IU Alumni Magazine
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Leverage LinkedIn: Improve Your Profile and Attract New Opportunities
In 2011, Deborah Rooney, BS’89, MS’91, founded Power Links 2 Success—a global coaching business that teaches clients how to master LinkedIn. Read her five favorite LinkedIn profile tips.
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Interior Designer Rayman Boozer is the King of Color
In 1997, Time Out crowned Rayman Boozer, BA’82, the “color guru.” And nearly 30 years later, that title still suits the IU alum, who, as you might expect, calls white…
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Remote Success: Ace the Virtual Interview
With remote work becoming the normal in many offices, the hiring process often takes place online— a benefit to those looking for a job. “The candidate gets the home-field advantage…
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Best of the Best
IU established the Distinguished Alumni Service Award program in 1953 to honor alumni service, achievement in their fields, and commitment to improving their communities on the local, state, or national…
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Friend of a F•R•I•E•N•D
Even though he’s been a regular on five TV series, Vince Ventresca, BS’89, is still best known for his role as Fun Bobby on NBC’s hit sitcom Friends. “More people…
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RAW Tuba: A Story of Survival and Big Dreams
At 6’5” and 300 lbs., Richard Antoine White, MM’99, DM’12, cuts an imposing figure, one more akin to an NFL offensive lineman than a member of a world-class orchestra. While…
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Study, Work, Repeat: Alumni Reminisce About the Jobs They Held While Attending IU
In the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of the IU Alumni Magazine, readers wrote in about their work experiences while students at IU. Our inbox was filled with amazing stories. You’ll read…
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Tales of First Dates
In the Winter/Spring 2022 issue of the IU Alumni Magazine, readers submitted first-date memories from their time at IU. To say our inbox was flooded would be a major understatement.…
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Secret Agent Mom
Christina (Fonte) Hillsberg, BA’06, unknowingly blew off her initial interview with the CIA. “I didn’t know [the interview] was for the CIA, I just knew it was for a government…
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Excerpt: License to Parent by Christina Hillsberg
Christina Hillsberg, BA’06, was a single, successful CIA analyst with a burgeoning career in espionage when she met fellow spy, Ryan, a hotshot field operative who turned her world upside…
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Glassy Lady
Anne Ryan Miller, ’74, is an artist whose canvases are made of glass. Miller, the owner of Anne Ryan Miller Glass Studio in Nashville, Ind., layers sheets of stained and…
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Excerpt: A Farewell to Arms, Legs & Jockstraps
“Unlike a lot of sports writers, it wasn’t in my mind to be a sports writer—I just wanted to be a journalist,” says Diane Shah, BA’67. The Chicago native and…