a baby? Or did you do something else super cool that's worthy of a mini humble brag?
Your Creighton community wants to hear about your life milestones and career achievements. Fill out a Class Notes entry, and keep your Bluejay friends updated. You can also search the database to keep tabs on your classmates.
7. How to find events
Of course, another excellent way to catch up with your Creighton people: Attend one of the dozens of events we host every year.
Just for recent alumni, we'll host Bluejay Meetups this fall in a city near you. Watch your email for more info. It's a chance to lean on your Creighton connections as you navigate the earliest stages in your professional career.
Our top alumni event — Creighton Days (formerly known as Reunion Weekend) — will take place on our Omaha campus from Friday, Oct. 2 through Sunday, Oct. 4. It's three days of class parties, food, fun, music and so much more.
Learn more about Creighton Days here.
8. How to stay in the know
Over the past few years, we’ve really upped our game when it comes to alumni content. Not just stories about alumni (though we have plenty of those) but stories for alumni — stories about strange and unknown chapters in Creighton’s history, stories about the transformative changes taking place on our beautiful campus and, on occasion, even stories about Creighton’s failed attempt to make the world’s longest sandwich and all of the crazy squirrels.
- See our latest news and features here
- You can also sign up for either or both of our alumni newsletters, Alumwire and Bluejay Bites.
- We recently launched a new podcast, just for alumni. It's called From the Mall.
- And, again, follow us on social media: LinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram
9. How to volunteer
Here’s something tens of thousands of Bluejays know: It feels great to give back.
Creighton students and alumni are known for their commitment to service in the Jesuit tradition, for taking care of the people, places and things they love.
Here's just a few of the ways alumni can get involved with Creighton:
- Recruit students
- Become a mentor
- Host an event
- Serve as a class ambassador
10. How to give
Another excellent way to support the University is by making a gift to Creighton.
Creighton was built on a foundation of faith and generosity, and it continues today because of gifts from thousands of Bluejays, gifts of all sizes, gifts adding up something truly unique and powerful and transformative: the Creighton experience.
You can make a gift to any one of dozens of Creighton causes, whatever means the most to you. But where your gift can do the most (and most immediate) good is through scholarships.
By making a gift to scholarships, you’re helping maintain the access and quality of a Creighton education for the next group of Creighton students. In the process, you’re doing something that will make the world a little better, bolder, blue-er …
You’re helping to create even more amazing Creighton alumni like you.
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