{"id":2951,"date":"2021-02-17T17:40:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T17:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-alumni\/?page_id=2951"},"modified":"2024-08-29T18:43:03","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T18:43:03","slug":"macconnectinformation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/alumni-resources-benefits\/macconnectinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"MacConnect"},"content":{"rendered":"<section   class=\"callout-resource block-container callout-resource--inner\">\n    <div class=\"callout-resource__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup-column\">\n            <div class=\"callout-resource__lockup\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/portal\/macconnect\"><b><i data-rich-text-format-boundary=\"true\">MacConnect<\/i><\/b> <\/a>\u00a0is an internal platform to Macalester specifically built with the needs of our community in mind. Offering a one-stop-shop for everything from volunteerism to the contact information of the classmate you may have lost touch with &#8211; Join MacConnect today; hear stories, share experiences, find resources!<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"callout-resource__content-column\">\n            <ul class=\"callout-resource__links-container\">\n                                    <li class=\"callout-resource__link\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"http:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/portal\/macconnect\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    Log in to MacConnect\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                            <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"callout-feature-text block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"callout-feature-text__inner\">\n        <div class=\"callout-feature-text__container\">\n            <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"callout-feature-text__feature-card\">\n                    <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                            <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Are you a Macalester alum or current student?<\/h2>\n                                                                            <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/account\/login?r=https%3a%2f%2fengage.macalester.edu%2fportal%2fMacConnect\"><em>MacConnect<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>re-branded in January 2024, with improved functionality and new features &#8211; Create your login today! This resource is open to Macalester alumni and students to get in touch with other Macalester community members, update the college with new contact information and life changes, share your news and accomplishments, and find information on your giving history.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                     <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/account\/login?r=https%3a%2f%2fengage.macalester.edu%2fportal%2fMacConnect\"><b><i>MacConnect<\/i><\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you can:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Update your profile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Control what information you share on your public MacConnect profile. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you move or get a new email address? Be sure to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">update your contact information<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> so you receive communications about events and initiatives from Macalester.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Search for alumn<strong>i<\/strong><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong> and students<\/strong>: Find classmates and friends according to their location, profession, activities, and more.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Find and register for events<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> See and register for upcoming Macalester events and programs.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>View your giving history<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> Toggle between calendar years to see your gifts to support the Macalester Fund.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Submit Class Notes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> View and submit announcements about job updates, births, weddings\/engagements, community involvement, and special recognition awards for inclusion in MacConnect and in MacToday.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Give to Macalester<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gifts to the Macalester Fund support all aspects of Macalester and provide broad, annual, and essential support for everyone in the Macalester community.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>Sign up to volunteer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: Based on your interests, sign up to be a Career Helper, Chapter Leader, host an event, serve on your reunion committee, and more.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>And much more&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/alumni-resources-benefits\/macconnectinformation\/macconnectfaq\/#MacConnect-Terms\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Frequently Asked Questions\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On MacConnect, you can: And much more&#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":252,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2951","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2951"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5841,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2951\/revisions\/5841"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/252"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/alumni\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}