Nadirah Mayweather made director of Alumni Relations
Nadirah Mayweather made director of Alumni Relations
Nadirah Mayweather, ’08, ’10, began her new role as director of Alumni Relations for Georgia College & State University July 5. She’ll mix her prior knowledge and new experiences to continue connecting alumni with campus and each other.
Mayweather was director of the university’s Cultural Center for nearly four years. During that time, she built relationships with students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Mentoring students was Mayweather’s most meaningful accomplishment. She had mentors as a Georgia College student, and she appreciated their guidance.
“We have some phenomenal students here,” Mayweather said. “I was blessed to serve in that capacity. To help connect them to resources and watch them grow as they went through Georgia College was rewarding. These experiences came full circle.”
As an undergraduate, she majored in mass communication with a public relations focus and earned her Master of Arts in teaching with a concentration in English for sixth through 12 grades.
As the chief liaison with alumni, she’ll provide engagement opportunities for diverse generations of alumni and develop programs, events, services and communication vehicles to increase awareness about Georgia College.
Mayweather will work with staff and volunteers to ensure timely alumni outreach and serve as executive director of the Alumni Association Board.
“I see my new position as an opportunity to keep people connected to the institution,” she said. “I've been able to do that with students, faculty, staff and community members. Now, I’d like an opportunity to do that in a greater capacity with alumni.”
Mayweather wants alumni to have the resources they need to stay connected. She’d also like to tap into their resources. She sees this as a win for both alumni and Georgia College.
“It's important to make sure that the Bobcat family feels important, seen and heard,” Mayweather said. “We must nurture one of our biggest assets—our Bobcat family—to make sure everyone’s connected and engaged.”
“Part of creating a Bobcat nation is to have all the generations connected,” she said. “I think there's room for growth and an opportunity for us to do that.”
Mayweather plans to keep focus on the people who helped make Georgia College what it is today. That includes faculty, staff, students and alumni—all who understand what it is to be a Bobcat—and help them build connections with fresh waves of students.
“I am thrilled that Nadirah has joined University Advancement as our director of Alumni Relations,” said David Fraboni II, interim vice president of University Advancement and executive director of GCSU Foundation, Inc. “Her experiences over the past 10 years of working closely with many of our students, who are now alumni, will deepen the relationship between all alumni and the university. In addition, her experiences as a double Bobcat, combined with her warm, engaging and organized approach, will bring insights and skills to build opportunities for life-long engagement of our alumni in support of our students and programs.”