Alumni Association

The central University Alumni Association serves all alumni, whether you graduated from the College, attended one of the divisional graduate programs, earned a degree in Law, Medicine, Social Service Administration, Education, Public Policy, Library Science, Business, or Divinity, or (as in the case with many of our intellectually energetic alumni) exercised several of these options.

Benefits

Alumni ID Card
The tangible proof of your alumni status is your Alumni ID card. This card grants you reference privileges at all University libraries, with borrowing privileges available at an additional charge from the library cashier. The card can also be presented at the Field House to arrange access (at an annual charge) to any of the athletic facilities. To obtain your Alumni ID, stop by the Alumni Association with your driver's license or other photo identification and a card will be prepared on the spot. You can also mail or fax a copy of your driver's license along with a note requesting an Alumni ID to the Alumni Association and your card will be mailed to you.

Alumni Careers Network
The Alumni Careers Network is a password-protected online database of nearly 15,000 alumni from 40 countries who have volunteered to provide informational interviews to University of Chicago students and alumni. Ask the questions that matter to you and receive valuable insight about the day-to-day workings of careers in which you’re interested. Learn more

Alumni Directory
Have you lost touch with old friends? Find them again by checking out the online listing of University of Chicago graduates. But remember: Friends can’t find you if your information isn’t current! Be sure to let us know of changes in your contact information so everyone can stay in touch. Go Now

Alumni Events Registration
Find alumni events in your region and register for them online. You can even set up Your Profile to let you know about certain types of events in which you may be interested. Go Now 

Transcripts
Use your CNetID and password to access cMore. This will allow you to order transcripts electronically either by ordering them individually or using the transcript-for-life service. (A fee may apply.) Go Now 

College Admissions
Many of the College’s strongest candidates are the children of University alumni. A Legacy Luncheon during Parents Weekend brings alumni and their student children together to celebrate keeping Chicago in the family. Go now

The University of Chicago Platinum Visa® card
Every time you use the University of Chicago VISA card to make a purchase, a portion of your charge will support student aid and alumni programs. More than sixty students have benefited from the program so far. In addition, the Chicago VISA offers an attractive rewards program, a low introductory APR, no annual fee, and credit lines up to $100,000. Call 1-888-215-3049 or apply online.

E-mail Forwarding
Simplify your online life by signing up for your free permanent U of C e-mail address. By registering for this service, you will no longer have to live with the e-mail address issued to you by your Internet Service Provider or have your address change each time you switch providers. We will forward messages from your new “alumni.uchicago.edu” address to your current e-mail account, the virtual equivalent of postal mail forwarding. It’s like having the same phone number for life—no matter how often you change providers it will be easy to stay connected to your cyber correspondents. Register or update your alumni e-mail forwarding address. The Graduate School of Business also provides its alumni with an email4life account.

Alumni Insurance Program

The University of Chicago Alumni Association sponsors an Alumni Insurance Program as a service to alumni. The program offers a variety of attractively priced insurance products, most of which are available to alumni, students, and staff, as well as their spouses, domestic partners, parents, children, and siblings. Click here for more information or call the program administrator at 800-635-7801.

Library Privileges

The Library’s holdings continue to grow—more than 7,000,000 volumes at last count, with 150,000 more added each year—and the stacks are open for your reference free of charge, with borrowing privileges available for $60 per quarter. To gain access, you will need an Alumni I.D. card. Present this to the staff at the library privileges office at Regenstein. For Library news and the online catalog, go to www.lib.uchicago.edu.

Quadrangle Club
Alumni are welcome as members of the venerable Quadrangle Club, a dining, meeting, and entertaining center for University faculty for more than a century. The club, located at the corner of 57th Street and University Avenue, offers a restaurant, bar, sleeping rooms, catering, private rooms for meetings and parties, and clay tennis courts. Facilities have recently been updated, and Quad Club members enjoy reciprocal privileges with University Clubs across the country and in Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, and Israel. To find out about membership call 773/493-8601.

Penn Club
The University of Chicago has an affiliation with the Penn Club in NY http://www.pennclub.com whereby U of C alumni can become members. It's a lovely facility that contains overnight rooms, a fitness center, a restaurant and pub, and special event space. The club also hosts social and networking events, and members are entitled to use many other private clubs around the world. If you would like to join, please contact our alumna liaison to the Penn Club, Lisa Magnas, AB'88, at LDMagnas@yahoo.com.

Club Quarters
Club Quarters is a surprisingly affordable private boutique hotel chain with locations in Chicago; New York; Houston; Boston; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; and London. Rooms are available in various sizes, from small rooms with double beds to suites with kitchenettes. Call 212/575-0006 in the US or +44 (0)20-7666-1616 in Europe, or visit www.clubquarters.com and use the password “University of Chicago.” When making a reservation, be sure to tell the operator (or indicate on the online form) that you’re a University of Chicago alumna/us.