Graduation is a milestone worth celebrating.
Whether your Global Brigades experience happened this year or several years ago, you've already demonstrated something that will serve you well in your next chapter: a commitment to leadership, service, and working alongside communities to create lasting impact.
As you transition into graduate school, healthcare professions, your first job, or another exciting path, your journey with Global Brigades doesn't have to end.
Here are three ways to stay connected, continue growing, and keep making an impact long after graduation.
1. Start an Alumni Brigade
Many Global Brigades alumni tell us the same thing after graduation:
"I wish I could do it again."
The good news is, you can.
Whether you're entering medical school, beginning your professional career, or reconnecting with former brigade teammates, Alumni Brigades offer an opportunity to return to the communities and programs that inspired you while bringing new skills and experiences to the table.
If you're interested in organizing an Alumni Brigade, we'd love to hear from you. Our team can help you explore options, gauge interest among fellow alumni, and begin planning a future brigade experience.
Interested in leading an Alumni Brigade?
Connect with an Advisor to get started.
2. Stay Connected to Your Brigade Community
One of the most meaningful parts of a Global Brigades experience is the people you share it with.
Long after graduation, many alumni stay connected with the friends, teammates, and chapter leaders who served alongside them. Whether it's celebrating career milestones, supporting one another through graduate school, or reminiscing about your brigade experience, those relationships often last far beyond college.
You can also stay connected to the broader Global Brigades movement by following us on LinkedIn, Instagram, and through our website, where we regularly share community updates, volunteer stories, impact milestones, and new opportunities to get involved.
While your time on campus may be ending, you're still part of a global community of leaders committed to service and sustainable development.
Stay Connected
- Follow us on LinkedIn
- Follow us on Instagram
- Visit GlobalBrigades.org
3. Support Future Volunteers
Remember what it felt like preparing for your first brigade?
Today's volunteers are beginning the same journey.
As an alumnus, you can help future students by sharing your experience, speaking at events, mentoring chapter leaders, participating in webinars, or simply encouraging others to get involved.
Your story may be the reason someone else decides to take their first step toward becoming a globally minded leader.
Continue Making an Impact
The communities Global Brigades works alongside continue advancing their health and economic goals year-round.
Whether through advocacy, fundraising, professional expertise, volunteerism, or future brigade participation, there are many ways to remain part of the movement.
Graduation marks the beginning of a new chapter, not the end of your impact
You Next Chapter Starts Now
The skills, relationships, and perspective you gained through Global Brigades don't stay behind when you leave campus.
They become part of who you are.
As you celebrate this milestone, we invite you to stay connected, continue growing, and keep building a future rooted in service, leadership, and community partnership.
Congratulations, Class of 2026.
We're excited to see where your journey leads next.
By Annie Otfinoski, Alumni Marketing Program Associate
Updated: June, 2026
