Rung for Women: Alumni
Continued development, wellness, wealth building, and community.
Community
Rung for Women offers programming for alumni for continued fellowship and camaraderie. Our robust Alumni Program is here to help you climb the economic opportunity ladder.
Mentors + Networking
We are here to help you climb the economic opportunity ladder. There are opportunities to attend networking events with a variety of community supporters and fall of 2026 will launch our Rung Alumni Mentor Program. Alumni seeking mentorship must meet eligibility criteria to participate.
Women’s Empowerment
We host a variety of events focused on wellness and empowered women. Throughout the year, look for conferences, workshops, speakers and more focused on continuing Rung’s mission and engaging alumni to share their stories.
Rung for Women Homecoming
You are invited back to join all alumni for a barbeque. Bring your family, appetite, and Rung stories. This annual event will occur in the fall. Save the date for Saturday, August 1, 2026!
Wealth Building
Continue your journey toward financial independence with tools, coaching, and resources designed to help you grow and sustain wealth.
Roots + Riches: Alumni Wealth Building Workshops
Join us for our new alumni-focused wealth building series. These workshops focus on generational wealth building and continued financial empowerment once completing Rung’s program. Expert facilitators share how to maximize your wealth and plan for the future with topics like budgeting for a vacation, what to do with good credit, and renting vs. buying.
Roots + Riches will be monthly workshops, exclusive to Rung Alumni.
My Milestones
Access to My Milestones platform through Commerce Bank, an asynchronous and individualized financial empowerment program offered to Rung Alumni Community.
Events
Rung for Women offers additional speakers, panel events, vision board parties, credit fairs, etc. Alumni are welcome to attend to continue their knowledge and understanding of wealth building.
Continued Development
Stay connected to opportunities that help you advance your career and expand your skills.
Rung Refresh
Rung Refresh workshops focus on a “refresh” of Rung’s resume and interview standards and a focus on career goal setting. We will touch on updated trends and get your master resume up to speed, practice interview skills, and clarify career goals. We will touch on updated trends and get you squared away for your next career steps.
Rung Refresh will be a quarterly in-person workshop open to all alumni.
Career Center
As a Rung alum, you have access to the following services through the Career Center:
- Rung’s LinkedIn Career Link Group.
- Scheduled, individual appointments for specific job attainment related services, including:
- Creating or updating a job search strategy action plan.
- Resume and cover letter review.
- Interview preparation.
- Job Acceptance & Salary Negotiation.
- Creating a 90-day retention action plan.
To schedule a time with the Career Center, please complete the Career Center Support Request Form.
Volunteer as an Alumni
We are always looking for volunteers to serve as career actors or event support. If you are interested in giving back, please complete the Alumni Volunteer Interest Form.
Wellness
Access resources, experiences, and connections that help you stay balanced, resilient, and supported in every season of life.
Balance & Thrive: Alumni Wellness
How do you stay well? Join fellow alumni and our collaborators for focused wellness events to include topics like nutrition, mental health, physical health, nature, etc.
Balance & Thrive will be quarterly workshops, exclusive to Rung Alumni.
Workshops + Wellness Coaching
Rung wellness offerings like community yoga, community wellness days, and more. You have limited access to wellness workshops and classes, including group fitness classes, community yoga, cooking demos, etc.
Alumni still have access to our on-site fitness center and Family Care Health Center clinic. Please see the Alumni Newsletter for event information.
Annual Alumni Survey
Rung will conduct an annual alumni survey for the purpose of enhancing our programmatic offerings. You are a crucial part of ensuring continued advancement and development for all members and alumni.
This information will be used to reflect cumulative progress regarding alumni after completion of the program.
Many of you have had data collected during your time in the program. We will be asking for updates to show your progress and career growth.
While your responses are not anonymous, the data will only be looked at in aggregate by the alumni and program teams.
Services & Programs No Longer Available
Alumni no longer have open access to Rung’s campus and conference rooms, a dedicated Career coach, child watch, meals, therapy sessions, or Rung-curated skills training via Coursera, Tooling U, or BioSTL, or loaned computers.
All Alumni services are offered as an encouragement to continue the relationship with Rung for Women.
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