Alumni and Friends

Jennifer Lucas

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Contact

  • Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving

Biography

Jen Lucas brings nearly 13 years of leadership and management experience in alumni engagement and annual giving to Michigan Tech. She got her start in Advancement working as a student caller for the Michigan Tech Telefund, eventually moving into the call center manager role following her graduation. She went on to work in alumni engagement and annual giving roles at several educational institutions before spending the last two years in industry relations at 3M.

A Minnesota native, Jen earned her B.S. in Scientific and Technical Communication graduating magna cum laude from Michigan Tech in 2009. Jen was also a standout on the volleyball team earning many honors including all-America honorable mention and all-region. She received Michigan Tech’s Raymond L. Smith Award as the outstanding female senior student-athlete in 2009.

Specialties

  • Provides direction and leadership to the team of Alumni Engagement & Annual Giving professionals and respective priorities and programming at Michigan Tech. 
  • Works collaboratively with alumni and university leadership to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive program designed to provide meaningful opportunities for alumni to enhance loyalty, dedication, and financial support for Michigan Tech through three core pillars - events, volunteerism, and communications:
  • Serves as the on-campus spokesperson for more than 84,000 living alumni, leading efforts to create and sustain valuable connections for alumni and friends across the state, country, and around the world.
  • Develops, implements, and measures effectiveness of structure and programming to facilitate lifelong dialogue, relationships, and overall engagement between the University and its constituents to increase alumni participation and giving.
  • Develop and maintain cooperative and collaborative relationships and programs with other University units, such as Admissions, Career Services, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Athletics, Student Affairs, University Marking & Communications, and all academic colleges and departments.