Volunteers and Community Leaders

Reunion Committee volunteers help plan reunion events for milestone reunion years. Contact the Reunion and Homecoming team at the Central Office of Alumni Relations at reunion@jhu.edu to join your committee. It's never too soon to start planning for your reunion!

Identity and Shared Interest Groups are run in concert with the Johns Hopkins Office of Alumni Relations staff and alumni like you. Contact affinity@jhu.edu to connect with other alums who share your passions, personal interests, or professions to plan a new group or to plan an event in your area.

The Johns Hopkins Alumni Council, the advisory board of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association, is responsible for the overall direction and management of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association. The Alumni Council includes members representing all Johns Hopkins schools. The full council holds in-person meetings every Fall and Spring in Baltimore, MD. 

HARC is a group of dedicated alumni volunteers who help the Office of Undergraduate Admissions build the next generation of Blue Jays.  

There’s no better ambassador for Hopkins than someone who has lived and learned here firsthand. You're invited to share your undergraduate experience with prospective students and families at information sessions, college fairs, and admitted student events virtually or in your area. 

Regardless of the size of your regional community, having strong and well-defined regional and international leadership is a key component to its success. The size of your community’s leadership team will depend on your community’s size and activity level. Most larger communities (600+ alumni) are led by a committee with a lead volunteer and several other volunteers. Smaller communities (599 and fewer) may be led by one or two regional representatives.

International community leaders have slightly different guidelines than domestic ones. You can find more details on International Community Representatives here.

The term for a regional leader is two to three years. Limiting term length gives other alumni the opportunity to get involved.

Young Alumni Communities (YACs) are locally-driven by young alumni volunteers, who host a variety of events and programming that connect Homewood undergraduate alumni who graduated fewer than 10 years ago. YACs currently exist in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Chicago, and San Francisco.

To get involved in a current YAC, or to start a community in your city, contact Jenn Fisher in the Office of Alumni Relations. 

The Johns Hopkins Book Award is administered on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Alumni Association by alumni volunteers from its local communities, who serve as the primary point of contact for participating secondary schools. Local alumni partner with the school in the request process and also in the presentation of the award to exceptional high school juniors.