The MassArt Office of Alumni Relations is always working to add value to your MassArt experience through benefits that enable you to further your education, continue your development as a creative professional, and get discounts on valuable services you need. Below are some of the ways we are working with you show you how important your success is to MassArt. Please contact us if you have questions or comments about ways we can improve or add to these benefits.

Newsletters and Publications

All alumni/ae receive three printed publications each year:

• Folio, the alumni newsletter is published twice a year in the Winter and Spring.
• The President's Report is published each year in November and highlights the previous year's accomplishments

In addition to our printed publications, all alumni/ae and friends of the college can receive the e-Connection electronic newsletter by registering at the new MassArt Online Community. The free, monthly e-Connection is e-mailed to all Alumni/ae in the first week of each month. It's your resource for what's happening at MassArt and with other Alumni/ae. Each month you'll find:

• MassArt exhibitions and openings, film screenings, lectures, career services workshops, service learning opportunities, and volunteer opportunities.
• Alumni/ae and faculty updates, exhibitions and openings, news and notes.
• Calls for artists, studio space for rent, other community events of interest to Alumni/ae.

So be certain to sign up by registering for the MassArt Online Community.

The Alumni/ae Photo ID

As a MassArt Aluma/us you may access a number of the resources on campus. Please note that the MassArt Alumni/ae Photo ID is necessary for entrance to the MassArt campus. You must fill out an application for an Alumni/ae ID in person in the Alumni Office on the 11th floor of the Tower Building (9:00am - 5:00pm, Mon - Fri). A quick visit to the Public Safety office to have your photo taken completes the process. The Alumni/ae ID is free of charge and must be updated each semester you wish to have access to the campus.

The Alumni/ae Photo ID provides access to:

• The MassArt Campus
• The Morton R. Godine Library
• The Career Services Center (see next item for more)
• The slide copy stand in the Audio Visual Services (by appointment only) E-mail Oscar Palacio, Director of Audio Visual Services or call 617-879-7159)
• The Wellness Center and Gymnasium (during regular campus hours)

Career Services

Career Services provides access to information about current full-time, part-time, freelance, and contract jobs by month in art and design, career and employment workshops and seminars, resource books and magazines, grant information and assistance, and career and employment counseling (subject to time and availability).

Your first six months after commencement are free and if you fill out the Senior Survey sent to you by Institutional Research six months after graduation, you will receive another six months free access. To continue your subscription, please know alumni are charged $30 per year. Contact: Maryellen Schroeder Director of Career Services at (617) 879-7776.

Health Insurance

As everyone knows, Health Insurance can be a perennial problem for artists and designers. While we continually look at ways to help our alumni find and keep health insurance, it seems that it becomes increasingly difficult each year. Our attempts to secure a plan through the Alumni Association have been unsuccessful in recent years. However, we have compiled the following resources both for alumni within Massachusetts and those living elsewhere. If you find another helpful resource, please forward it to the alumni office so we can add it to this list of resources. Please send your info on health insurance to: alumni@massart.edu

Discounted Life/Home/Renters/Auto Insurance

As a Mass College of Art Alumnus/a, you can participate in Group Savings Plus. Group Savings Plus provides top-quality, affordable insurance protection through Liberty Mutual for many types of insurance.

Group Savings Plus participants enjoy:

• A wide variety of insurance products - including:
  - automobile insurance
  - homeowners/renters insurance
  - life insurance
  - and more!
• An immediate savings - you save up to 10% on premiums, depending on the state you live in and the discounts for which you're eligible.
• A convenient payment plan - checking account withdrawal and direct bill payment options are available.

How Can You Enroll or get more Information?

Click here for an auto insurance quote.

Click here for a home insurance quote.

You may also contact local Sales Representative Rick Gentilli by email, or by calling 877-665-7123 x204.
When you call, please remember:

• To let the representative know that you are a Mass College of Art Alumni member.
• Be sure to have your current policy describing your current coverage handy.
• Existing Liberty Mutual policies can be converted to Group Savings Plus.
• There is no obligation.

A New Alumni Benefit:  Discounted ZipCar Membership. A $50 savings.

The MassArt Alumni Association has partnered with ZipCar to bring you discounted fees when you sign up for a ZipCar Membership. When you sign up for ZipCar though our exclusive MassArt Alumni weblink, ZipCar will waive the sign up fee and you'll only pay half the annual fee thereafter.

If you live in or travel to Boston, Amherst, Northampton, New York, Washington D.C, Chapel Hill, Toronto, Minneapolis, Chicago, or San Francisco then this program might be for you.  ZipCar is also a great alternative to rental cars when you travel. And every ZipCar comes with XM Satellite radio included.

So, if you've been thinking of getting rid of your car, or just having access to a second car, then now's the time to sign up through the MassArt Alumni weblink.