Ways to Connect

Stay connected to your Bowdoin community wherever you are.
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Events, Groups, and Gatherings
Wherever you are, Bowdoin is there. Polar Bear Gatherings (small regional events) and identity groups and events exist to provide avenues for Polar Bears to remain connected to the College and to one another.

People Networking

What's New With You?
Have new information to share? Update us here.

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Volunteer
Explore the many kinds of volunteer opportunities, including with admissions, CXD, alumni relations, the Alumni Fund, Reunion, and more.

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Young Alumni Resource Center
Your Bowdoin network only gets bigger with time. Learn how to best connect with the College and the Bowdoin Community as alumni, and see what resources are still available to you even after you graduate.

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Multicultural Alumni Engagement
On and off campus events and gatherings offer opportunities for multicultural alumni to engage with the College and each other. See what's happening near you or connect with Joycelyn Blizzard, director of multicultural alumni engagement.
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Alumni Gateway
Log in to update your address, search the alumni directory, and access library resources.

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Switchboard
Switchboard is a place where you can go to ask for what you need and offer what you have. Whether you're seeking a mentor, career advice, a roommate, or a place to live, connecting with the Polar Bear community is easy and meaningful.
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Reunion
We look forward to welcoming friends and alumni from class years ending in four and nine and the Old Guard back to campus. We hope you will join us to celebrate and reconnect! 

Further plans and details will be posted to the Reunion site so please continue to check back for updates.

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Connect on Social

Follow the Bowdoin Alumni and other Bowdoin social accounts.

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Career Planning and Exploration (CXD)

Explore CXD's jobs database and repository of CXD-authored tips—if you need to create an alumni Handshake account, email cxd@bowdoin.edu. Please note—CXD's advising practice and most services are focused on entry-level jobs and opportunities

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Celebration of Learning
Looking for something to read, listen, or watch? Enjoy a book, podcast, concert of lecture.
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Great Moments in Bowdoin Athletics

Check out Bowdoin Athletics homepage to fill that sports void by watching great games in Bowdoin history or stay loose by tuning in to Sunday Stretches.