A Measure of Accountability for Giulio Regeni ’07
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UWC-USA’s global alumni network connects more than individuals across every continent and industry. This expansive community fosters trust, collaboration, and impact, providing students with lifelong support. As alumni, they continue to embody the UWC mission, knowing they are part of a worldwide network dedicated to meaningful change.
We welcome our alumni to remain engaged with UWC-USA. Our students benefit greatly from the knowledge, experience and mentorship of alumni who are creating transformational change in the world in ways both large and small. Please contact us at alumni@uwc-usa.org if you would like to volunteer your time.
Many of our students are unable to travel home during school holidays when campus is closed and we anticipate the need for hosts to rise in the next few years.
Our fall CEC Conference and spring annual conference offer opportunities for alumni speakers and workshop leaders.
Our Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series is a popular series of virtual seminars on mission-aligned topics.
We hope the time our students spend at UWC-USA prepares them to be responsible global citizens who live the UWC mission in the wider world. Our policy requires that third-years request permission to visit campus before making firm plans. Please contact the Alumni Engagement Officer at alumni@uwc-usa.org at least three weeks before your intended visit to UWC-USA to get permission. There is a limit of six people per visit. If you had a disciplinary violation as a second-year your visit may be denied.
We welcome UWC alumni to return to Montezuma to re-engage with the UWC-USA community. We hope that your time on campus reignites the UWC passion you felt when you were a student and helps you extend that into your post-UWC life.
Given that we are an active boarding school, please check with Reed Baumgarten ’89, Alumni Engagement Officer, at alumni@uwc-usa.org when planning your visit. Visits should be organized at least two weeks ahead of time!
Each year the Giulio Regeni Alumni Impact Award recognizes UWC-USA alumni who have made substantial contributions and created impact in the local, national, or global community, and whose accomplishments, affiliations, and professional career honor the UWC mission. The award honors Giulio Regeni ’07, who in 2016 was kidnapped and killed in Egypt while researching the country’s independent trade unions.
The dates have been set for Montezuma Reunion 2026. The event will be held July 24 – July 27, 2026, and will include alumni who graduated in the following years: ‘86, ‘87, ‘96, ‘97, ‘06 and ‘07. All alumni, of course, are invited to attend regardless of their year of graduation. Please contact Reed with questions.
Registration is now open!
Thinking about the Montezuma Castle, the hot springs, the dayroom conversations where we grappled with the biggest questions of the day? Working with faculty and alumni, we have developed a variety of opportunities for alumni to stay connected to the UWC mission and our current students! Some are on campus and require a background check and completion of our volunteer protocol (in the interest of student safety) while others are off campus opportunities.
If you would like more information, please contact Reed Baumgarten ’89 (alumni@uwc-usa.org).
Hosted on campus, Fireside Chats are opportunities for ~30 students to hear an alumni speaker on an interesting topic and have a discussion. If you are planning on coming to Montezuma this year, let us know so you can share your post-UWC journey, a project you’re working on, or an area of expertise with current students and faculty. P.S. Cookies and hot chocolate are served during these chats!
If you would like to host, help coordinate, or advise students or faculty in the development of projects for Project Week, please contact us by November 1. Alumni can also help host, co-coordinate, or advise students/faculty in the development of projects for Southwest Studies. If interested, please contact us by July 1.
If you loved your Wilderness Program experience as a student, and continued to foster that engagement beyond your two years at school, our Wilderness Program could use your help!
Do you want to come back to Montezuma in the summer and meet fellow alumni? We are looking for alumni staff members to help with Reunions this summer on campus. Airfare is covered.
If you are a UWC-USA alumna/us, we invite you to help UWC-USA meet its Annual Fund and engagement goals! Volunteers use all forms of outreach—from email to phone calls—to raise awareness, increase engagement, and secure financial support for scholarships, programs, materials, and more. It’s a great way to stay connected to your classmates and the school!
Give a student or young alumnus/a a taste of your profession by offering internships at your workplace. Internships for students must take place during winter or summer break.
UWC-USA alumni celebrating their reunion year encourage classmates to attend and help plan activities. Help make your reunion the most memorable weekend ever!
We are grateful for financial support from our alumni, who sustain us. The annual fund is the foundation of everything we do, filling the gap between tuition fees and our annual endowment draw, and the cost of educating a student. Gifts to the annual fund support today’s students by funding scholarships, exceptional teaching and learning, campus life, and the innovation that enables us to respond quickly to new opportunities and challenges.
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