Doane Alumnifire

Connecting with others who have the same shared experience(s) as you is always fulfilling, first and foremost. But joining Doane Alumnifire also provides the ability to access a heatmap, find or offer jobs, participate in groups, find event information, and so, so much more!

This is a tremendous question! Alumni and students have more extensive access across the board than parents, employees, and community members. Here’s a breakdown of priority when signing up, as well as some examples. If you’re an alum, always prioritize alumni status first (even if you hold other identifiers currently, such as Doane employee, current student, AND/OR Doane parent). For instance…  If you’re a current student, sign up as a student (simple!); If you’re a current student but already hold a Doane degree, prioritize your Doane alumni status; If you’re a current Doane employee who also is a Doane alum, prioritize your Doane alumni status; if you’re a Doane parent currently but also a Doane alum, prioritize your Doane alumni status.

"Good things come to those who wait," you've probably heard. The reason signing up for Doane Alumnifire may take more time than you expected can directly be attributed to the sheer amount of details that will help you search and make connections (or reconnect) with people who shared a club, sport, Greek group, residence hall, reunion year, etc. with you. We promise the payoff will be worth it, so please don't lose interest! Also, you can always add more information to your profile at any time—so if you're short on time, break the process up if needed!

Doane’s “Tiger Talk” program was born out of a desire by Dr. Roger Hughes ’82, Doane’s president, to ensure all current undergraduate students have an advocate to speak with from their field of study. Alumni can designate “Tiger Talk advocacy” as one of the services they provide, and Doane’s students will be able to select from anyone offering this service to speak one-on-one with and gain helpful insight about career interest, career trajectory, skills of value, potential internships, and so much more. Students will be provided with an outline of talking points, but the connection and follow-through will fall entirely on them.
Email alumni@doane.edu with any additional questions!

No, Alumnifire currently does not have a dedicated app. However, the platform is helpful and looks great on all devices—desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones.

No! Thankfully, you can arrange to receive messages to your email account and/or to your phone via text message. Links are provided to log in and respond. It’s that easy!

YES! In fact, we encourage it. While Alumnifire may be tailored more for traditional undergraduate students of Doane, your lived experience and Doane connection remain equally as important and valuable in terms of Tiger Talk Advocacy, job postings, and more.

Fear not! All emails ending with @doane.edu are automatically approved. However, we know that many alumni, parents, and community members either move away from their Doane emails or never had one to begin with. All emails that we have for individuals in our database—Doane or otherwise—were preapproved, but there’s a chance we haven’t heard from you for a while and are lacking your preferred email. One of our Doane Alumni Office staff members will manually approve you with your new email address within a few days' time. In the meantime, consider updating your contact information at web.doane.edu/doane-alumni/update-info

Of course! If you’ve reviewed the current groups in existence and don’t see one for your group, class, organization, or other affiliation, you can either create that group on your own or message the Alumni Office via Alumnifire to request they set one up for you.

Sort of, but not really. Certain things, like your physical address, email address, phone number, and more are hidden. If someone messages you, they’ll connect with you via email or text without knowing your exact email address or phone number. However, your estimated residence/location will appear on a heat map (without a full address).

We do apologize for this. Cleaning up data for the platform was a process, and we may have eliminated something by mistake. Message the Doane Alumni account on Alumnifire and let us know what’s missing!

You probably selected text messages for all newly posted events, additions to the feed, etc. If you're overwhelmed, you may want to log on and adjust your settings within Alumnifire.