News Release
August 2001
(Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)— Moravian College recently
unveiled its new "online community" service for Greyhound
alumni. The online community provides a forum for alumni to connect
and exchange ideas, keep up to date on events, post messages and chat
with other members, as well as network for career and job opportunities.
"The online community went live on Monday, August
20th, and alumni began signing-on by 7:00 a.m.," said Bertie Knisely,
Moravian’s director of alumni relations. "By the end of the
first day our community already included graduates from the classes
of 1938 to 2001. Moravian is delighted to offer this powerful networking
tool to our alumni, and we look forward to communicating with them through
this increasingly popular medium."
Features of the Online Community include:
An Online Directory that enables alumni to search for
other alumni in a fast and easy manner and keep those searches available
with the MyContacts feature.
A "lifetime" Permanent Email address for alumni
thateliminates the hassles every time there is a change with an alumni’s
ISP or email location.
A Personal Web Pages feature that helps alumni build
their own web site with easy to use, fun tools.
Totally interactive Chats with real-time message capability
between participants and easy to use Message Boards where alumni can
post messages to other alumni or business school faculty.
A Career Resource Center where alumni can search for
jobs, post job listings, share career advice, create and post resumes,
participate in a mentoring program and link to other career related
web sites.
Business Yellow Pages where alumni can advertise to
other alumni around the world by posting an online ad that promotes
your product or service.
An Event Calendar for upcoming college and alumni functions.
Moravian College is a private, coeducational, selective
liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its
founding to 1742, it is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college.
Visit the Web site at www.moravian.edu.
